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US 12,258,720 · App. 18/387,502 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Elastic bollard for rack protection

Inventor: Jeong Eun Jang (Seoul, KR)
E01F9/627E01F9/673
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Patent No.
US 12,258,720
App. No.
18/387,502
Granted
Mar 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An elastic bollard for rack protection includes: a buffer part ( 30 ) mounted on ground; a vertical pole ( 50 ) coupled to the buffer part; a case part which includes a case upper part ( 11 ) having a through-insertion port ( 11 a ) formed on an upper surface thereof so that the vertical pole penetrates and protrudes to the outside, and a case lower part ( 12 ) integrally coupled to a lower end of the case upper part, and forms an internal space to cover the buffer part ( 30 ); an elastic part ( 40 ) provided between a bottom surface of the case upper part and an upper surface of the buffer part; and a pedestal part on which the buffer part is mountable.

Claims (17)

1. An elastic bollard for rack protection, comprising:

a buffer part ( 30 );

a vertical pole ( 50 ) coupled to the buffer part;

a case part which includes a case upper part ( 11 ) having a through-insertion port ( 11 a ) formed on an upper surface thereof so that the vertical pole penetrates and protrudes to the outside, and a case lower part ( 12 ) integrally coupled to a lower end of the case upper part, and forms an internal space to cover the buffer part ( 30 );

an elastic part ( 40 ) provided between a bottom surface of the case upper part and an upper surface of the buffer part; and

a pedestal part on which the buffer part is mountable, wherein an external shock can be absorbed and alleviated, and when the vertical pole ( 50 ) is tilted due to an external force, the elastic part is compressed, and the elastic force of the compressed elastic part allows the vertical pole to restore to an upright state.

2. The elastic bollard for rack protection according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an elastic buffer part ( 14 ) coupled integrally between the case upper part and the case lower part of the case part,

wherein, when a left external force is applied to the vertical pole, a right side portion of the elastic buffer part ( 14 ) is compressed, the vertical pole is tilted to the right, a right side portion of the elastic buffer is compressed, and the vertical pole restores to an upright state due to elastic force of the compressed elastic buffer part.

3. The elastic bollard for rack protection according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a recessed part ( 21 ) formed on the upper surface of the pedestal part ( 20 ); and

a convex mounting part ( 31 ) formed on a bottom surface of the buffer part ( 30 ) so as to be mounted on the recessed part ( 21 ) of the pedestal part.

4. The elastic bollard for rack protection according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a socket part located on, assembled or integrally coupled to the upper surface of the buffer part, so that the vertical pole can be fixedly installed in the socket part ( 32 ).

5. The elastic bollard for rack protection according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a socket part located on, assembled or integrally coupled to the upper surface of the buffer part, so that the vertical pole can be fixedly installed in the socket part ( 32 ).

6. The elastic bollard for rack protection according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic part is made up of one or more individual springs, one or more cylinder springs, or one or more elastic bodies, and wherein the one or more individual springs are provided on the upper surface of the buffer part outside of the vertical pole ( 50 ), the one or more cylinder springs are installed to pass by the vertical pole ( 50 ), or the one or more elastic bodies ( 43 ) are made of synthetic resin.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2023-0051688 · Apr 20, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
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