Global Patent Index - EP 0735194 A2

EP 0735194 A2 19961002 - A safety post and the method for its construction

Title (en)

A safety post and the method for its construction

Title (de)

Sicherheitspfosten und sein Herstellungsverfahren

Title (fr)

Poteau de sécurité et son procédé de construction

Publication

EP 0735194 A2 19961002 (EN)

Application

EP 96660003 A 19960318

Priority

FI 951280 A 19950317

Abstract (en)

The invention presents a safety post, such as a reflector, traffic sign, lamp, traffic light or signal post or pole to be used at a roadside in the vicinity of traffic, and a method for constructing the post in question. The post consists of a tube (1) with a hollow interior (2), propped up in the ground, the tube (1) being a substantially thin-walled shell structure, the bending resistance of which is adjusted so that the tube bends, yields and/or breaks even with minimal lateral force, the bending resistance of the safety post is then improved by adding granular filling material (3) inside the hollow interior of the tube, and thus the safety post is adjusted to withstand loads submitted to it in its normal use, while in a collision it bends, yields and/or breaks without causing damage to the colliding vehicle. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

E01F 9/018

IPC 8 full level

E01F 9/635 (2016.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E01F 9/635 (2016.02)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE FR GB LI SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0735194 A2 19961002; EP 0735194 A3 19961204; FI 951280 A0 19950317; FI 97559 B 19960930; FI 97559 C 19970110

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 96660003 A 19960318; FI 951280 A 19950317