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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Safe Direction Pty Ltd, Sydney, AU;
Inventor:
Hayden Wallace, Sydney, AU;
Assignee:
Safe Direction Pty Ltd, Sydney, AU;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01F 15/04 (2006.01); E01F 15/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E01F 15/0438 (2013.01); E01F 15/0415 (2013.01); E01F 15/0461 (2013.01); E01F 15/0476 (2013.01); E01F 15/146 (2013.01);
Abstract
A post assembly for absorbing impact from a vehicle including a footing, an upright post and a hinge region to allow the post to plastically deform relative to the footing. The post is preferably fixed to a lever arm that is connected to the footing via the hinge region, the lever arm and post pivoting away from the footing under load, The lever arm, footing and hinge region are preferably formed from a common base plate. The invention also relates to barrier system that includes multiple post assemblies, and a barrier supported between respective posts of the assemblies.