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System and method of guard rail installation and alteration

a guardrail and system technology, applied in the direction of roadways, load-supporting pillars, roadway safety arrangements, etc., can solve the problems of hardware often rather difficult to disassemble, paperwork trail for material verification at risk, etc., and achieve the effect of increasing the efficiency of guardrail alteration

Inactive Publication Date: 2018-09-27
CALTON THOMAS C
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The invention is a system and method for installing or altering Guardrail sections on a roadside worksite. The system allows for efficient alteration of Guardrail without the need to remove it from the roadside worksite, which increases efficiency. The invention also allows for the identification of materials used in the construction of Guardrail, ensuring safety regulations are met. Additionally, the invention reduces the exposure of construction workers to active roadway traffic, resulting in fewer injuries. The system also allows for the formation of voids in the Guardrail, resulting in cost and time savings. The system includes a punch press and a mobile device that can manipulate the arm to place the punch press for engaging the Guardrail section.

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However, once guardrail is removed, in order to be taken back to a stamping facility, this paperwork trail for materials verification is at risk of being broken.
This hardware is often rather difficult to disassemble.

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[0025]The present invention is an improved system and method of installation or alteration of guardrail. More specifically, the present invention provides a system and method of alteration of an installed guardrail system that does not require removing the guardrail that is already installed (on-site), thereby eliminating the transport or replacement thereof.

[0026]A particular advantage of the instant invention is the minimization of environmental impact when changing from the use of overlap guardrail post spacing to mid-splice post spacing. Millions of feet of guardrail can be retrofitted and allowed to remain in service as opposed to being removed due to not having preexisting mid-splice through-bolt holes. Furthermore, the used guardrail and the vast majority of highway guardrail hardware would not have removed, transported and then handled In scrap yards and waste dumps.

[0027]This can be Important from an environmental standpoint because most guardrail is manufactured with galva...

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Abstract

A system and method for installing or altering a guardrail section on site is provided, as is a method for installing or altering guardrail sections on site. The system comprises a punch press comprising a throat for receiving a guardrail section therein comprising a punch suitable for punching a hole through the guardrail section and a die capable of receiving the punch after passage through the guardrail section. An articulating arm is attached to the punch press and a mobile device is attached to the articulating arm wherein the mobile device is capable of manipulating the articulating arm to place the punch press in engaging relationship with the guardrail section.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority to pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 474.878 filed on Mar. 22, 2017, which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND[0002]The instant invention is related to an improved system and method for installing new guardrail and, more specifically, to an improved system and method for altering previously installed guardrail that eliminates the need for replacement of used guardrail that would otherwise fail to conform to new guardrail standards. The invention prevents the waste of perfectly suitable materials that would otherwise be discarded when necessary roadway alterations would otherwise require new guardrail to comply with updated codes.[0003]Guardrails are common throughout the world as a barrier to prohibit vehicle roadway departures. In the United States of America, guardrails are highly regulated by various state and federal agencies, all having the goal of increasing safety to prot...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B21D22/02E01F15/04B21D47/01
CPCB21D22/02E01F15/0407E01F15/0484B21D47/01B21D28/243
Inventor CALTON, THOMAS C.
Owner CALTON THOMAS C
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