Embedded highway reflector marker

Claim 1

A highway reflector-type marker having a body structure adapted to be embedded in the pavement comprising: a. a base, b. a holder member integrally formed with said base, said holder being of elongated boxlike configuration opening at the top end thereof and having tapered ramp formations extending downwardly from the opposite front and rear ends thereof, said holder having an internal cavity extending downwardly from said top end thereof, c. compressible pad means having a top wall and front and rear walls depending therefrom, the pad means being removably secured in said cavity with the top wall thereof normally protruding beyond the top end of the holder, and said front and rear walls slightly spaced from the facing walls respectively of the cavity to provide clearance spaces therebetween, d. reflectors mounted in said pad means and having end faces exposed through suitable openings in said front and rear walls of said pad means, e. the top and front and rear walls of the pad means defining with the adjoining cavity walls of the holder an internal chamber to provide a reservoir for fluid entering into the chamber from said ramp formations and through said clearance spaces, f. said pad means constructed and arranged to be compressed by a vehicle tire run over the same whereby to slide downwardly within the cavity and express fluid from the reservoir upwardly through said clearance spaces to impinge upon the reflector end faces for cleaning same.