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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Valmont Highway Technology Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Inventor:
Dallas Rex James, North Harbour, NZ;
Assignee:
VALMONT HIGHWAY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, Auckland, NZ;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01F 15/06 (2006.01); E01F 15/14 (2006.01); E01F 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E01F 15/06 (2013.01); E01F 15/00 (2013.01); E01F 15/143 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for releasing at least one anchor cable from a terminal post in a cable barrier, after an inline impact, including deforming the terminal post from a straight upright configuration to a bent inclined configuration where the deformation creates a suitably sized aperture in the post which enables release of the anchor cable.