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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2023
Lindsay Transportation Solutions, Llc, Omaha, NE (US);
Daniel Paul Dacayanan Loya, Elk Grove, CA (US);
Jason Lim, Rio Vista, CA (US);
Matthew A. Elmore, Rio Vista, CA (US);
John James Angus, Omaha, NE (US);
Lindsay Transportation Solutions, LLC, Omaha, NE (US);
Abstract
An anchorless crash cushion apparatus comprises a number of crash cushion elements and a nose assembly. The crash cushion elements are configured to be directly or indirectly connected end-to-end. The nose assembly is configured to be connected to one of the crash cushion elements and includes a forward component and a rearward component. The forward component includes a vertical section configured to engage the vehicle and a wedge incline extending diagonally upward toward the vertical section. The rearward component is configured to be driven upward by the wedge incline when the forward component is driven toward the rearward component by the vehicle.