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(11) | EP 1 484 448 A3 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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| (54) | Cover element for highway barriers or guardrails |
| (57) A cover element 1 for highway barriers or guardrails comprising: a first portion
10 that can be located on the front part 20 of a guardrail 2 facing the roadway 3
and having a height sufficient to cover the front part 20 of the guardrail 2 at least
from the ground 4 to the maximum height of the guardrail 2 itself; a second portion
11, connected to the first portion 10, that can be located above the upper part 21
of the guardrail 2 and having a width sufficient to cover at least the entire width
of the upper part 21 of the guardrail 2; means 12 for fixing the cover element 1 in
position relative to the guardrail 2. The cover element 1 has a preset length, corresponding
to at least one section of the guardrail 2, is manufactured in a partially shock-absorbent
material (preferably rubber) and has, on the part opposite to the guardrail 2 and
extending at least for the entire first portion 10 and the entire second portion 11,
a continuous outer surface without any sharp edges. One or more cover elements 1 joined
together to form a cover module 8 for highway barriers or guardrails. A plurality
of cover modules 8 can form a cover for highway barriers or guardrails. |