Roadway marker

Claim 2

A roadway marker comprising: a housing having a base and a plurality of walls projecting from said base including at least one reflector supporting wall extending from the plane of said base at an angle of less than 15*; an opening in said reflector supporting wall; a reflective insert mounted in said housing, said reflective insert having an outer surface extending across said opening and an inner surface formed with a plurality of cube corner reflex reflector elements; and a sheet of flexible plastic material covering said inner surface of said reflective insert to protect said reflector elements from moisture and chemical attack.

Claim 3

A roadway marker as claimed in claim 1 further including a mass of resin filling said housing and contacting said sheet on the side thereof opposite said reflector elements.

Claim 4

A roadway marker as claimed in claim 1 wherein said base includes a planar end portion projecting from the edge of said reflector supporting wall, and a skirt depending from the edge of said end portion opposite said reflector supporting wall.

Claim 5

A roadway marker as claimed in claim 3 further including means defining a support, a slot formed in said support, said housing being seated on said support with said skirt received in said slot.

Claim 6

A roadway marker as claimed in claim 4 wherein said slot is filled with resin and said skirt is embedded in said resin.

Claim 7

A roadway marker as claimed in claim 5 further including a mass of resin filling said housing and contacting said sheet on the side thereof opposite said reflector elements.

Claim 8

A roadway marker as claimed in claim 6 further including a plurality of holes formed in said skirt, the resin in said slot filling said holes to mechanically interlock said skirt with said resin.

Claim 9

A roadway marker as claimed in claim 1 wherein said plurality of walls includes a top wall spaced from the plane of said base, said reflector supporting wall extending from one edge of said top wall to said base.

Claim 10

A roadway marker as claimed in claim 8 wherein said plurality of walls includes a pair of spaced side walls extending between the opposite ends of said top wall and said base, said side walls each having an edge common to one edge of said reflector supporting wall.

Claim 11

A roadway marker as claimed in claim 9 wherein said base includes a planar end portion projecting from the lower edge of said reflector supporting wall, and a pair of spaced, planar side portions each projecting from the lower edge of one of said side walls.

Claim 12

A roadway marker as claimed in claim 10 including a skirt depending from the edge of said end portion opposite said reflector supporting wall.

Claim 13

A roadway marker as claimed in claim 11 further including means defining a support, a slot formed in said support, said housing being seated on said support with said skirt received in said slot.

Claim 14

A roadway marker as claimed in claim 12 wherein said slot is filled with resin and said skirt is embedded in said resin.

Claim 15

A roadway marker as claimed in claim 13 further including a mass of resin filling said housing and contacting said sheet on the side thereof opposite said reflector elements.

Claim 16

A roadway marker as claimed in claim 1 wherein said plurality of walls includes a top wall spaced From the plane of said base, said one reflector supporting wall extending between said top wall and said base, and further including a second reflector supporting wall extending between said top wall and said base in the opposite direction from said one reflector supporting wall.

Claim 17

A roadway marker as claimed in claim 15 including an opening in said second reflector supporting wall, a second reflective insert mounted in said housing, said second reflective insert having an outer surface extending across said second opening and an inner surface formed with a plurality of cube corner reflex reflector elements; and a second sheet of flexible plastic material covering said inner surface of said second reflective insert to protect said reflector elements from moisture and chemical attack.

Claim 18

A roadway marker as claimed in claim 16 wherein said plurality of walls further includes a pair of spaced side walls extending between the opposite ends of said top wall and said base, said side walls each having an edge common to one edge of each of said reflector supporting walls.

Claim 19

A roadway marker as claimed in claim 17 wherein said base includes a pair of planar end portions each projecting from the lower edge of one of said reflector supporting walls, and further including a skirt depending from each of said end portions, each said skirt depending from the edge of its respective end portion opposite the respective reflector supporting wall.

Claim 20

A roadway marker as claimed in claim 18 further including means defining a support, a pair of spaced slots formed in said support, said housing being seated on said support with each of said skirts received in one of said slots.

Claim 21

A roadway marker as claimed in claim 19 wherein each of said slot is filled with resin, and said skirts are embedded in the resin.

Claim 22

A roadway marker as claimed in claim 20 further including a plurality of holes formed in each of said skirts to mechanically interlock said skirts with the resin in said slots.

Claim 23

A roadway marker as claimed in claim 21 further including a mass of resin filling said housing and contacting said sheets of flexible plastic material on the sides thereof opposite said reflector elements.

Claim 24

A roadway marker comprising: a metal housing having a base, a top wall spaced from the plane of said base, a pair of reflector supporting walls extending in opposite directions from said top wall to said base at an angle of less than 15* with respect to the plane of said base; and a pair of spaced side walls extending from opposite ends of said top wall to said base, each of said side walls having an edge common to one edge of each of said reflector supporting walls; an opening formed in each of said reflector supporting walls; and a pair of reflective inserts of light transmitting synthetic resin material each of which is mounted in said housing on one of said reflector supporting walls, each of said reflective inserts having an outer surface extending across the opening of its respective reflector supporting walls and an inner surface formed with a plurality of cube corner reflex reflector elements.

Claim 25

A roadway marker comprising: a metal housing having a base, a top wall spaced from the plane of said base, a pair of reflector supporting walls extending in opposite directions from said top wall to said base at an angle of less than 15* with respect to the plane of said base; and a pair of spaced side walls extending from opposite ends of said top wall to said base, each of said side walls having an edge common to one edge of each of said reflector supporting walls; an opening formed in each of said reflector supporting walls; and a pair of reflective inserts of light transmitting synthetic resin material each of which is mounted in said housing on one of said reflector supporting walls, each of said reflective inserts having an outer surface extending across the opening of its respective reflector supporting walls and an inner surface formed with a plurality of cube corner reflex reflector elements.

Claim 26

A roadway marker as claimed in claim 23 wherein said base includes a pair of planar end portions each of which projects from the lower edge of a respective one of said reflector supporting walls, each of said end portions having a skirt depending from the outer edge thereof.

Claim 27

A roadway marker as claimed in claim 24 further including means defining a support, a pair of spaced slots formed in said support, said housing being seated on said support with each of said skirts received in one of said slots.

Claim 28

A roadway marker as claimed in claim 25 wherein each of said slots is filled with resin, and said skirts are embedded in the resin.

Claim 29

A roadway marker as claimed in claim 26 further including a plurality of holes formed in each of said skirts to mechanically interlock said skirts with the resin in said slots.

Claim 30

A roadway marker as claimed iN claim 27 further including a sheet of flexible plastic material covering the inner surface of each of said reflective elements to protect said reflector elements against moisture and chemical attack.

Claim 31

A roadway marker as claimed in claim 28 further including a mass of resin filling said housing and contacting said flexible plastic material.

Claim 32

A roadway marker comprising: a metal housing having a planar base, a top wall spaced from the plane of said base, a pair of reflector supporting walls extending in opposite directions from said top wall to said base at an angle of less than 15* with respect to the plane of said base, and a pair of side walls extending from the opposite ends of said top wall to said base, each of said side walls having an edge common to one edge of each of said reflector supporting walls; an opening formed in each of said reflector supporting walls; a pair of reflective inserts of light transmitting synthetic resin material each of which is mounted in said housing on one of said reflector supporting walls, each of said reflective inserts having an outer surface extending across the opening of its respective reflector supporting wall and an inner surface formed with a plurality of cube corner reflex reflector elements; a sheet of flexible plastic material covering the inner surfaces of said reflective inserts to protect said reflector elements from moisture and chemical attack, a mass of resin filling said housing and contacting said flexible material on the side thereof opposite said reflector elements, said base having a pair of end portions each projecting from the lower ends of respective ones of said reflector supporting wall, and a skirt depending from each of said end portions.

Claim 33

A roadway marker comprising: a metal housing having a planar base, a top wall spaced from the plane of said base, a pair of reflector supporting walls extending in opposite directions from said top wall to said base at an angle of less than 15* with respect to the plane of said base, and a pair of side walls extending from the opposite ends of said top wall to said base, each of said side walls having an edge common to one edge of each of said reflector supporting walls; an opening formed in each of said reflector supporting walls; a pair of reflective inserts of light transmitting synthetic resin material each of which is mounted in said housing on one of said reflector supporting walls, each of said reflective inserts having an outer surface extending across the opening of its respective reflector supporting wall and an inner surface formed with a plurality of cube corner reflex reflector elements; a sheet of flexible plastic material covering the inner surfaces of said reflective inserts to protect said reflector elements from moisture and chemical attack, a mass of resin filling said housing and contacting said flexible material on the side thereof opposite said reflector elements, said base having a pair of end portions each projecting from the lower ends of respective ones of said reflector supporting wall, and a skirt depending from each of said end portions.