Tactile warning surface mount panel for mounting on a preformed ground surface
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A61H-003/06
E01C-005/00
출원번호
US-0661853
(2015-03-18)
등록번호
US-9895284
(2018-02-20)
발명자
/ 주소
Henshue, Christopher Gary
Henshue, Gary LaVerne
출원인 / 주소
Brandbumps, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Casimir Jones S.C.
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Methods of installation, securement, removal and replacement of tactile warning surface mount plates/panels (TWSP's), preferably having at least a two color graphic design thereon, on pedestrian walkways, driveways, sidewalks, ramps, handicap ramps, retail floors and other types of existing preforme
Methods of installation, securement, removal and replacement of tactile warning surface mount plates/panels (TWSP's), preferably having at least a two color graphic design thereon, on pedestrian walkways, driveways, sidewalks, ramps, handicap ramps, retail floors and other types of existing preformed ground surfaces. The present invention includes TWSP's for both attention plates/panels and guiding plates/panels.
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1. A surface mount panel assembly system comprising: a base plate directly attachable to an existing preformed ground surface, said base plate having a flat upper surface and a plurality of anchor holes therein for securing by anchoring said base plate to said preformed ground surface and a pluralit
1. A surface mount panel assembly system comprising: a base plate directly attachable to an existing preformed ground surface, said base plate having a flat upper surface and a plurality of anchor holes therein for securing by anchoring said base plate to said preformed ground surface and a plurality of securement members therein that are offset from said anchor holes, wherein said base plate comprises a material selected from the group consisting of cast iron, ductile iron, steel, aluminum, and alloys thereof; anda removable upper panel having an upper surface comprising a plurality of raised, truncated domes in an attention pattern, said upper panel having a plurality of through holes therein that register with said securement members when said upper panel is placed on said base plate so that said upper panel can be removeably secured to said base plate, anda plurality of anchors insertable through said anchor holes so that said base plate can be secured to said preformed ground surface. 2. The surface mount assembly of claim 1, wherein said plurality of anchors comprise expansion flanges that engage said preformed ground surface. 3. The surface mount assembly of claim 2, wherein said plurality of anchors are nail drive expansion anchors. 4. The surface mount assembly of claim 1, wherein said plurality of anchors are mechanical anchors selected from the group consisting of screw anchors, drop-in anchors and impact anchors. 5. The surface mount assembly of claim 1, wherein said plurality of anchors each comprises a head. 6. The surface mount assembly of claim 5, wherein said removable upper panel comprises a plurality of hollow domes or raised projections that accommodate said heads of said plurality of anchors when said upper panel is attached to said base plate. 7. The surface mount assembly of claim 5, wherein said removable upper panel has a plurality of openings therein that accommodate said heads of said plurality of anchors when said upper panel is attached to said base plate. 8. The surface mount assembly of claim 1, wherein said plurality of through holes have a shape selected from the group consisting of circles, ovals, teardrops, keyholes, oblong holes and combinations thereof. 9. The surface mount assembly of claim 1, wherein said plurality of securement members comprise a shaft and head that project upwardly from said base plate and engage said upper panel through said though holes to releasably secure said upper panel to said base plate. 10. The surface mount assembly of claim 9, wherein said securement members are selected from the group consisting of a stand-off stud and a threaded screw or bolt. 11. The surface mount assembly of claim 1, wherein said securement member further comprises a plurality of receivers on said base plate and a plurality of fasteners that releasably secure said upper panel to said base plate. 12. The surface mount assembly of claim 11, wherein said fasteners are selected from the group consisting of threaded screws, threaded bolts, quick release fasteners, quarter turn fasteners, cam-lock fasteners, and dual lock reclosable fasteners. 13. The surface mount assembly of claim 11, wherein said plurality of receiver members project downwardly from said base plate and said plurality of fasteners engage said receiver members when inserted through said upper panel through holes to releasably secure said upper panel to said base plate. 14. The surface mount assembly of claim 11, wherein said receiver members are threaded receivers and said fasteners are threaded bolts that can be screwed into said threaded receivers. 15. The surface mount assembly of claim 11, wherein said receiver members are quarter turn receivers and said fasteners are quarter turn fasteners that engage said quarter turn receivers. 16. The surface mount assembly of claim 1, wherein said base plate does not include a downwardly projecting perimeter or interior flange. 17. The surface mount assembly of claim 1, wherein said upper panel does not include a downwardly projecting perimeter or interior flange. 18. The surface mount assembly of claim 1, wherein said base plate is mountable so that it is flush with said preformed ground surface. 19. The surface mount assembly of claim 1, wherein said assembly comprises at least two removeable upper panels that are removeably securable to said base plate. 20. The surface mount assembly of claim 1, wherein said assembly comprises at least two base plates. 21. The surface mount assembly of claim 1, wherein said upper panel comprises a graphic display displaying at least two colors. 22. The surface mount assembly of claim 21, wherein said graphic design displays at least three colors. 23. The surface mount assembly of claim 21, wherein said graphic design has a resolution of at least 300×300 dots per inch. 24. The surface mount assembly of claim 1, wherein said upper panel is textured to provide slip resistance and durability. 25. The surface mount assembly of claim 1, wherein said upper panel comprises raised features to provide slip resistance. 26. The surface mount assembly of claim 1, wherein said upper panel comprises an array of raised, truncated domes that are in register with raised, truncated domes on said base plate. 27. The surface mount assembly of claim 1, wherein said upper panel comprises a material selected from the group consisting of metal, polymeric materials, concrete, bricks, natural stone, ceramic, and tile. 28. The surface mount assembly of claim 27, wherein said metal is selected from the group consisting of cast iron, ductile iron, steel, aluminum, and alloys thereof. 29. The surface mount assembly of claim 27, wherein said polymeric material is selected from the group consisting of a plastic, thermoset plastic, thermoplastic, plastic composite, and fiber entrained plastic impregnated with carbon nanotubes, carbon black, or combinations thereof. 30. The surface mount assembly of claim 1, wherein said base plate comprises a graphic display displaying at least two colors. 31. The surface mount assembly of claim 30, wherein said graphic design displays at least three colors. 32. The surface mount assembly of claim 30, wherein said graphic design has a resolution of at least 300×300 dots per inch. 33. The surface mount assembly of claim 1, wherein said base plate is textured to provide slip resistance and durability. 34. The surface mount assembly of claim 1, wherein said base plate comprises raised features to provide slip resistance. 35. The surface mount assembly of claim 1, wherein said base plate comprises an array of raised, truncated domes that are in register with said raised, truncated domes on said upper panel. 36. The surface mount assembly of claim 1, wherein said base plate and said upper panel are flushly secured to as to prevent tripping. 37. The surface mount assembly of claim 1, wherein said upper panel is formed from a plastic composite and comprises a beveled edge that extends past the outer edge of said base plate and has therein an indentation on the underside of said upper panel to accommodate said base plate. 38. A surface mount panel assembly system comprising: a base plate directly attachable to an existing preformed ground surface, said base plate having a flat upper surface and a plurality of anchor holes therein for securing by anchoring said base plate to said preformed ground surface and a plurality of securement members therein that are offset from said anchor holes; anda removable upper panel having an upper surface comprising a plurality of raised, truncated domes in an attention pattern, said upper panel having a plurality of through holes therein that register with said securement members when said upper panel is placed on said base plate so that said upper panel can be removeably secured to said base plate, wherein said upper panel is formed from a plastic composite and comprises a beveled edge that extends past the outer edge of said base plate and has therein an indentation on the underside of said upper panel to accommodate said base plate; anda plurality of anchors insertable through said anchor holes so that said base plate can be secured to said preformed ground surface. 39. The surface mount assembly of claim 38, wherein said plurality of anchors comprise expansion flanges that engage said preformed ground surface. 40. The surface mount assembly of claim 39, wherein said plurality of anchors are nail drive expansion anchors. 41. The surface mount assembly of claim 38, wherein said plurality of anchors are mechanical anchors selected from the group consisting of screw anchors, drop-in anchors and impact anchors. 42. The surface mount assembly of claim 38, wherein said plurality of anchors each comprises a head. 43. The surface mount assembly of claim 42, wherein said removable upper panel comprises a plurality of hollow domes or raised projections that accommodate said heads of said plurality of anchors when said upper panel is attached to said base plate. 44. The surface mount assembly of claim 42, wherein said removable upper panel has a plurality of openings therein that accommodate said heads of said plurality of anchors when said upper panel is attached to said base plate. 45. The surface mount assembly of claim 38, wherein said plurality of through holes have a shape selected from the group consisting of circles, ovals, teardrops, keyholes, oblong holes and combinations thereof. 46. The surface mount assembly of claim 38, wherein said plurality of securement members comprise a shaft and head that project upwardly from said base plate and engage said upper panel through said though holes to releasably secure said upper panel to said base plate. 47. The surface mount assembly of claim 46, wherein said securement members are selected from the group consisting of a stand-off stud and a threaded screw or bolt. 48. The surface mount assembly of claim 38, wherein said securement member further comprises a plurality of receivers on said base plate and a plurality of fasteners that releasably secure said upper panel to said base plate. 49. The surface mount assembly of claim 48, wherein said fasteners are selected from the group consisting of threaded screws, threaded bolts, quick release fasteners, quarter turn fasteners, cam-lock fasteners, and dual lock reclosable fasteners. 50. The surface mount assembly of claim 48, wherein said plurality of receiver members project downwardly from said base plate and said plurality of fasteners engage said receiver members when inserted through said upper panel through holes to releasably secure said upper panel to said base plate. 51. The surface mount assembly of claim 48, wherein said receiver members are threaded receivers and said fasteners are threaded bolts that can be screwed into said threaded receivers. 52. The surface mount assembly of claim 48, wherein said receiver members are quarter turn receivers and said fasteners are quarter turn fasteners that engage said quarter turn receivers. 53. The surface mount assembly of claim 38, wherein said base plate does not include a downwardly projecting perimeter or interior flange. 54. The surface mount assembly of claim 38, wherein said upper panel does not include a downwardly projecting perimeter or interior flange. 55. The surface mount assembly of claim 38, wherein said base plate is mountable so that it is flush with said preformed ground surface. 56. The surface mount assembly of claim 38, wherein said assembly comprises at least two removeable upper panels that are removeably securable to said base plate. 57. The surface mount assembly of claim 38, wherein said assembly comprises at least two base plates. 58. The surface mount assembly of claim 38, wherein said upper panel comprises a graphic display displaying at least two colors. 59. The surface mount assembly of claim 58, wherein said graphic design displays at least three colors. 60. The surface mount assembly of claim 58, wherein said graphic design has a resolution of at least 300×300 dots per inch. 61. The surface mount assembly of claim 38, wherein said upper panel is textured to provide slip resistance and durability. 62. The surface mount assembly of claim 38, wherein said upper panel comprises raised features to provide slip resistance. 63. The surface mount assembly of claim 38, wherein said upper panel comprises an array of raised, truncated domes that are in register with raised, truncated domes on said base plate. 64. The surface mount assembly of claim 38, wherein said base plate comprises a graphic display displaying at least two colors. 65. The surface mount assembly of claim 64, wherein said graphic design displays at least three colors. 66. The surface mount assembly of claim 64, wherein said graphic design has a resolution of at least 300×300 dots per inch. 67. The surface mount assembly of claim 38, wherein said base plate is textured to provide slip resistance and durability. 68. The surface mount assembly of claim 38, wherein said base plate comprises raised features to provide slip resistance. 69. The surface mount assembly of claim 38, wherein said base plate comprises an array of raised, truncated domes that are in register with said raised, truncated domes on said upper panel. 70. The surface mount assembly of claim 38, wherein said base plate comprises a material selected from the group consisting of metal, polymeric materials, concrete, bricks, natural stone, ceramic, and tile. 71. The surface mount assembly of claim 70, wherein said metal is selected from the group consisting of cast iron, ductile iron, steel, aluminum, and alloys thereof. 72. The surface mount assembly of claim 70, wherein said polymeric material is selected from the group consisting of a plastic, thermoset plastic, thermoplastic, plastic composite, and fiber entrained plastic impregnated with carbon nanotubes, carbon black, or combinations thereof. 73. The surface mount assembly of claim 38, wherein said base plate and said upper panel are flushly secured so as to prevent tripping.
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