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A tile for positioning on walkways, crosswalks and other areas of pedestrian traffic for providing direction and warning to visually handicapped persons. The tile comprises a flat plate having a chamfered edge and including raised bumps coupled to a top surface of the plate and projecting upward the

A tile for positioning on walkways, crosswalks and other areas of pedestrian traffic for providing direction and warning to visually handicapped persons. The tile comprises a flat plate having a chamfered edge and including raised bumps coupled to a top surface of the plate and projecting upward therefrom to a maximum height of less than 8 millimeters. A flowable adhesive used at the chamfered edge provides for a tapered seal around the tile or for formation of an expansion joint between two contiguous tiles. The bumps are configured as truncated structure having a larger base and tapered to a top surface which bears the foot traffic. A bottom surface of the tile includes a uniform adhesive layer which enables attachment of the tile to a street surface. A system of tiles for assisting visually handicapped persons across the street is also disclosed and includes a combination of dot and bar tiles oriented to give direction to the pedestrian. An accompanying guide strip is attached at the street surface adjacent the dot and bar tiles and detected with the swing of a cane to lead along the preferred pedestrian course.

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A tile for positioning on walkways, crosswalks and other areas of pedestrian traffic for providing direction and warning to visually handicapped persons, said tile comprising: a flat plate comprised of a single layer of flexible, polymer composition with a top and bottom surface and including a cham

A tile for positioning on walkways, crosswalks and other areas of pedestrian traffic for providing direction and warning to visually handicapped persons, said tile comprising: a flat plate comprised of a single layer of flexible, polymer composition with a top and bottom surface and including a chamfered edge around the periphery of the plate tapering to a lesser thickness at the extreme edge thereof; raised bumps coupled and formed integrally with the top surface of the plate and of the same flexible, polymer composition, and projecting upward therefrom and being configured as truncated structure having a larger base attached at the top surface of the plate and tapering to a narrower top which includes a substantially flat, contacting surface adapted to withstand repeated contact with footware without significant wear; said tile including a uniform adhesive layer applied at the bottom surface.