Highway guard rail supports

Claim 1

A HIGHWAY GUARD RAIL SUPPORT COMPRISING A BASE MEMBER FOR FIXING TO THE GROUND, AN ARM PIVOTALLY MOUNTED AT ONE END TO SAID BASE TO SWING IN AN UPWARD DIRECTION WITH RESPECT TO SAID BASE, A PIVOTAL GUARD RAIL MOUNT ON AN UPPER PORTION OF SAID ARM AND A SHOCK ABSORBER ASSOCIATED WITH SAID ARM TO DAMP SAID MOVEMENT OF SAID ARM ON SAID GUARD RAIL BEING SUBJECTED TO AN IMPACT SAID SHOCK ABSORBER CONNECTED AT ONE END TO SAID BASE AND AT ITS OTHER END TO SAID ARM INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS THEREOF, SAID ARM BEING IN AN INCLINED POSITION AT REST SUPPORTING SAID GUARD RAIL AT A PREDETERMINED HEIGHT ABOVE THE GROUND, AND BEING MOVABLE BETWEEN SAID INCLINED POSITION AND A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL POSITION IN RESPONSE TO IMPACT WHEREBY THE GUARD RAIL IS SWUNG UPWARDLY IN AN ARC DURING AND THROUGHOUT IMPACT, SAID SHOCK ABSORBER LIMITING MOVEMENT OF SAID ARM TO SAID SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL POSITION WHEREBY DOWNWARD ARCUATE SWINGING OF THE GUARD RAIL IS SUBSTANTIALLY ELIMINATED.