Arcuate tactile sidewalk tile arrangement and method of assembly
An arcuate tactile sidewalk tile arrangement includes a connector tactile sidewalk tile including a wedge-shaped main body and one or more connector flanges that adjoin one or more longitudinal sides of the wedge-shaped main body. One or more rectilinear tactile sidewalk tiles overlap the one or more connector flanges. A plurality of truncated domes projects upwardly in a vertical direction from an upper surface of the wedge-shaped main body, as well as an upper surface of each one of the one or more rectilinear tactile sidewalk tiles.
1. A tactile sidewalk tile arrangement comprising:
a connector tactile sidewalk tile including a wedge-shaped main body and a connector flange adjoining of the wedge-shaped main body;
a rectilinear tactile sidewalk tile, at least a portion of the rectilinear tactile sidewalk tile being positioned above the connector flange in a vertical direction; and
a plurality of truncated domes projecting upwardly in the vertical direction from an upper surface of the wedge-shaped main body and an upper surface of the rectilinear tactile sidewalk tile.
2. The tactile sidewalk tile arrangement of claim 1 , further comprising:
the connector flange being stepped down from the wedge-shaped main body such that an upper surface of the connector flange is offset downwardly in the vertical direction from the upper surface of the wedge-shaped main body by an offset distance.
3. The tactile sidewalk tile arrangement of claim 2 , further comprising:
the rectilinear tactile sidewalk tile having a thickness equal to the offset distance such that the upper surface of the rectilinear tactile sidewalk tile is substantially level with the upper surface of the wedge-shaped main body of the connector tactile sidewalk tile.
4. The tactile sidewalk tile arrangement of claim 1 , the wedge-shaped main body having first and second longitudinal sides, the connector flange adjoining the first longitudinal side of the wedge-shaped main body, the second longitudinal side of the wedge-shaped main body being free of an adjoining connector flange.
5. The arcuate tactile sidewalk tile arrangement of claim 1 , the connector flange including a plurality of tabs protruding from the wedge-shaped main body, a hole being formed in each tab of the plurality of tabs.
6. The tactile sidewalk tile arrangement of claim 1 , further comprising:
a fastener passing through a hole in the connector flange and a hole in the rectilinear tactile sidewalk tile to secure the rectilinear tactile sidewalk tile to the connector flange.
7. The tactile sidewalk tile arrangement of claim 1 , further comprising:
the rectilinear tactile sidewalk tile including a lower surface having a plurality of dome depressions, each of the dome depressions corresponding to one of the truncated domes of the upper surface of the rectilinear tactile sidewalk tile.
8. A method of assembling a tactile sidewalk tile arrangement, the method comprising:
providing a connector tactile sidewalk tile including a wedge-shaped main body, a connector flange adjoining the wedge-shaped main body, and a plurality of truncated domes projecting upwardly in a vertical direction from an upper surface of the wedge-shaped main body; and
positioning at least a portion of a rectilinear tactile sidewalk tile above the connector flange in a vertical direction, the rectilinear tactile sidewalk tile including a plurality of truncated domes projecting upwardly in the vertical direction from an upper surface of the first rectilinear tactile sidewalk tile.
9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
securing the rectilinear tactile sidewalk tile to the connector flange by inserting a fastener through a hole in the rectilinear tactile sidewalk tile and a hole in the connector flange.
10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
the connector flange being stepped down from the wedge-shaped main body such that an upper surface of the connector flange is offset downwardly in the vertical direction from the upper surface of the wedge-shaped main body an offset distance.
11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
the rectilinear tactile sidewalk tile having a thickness equal to the offset distance such that the upper surface of the rectilinear tactile sidewalk tile is substantially level with the upper surface of the wedge-shaped main body of the connector tactile sidewalk tile.
12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
the rectilinear tactile sidewalk tile including a lower surface having a plurality of dome depressions, each of the dome depressions corresponding to one of the truncated domes of the upper surface of the rectilinear tactile sidewalk tile.
13. A connector tactile sidewalk tile comprising:
a wedge-shaped main body;
a plurality of truncated domes projecting upwardly in a vertical direction from an upper surface of the wedge-shaped main body; and
a connector flange adjoining the wedge-shaped main body, an upper surface of the connector flange being free of any truncated domes.
14. The connector tactile sidewalk tile of claim 13 , further comprising a plurality of fastener-receiving holes passing through the connector flange.
15. The connector tactile sidewalk tile of claim 13 , the connector flange including a plurality of tabs protruding from the wedge-shaped main body, a fastener-receiving hole being formed in each tab of the plurality of tabs.
16. The connector tactile sidewalk tile of claim 13 , the upper surface of the connector flange being planar and configured for flush engagement with a bottom surface of an adjacent sidewalk tile.
17. The connector tactile sidewalk tile of claim 13 , the wedge-shaped main body having first and second longitudinal sides, the connector flange adjoining the first longitudinal side of the wedge-shaped main body, the second longitudinal side of the wedge-shaped main body being free of an adjoining connector flange.
18. The connector tactile sidewalk tile of claim 13 , an outer portion of the wedge-shaped main body being wider than an inner portion of the wedge-shaped main body, the outer portion of the wedge-shaped main body having a greater number of the truncated domes per unit length than the inner portion of the wedge-shaped main body.
19. The connector tactile sidewalk tile of claim 18 , the truncated domes of the outer portion of the wedge-shaped main body being arranged in at least two rows, the truncated domes of the inner portion of the wedge-shaped main body being arranged in a single row.
20. The connector tactile sidewalk tile of claim 13 , each of the plurality of truncated domes having a diameter of 0.9 inches and a height of 0.2 inches.