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A U-shaped bumper guard system for gas stations, parking and other vehicular areas and the like that enables easy removal of a damaged bumper guard and re-installation of a replacement guard without the need to cut or dig the concrete around the damaged guard legs that are secured in the foundation

A U-shaped bumper guard system for gas stations, parking and other vehicular areas and the like that enables easy removal of a damaged bumper guard and re-installation of a replacement guard without the need to cut or dig the concrete around the damaged guard legs that are secured in the foundation concrete. Features include securing tubular base members positioned upright in the concrete foundation layer, applying a liner within each base member, positioning one leg of the U-shaped guard into each base, and pouring concrete or the like into the liner and in contact with the leg outer surface. The liner prevents adherence between the concrete and the inner surface of the base member so that if damaged, the unit and base member concrete can be easily raised free from the base member and replaced with a new bumper guard, liner, and securing concrete since neither the foundation layer nor the base members are damaged or moved. If desired, the tubular bases can be pre-secured to the guard legs with the liner and base concrete in place prior to the bases being secured in the foundation concrete for initial installation.

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1. A bumper guard system having a U-shaped guard with two spaced apart legs, each having an outer surface with an outer circumferential dimension at its distal end, and an interconnecting mid-section, the system comprising:two, laterally spaced tubular base members being secured upright within a con

1. A bumper guard system having a U-shaped guard with two spaced apart legs, each having an outer surface with an outer circumferential dimension at its distal end, and an interconnecting mid-section, the system comprising:two, laterally spaced tubular base members being secured upright within a concrete or bituminous layer which layer defines a vehicular driving surface and has a predetermined height or thickness, each said base member inner surface surrounding the distal end of each respective leg, each said base member inner surface having an inside circumferential dimension greater than the outer dimension of its respective leg for forming a cavity substantially about each said distal end, and hardened, compression resistant material filling at least a portion of each said cavity to secure the respective leg within the respective base member, said material adhering to said outer surface of the respective one of said distal ends and not adhering to the inner surface of the respective one of said base members, each said material being separated from said layer by its respective base member, and wherein after installation in the layer, said legs can be lifted by applying vertical force thereto and said legs and said hardened material will rise out of the base members in response thereto.