ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,495, issued on Sept. 8.
"Safe zone post assembly" was invented by Robert K Hughes Jr. (Cape Coral, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A safe zone post assembly for supporting delineators or signage installed within a curb safe zone along the vertical wall of the median or curb at a location between the surface of the roadway, or the gutter, up to a location where a vehicle tire contacts the median or curb during impact. Securing the post assembly anchor bolt and base attachments along the vertical wall substantially within the curb safe zone, provides additional protection from vehicle impacts for the base of the post assembly. A po...