US3987593A
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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1975-04-14
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Granted: 1976-10-26
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Expires: 1995-04-14
Abstract
Abstract A post for use in, for example, street-lighting, comprising a number of substantially longitudinal stiffening rods of a suitable material, such as steel, fastened to an interior or exterior shell of a suitable material, such as steel. The novel matter of the invention is that the connections which give the different parts of the pole their static cooperation, are broken at a certain measure of transverse stress caused by, for example, collision with a motor vehicle, so that the pole's strength and resistance to deformation are greatly reduced.
Inventors
- 👤 Lars Svensson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 09:53
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04H; E04H12/00; E04H12/02; E04H12/08; E01; E01F; E01F9/00; E01F9/60; E01F9/623; E01F9/631
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
A yieldable post comprising a closed tubular shell and a plurality of longitudinally extending rods each having a length generally equal to that of the shell, connected to said shell, the shell and rods both having ability to take up tensile as well as compression stresses and to form together a statically cooperating unit, wherein the rods are weld connected to the shell at a plurality of spaced-apart discrete locations along their respective lengths and wherein the connections between the shell and rods being breakable under a predetermined transverse and locally acting vehicle impact load to break the cooperation between shell and rods and to thereby allow yielding of the post with the shell and rods yielding separately in the zone of impact.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
123 words
A yieldable post comprising a closed tubular shell and a plurality of longitudinally extending rods each having a length generally equal to that of the shell, connected to said shell, the shell and rods both having ability to take up tensile as well as compression stresses and to form together a statically cooperating unit, wherein the rods are weld connected to the shell at a plurality of spaced-apart discrete locations along their respective lengths and wherein the connections between the shell and rods being breakable under a predetermined transverse and locally acting vehicle impact load to break the cooperation between shell and rods and to thereby allow yielding of the post with the shell and rods yielding separately in the zone of impact.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A yieldable post according to claim 1 wherein the wall thickness of the shell is smaller than the cross sectional dimension of the rods.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A yieldable post according to claim 1 wherein said rods are connected to the interior of the shell.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A yieldable post according to claim 1 wherein said rods are connected to the exterior of the shell.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1979-10-26 | 1980-04-26 | 1980-10-26 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1983-10-26 | 1984-04-26 | 1984-10-26 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1987-10-26 | 1988-04-26 | 1988-10-26 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |