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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Lindsay Transportation Solutions, Inc., Omaha, NE (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Lindsay Transporation Solutions, Inc., Omaha, NE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01F 15/14 (2006.01); E01F 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E01F 15/0423 (2013.01); E01F 15/0461 (2013.01); E01F 15/146 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus for absorbing energy when impacted by a vehicle includes a backstop structure, a track extending to the backstop structure, a plurality of collapsible tubes supported by spaced independently movable supports on the track, and stabilizer structure stabilizing the supports in three planes during movement of the supports on the track and collapse of the tubes.