(19)
(11) EP 0 735 194 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
04.12.1996 Bulletin 1996/49

(43) Date of publication A2:
02.10.1996 Bulletin 1996/40

(21) Application number: 96660003.3

(22) Date of filing: 18.03.1996
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6E01F 9/018
(84) Designated Contracting States:
CH DE FR GB LI SE

(30) Priority: 17.03.1995 FI 951280

(71) Applicant: Laurila, Pertti Juhani
28610 Pori (FI)

(72) Inventor:
  • Laurila, Pertti Juhani
    28610 Pori (FI)

   


(54) A safety post and the method for its construction


(57) 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.







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