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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 07, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dean L Sicking, Lincoln, NE (US);
Brian G Pfeifer, Lincoln, NE (US);
Assignee:
The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
256 131 ; 256 17 ; 256 59 ; 404-6 ; 404-9 ; 404 10 ;
Abstract
To reduce the danger of bodily harm to occupants of vehicles that leave the roadway, a guardrail system includes a guardrail terminal and a guardrail. The guardrail terminal includes cutting means positioned to cut said guardrail as guardrail moves within said guardrail terminal and the guardrail terminal moves with respect to the guardrail to cut the guardrail when impacted by a vehicle.