Patent Application
20250072633
The present invention relates to the technical field of guardrails, and in particular relates to a kind of guardrail which is structurally stable and not easy overturned.
Traditional guardrail in the storage, you need to dismantle more than one guardrail and stacked together, so that storage is not convenient and very space-consuming, did not achieve the effect of storage, at the same time, if encountered in some extreme weather, the traditional guardrail and the ground connection is not strong enough to collapse phenomenon; in addition, the traditional guardrail in the corner connection is unstable, prone to slippage, tipping and other phenomena, the guardrail of the overall structure of the instability.
For example, the portable collapsible baby enclosure disclosed in U.S. Patent No. U.S. Pat. No. 3,777,321A takes up more storage space when storing and is unstable and prone to toppling over when in use, and the same problem occurs with the collapsible foam-based divider disclosed in U.S. Patent No. US20070090335A1.
Based on the above problems, it is necessary to propose a brand-new guardrail, the overall structure of the guardrail is stable, there will be no slipping, tipping and other phenomena when using, and it can reduce the storage space when storing, which is convenient for users to use.
The present invention provides a structurally stable guardrail that is not easy to overturned, comprising a plurality of guardrail panels, a connecting member, a corner fixing member and a base.
Said guardrail panels comprises an upper edge portion and four extension arms extending downwardly from said upper edge portion, wherein a plurality of said extension arms have gaps between said extension arms, wherein a transverse width of said gaps is not less than a transverse width of said extension arms, wherein a projection is provided at the bottom end of said extension arms, and wherein a connecting portion is provided at each end of said upper edge portion, wherein a column-shaped block is provided at said connecting portion, wherein a convex strip is provided at said column-shaped block; and wherein a recessed portion is provided at an inner side of said connecting portion.
Said projections include a first projection and a second projection, wherein said first projection is provided on said extension arms on the outer side of said guardrail panels, said second projection is provided on said extension arms on the inner side of said guardrail panels.
Said first projection has a cylindrical surface and said first projection is provided with a first protrusion around the perimeter of said first projection; said second projection has a straight groove-type cross-section and said second projection is provided with a second protrusion at the front and rear ends of said second projection.
Said connecting member is provided with two receiving portions, said receiving portions receiving and locking said connecting portion when two said guardrail panels are set side by side; said connecting member is provided with a first bayonet between the two ends of said connecting member, wherein said first bayonet is provided with a first restraining portion; said first bayonet is snapped into said recessed portion.
Said connecting member are U-shaped bodies;
Said corner fixing member comprises a first receiving end and a second receiving end, said first receiving end being provided with a first limiting portion, said second receiving end being provided with a second limiting portion, wherein said first receiving end is substantially perpendicularly coupled to said second receiving end to form a fixed connection, wherein said first limiting portion receives and restricts a connecting portion of said guardrail plate when two of said guardrail panels are set relative to each other vertically, said second limiting portion receives and restricts a connecting portion of said other of said guardrail panels; so that the two of said guardrail panels are connected vertically in a more solid manner;
Said corner fixing member is a U-shaped body and said corner fixing member has a 90° bending angle.
Said corner fixing member is provided with a second bayonet at each end, wherein said second bayonet is provided with a second restraining portion; said second bayonet is snapped into said recessed portion.
Said base is formed by connecting a plurality of base units; said base units are provided with a tab at one end and a recess at the other end, and the plurality of said base units are cooperatively connected together by said tab and said recess.
Said base units comprises pass through hole provided at both ends and two receiving seats in the middle portion, said pass through hole and receiving seat receiving the projections of the extension arms, said receiving seat having a slot provided therein, said guardrail panels being detachably provided on said base, said ground spike penetrating into said receiving seat to form a fixed connection with the ground.
Said receiving seat is provided with a through hole at the bottom of said base, and said ground spike is threaded through said through hole to connect said base to the ground more securely.
A method of storing a guardrail comprising a plurality of detachably mounted guardrail panels and a base detachably mounted at the lower end of said guardrail panels: separating said plurality of said guardrail panels connected together; and disassembling said separated guardrail panels from said base; and then interposing said extension arms on one said guardrail panels into said gaps on another said guardrail panels; wherein achieving easy storage without taking up space.
In order to explain the technical scheme of this application more clearly, the drawings needed in the implementation will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some implementations of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without creative work.
In the drawings:
While various aspects and features of certain embodiments have been summarized above, the following detailed description illustrates a few exemplary embodiments in further detail to enable one skilled in the art to practice such embodiments. Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the inventive concept, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. The described examples are provided for illustrative purposes and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. It should be understood, however, that persons having ordinary skill in the art may practice the inventive concept without these specific details.
It will be understood that, although the terms first, second, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another. For example, a first attachment could be termed a second attachment, and, similarly, a second attachment could be termed a first attachment, without departing from the scope of the inventive concept.
It will be understood that when an element or layer is referred to as being “on,” “coupled to,” or “connected to” another element or layer, it can be directly on, directly coupled to or directly connected to the other element or layer, or intervening elements or layers may be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly on,” “directly coupled to,” or “directly connected to” another element or layer, there are no intervening elements or layers present. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
As used in the description of the inventive concept and the appended claims, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates other.
The present invention provides a structurally stable guardrail that is not easily overturned, as shown in
In this embodiment, as shown in
The guardrail panels 1000 further comprises a connecting member 2000, as shown in
In this embodiment, the first bayonet 2002 is connected and fixed to the recessed portion 1012 on the connecting portion 1005, and the first restraining portion 2003 thereof is seated on the recessed portion 1012, so that the two side-by-side guardrail panels 1000 are connected more firmly.
The connecting member 2000 is provided with two receiving portions 2001, and when the two guardrail panels 1000 are provided side by side, the receiving portion 2001 receive the column-shaped block 1010 on the connecting portion 1005, wherein the column-shaped block 1010 is matingly connected to the receiving portion 2001, thereby connecting the two side by side guardrail panels 1000 in a tighter manner.
In other embodiments (not shown in the figures), the upper edge portion 1001 of the two guardrail panels 1000 may also be connected together by mutual articulation, with an articulation hole provided in the connecting portion 1005 of the upper edge portion 1001 of the guardrail panels 1000, and an articulation shaft provided in the connecting portion 1005 of the other guardrail panels 1000 upper edge portion 1001, so that when the two guardrail panels 1000 are set side by side, the hinged holes and the hinged shaft on the connecting portion 1005 are connected to each other, thereby realising the connection of the successive guardrail panels 1000.
In this embodiment, as shown in
The corner fixing member 3000 includes a first receiving end 3001 and a second receiving end 3002, the first receiving end 3001 and the second receiving end 3002 being configured to be fixedly connected together with the connecting portion 1005, and the first receiving end 3001 and the second receiving end 3002 thereof are cooperatively connected with the convex strip 1011 on the column-shaped block 1010, so as to make the two guardrail panels 1000, which are two guardrail panels 1000 set vertically relative to each other, to be connected more firmly.
The first receiving end 3001 is provided with a first limiting portion 3003, and the second receiving end 3002 is provided with a second limiting portion 3004, wherein the first receiving end 3001 is substantially vertically connected to the second receiving end 3002 to form a fixed connection, so that when the two guardrail panels 1000 are set up vertically with respect to each other, the first limiting portion 3003 receives and restricts the connecting portion 1005 of the guardrail panels 1000, and The second limiting portion 3004 receives and restricts the connecting portion 1005 of the other guardrail panels 1000; so that the two guardrail panels 1000 are vertically connected more firmly, effectively avoiding the two guardrail panels 1000 from squeezing each other and swinging and collapsing.
In other embodiments (not shown in the drawings), the bending angle of the corner fixing member 3000 may be any angle from 0-180°, and the angle formed by the connection between two adjacent guardrail panels 1000 may also be any angle from 0-180°. In other embodiments (not shown in the drawings), the corner fixing member 3000 may also be an “L” type connector, wherein the “L” type connector is a plate-like structure, with bolt holes provided in two of its plate surfaces, and the upper edge portion 1001 of the two perpendicularly opposed guardrail panels 1000 are connected to each other by screws. The connecting portion 1005 of the upper edge portion 1001 of the guardrail panels 1000 is fixedly connected together by screw connections. In some embodiments (not shown in the drawings), the corner fixing member 3000 may also be a rectangular tubular connecting member, the distance between the mouths of which is greater than the distance between the connecting portions 1005, and the connecting portions 1005 of the two oppositely vertically disposed guardrail panels 1000 are inserted into the corner fixing member 3000 to realize the fixed connection.
In this embodiment, as shown in
In this embodiment, as shown in
The first projection 1006 has a cylindrical surface and is provided with a first protrusion 1008 on each of the periphery of the first projection 1006; the second projection 1007 has a straight groove-type cross-section. And a second protrusion 1009 is provided on both ends of the second projection 1007.
In other embodiments (not shown in the figures), the guardrail panels 1000 may also include three extension arms 1002 extending downwardly from the upper edge portion 1001; the number of extension arms 1002 may be any desired, and in some embodiments (not shown in the figures), the projections 1004 at the lower ends of the extension arms 1002 may also have triangular, rectangular surfaces.
In this embodiment, as shown in
In other embodiments (not shown in the drawings), the base unit 4001 is provided with tab 4004 at each end of the base unit 4001, with pins provided on the tab 4004 at one end thereof, and the tab 4004 at the other end of the base unit 4001 are provided with sockets, which are inserted into the sockets by means of the pins and rotated so as to be locked with each other, so as to connect the two base units 4001 together.
In this embodiment, two receiving seats 4003 are provided in the middle portion of the base unit 4001, slots 4006 are provided at both ends of the inner wall of the receiving seat 4003; two pass through holes 4002 are also provided at each end portion of the base 4000.
The pass through hole 4002 and the receiving seat 4003 receive first projection 1006 and second projection 1007 on the extension arms 1002, specifically, the first projection 1006 penetrates into the pass through hole 4002, with a first protrusion 1008 thereof being seated in the bottom end of the pass through hole 4002; and the second projection 1007 extends into the receiving seat 4003, with a second protrusion 1009 thereof being seated in a slot 4006 fixedly connected to the. By having the first protrusion 1008 and the second protrusion 1009 snapped onto the pass through hole 4002 and the receiving seat 4003, the guardrail panels 1000 and the base unit 4001 can be connected more securely and are conveniently disassembled and stored.
In other embodiments (not shown in the drawings), the pass through hole 4002 and the receiving seat 4003 provided on the base unit 4001 may have a triangular cross-section, a rectangular cross-section, and the number of the pass through hole 4002 and the receiving seat 4003 may be any as desired; in other embodiments (not shown in the drawings), the first protrusion 1006 and the second projection 1007 at the bottom end of the extension arms 1002 are provided with external threads, and the pass through hole 4002 of the base unit 4001 and the inner wall of the receiving seat 4003 are provided with internal threads, and the guardrail panels 1000 is fixedly connected to the base unit 4001 by threaded connection to securely connect the extension arms 1002 and the base unit 4001 together.
In this embodiment, the receiving seat 4003 on the base unit 4001 is provided with a through hole 4007, and the ground spike 4008 is connected to the ground by cooperating with the through hole 4007, thereby forming a fixed connection with the ground. By connecting the ground spike 4008 to the ground, the guardrail can be more stably installed on the ground, and even in some extreme weather, the guardrail can be stably installed on the ground.
In other embodiments (not shown in the figures), the base unit 4001 is provided with toggles at the bottom portion of the base unit 4001, the number of toggles may be any desired, and by inserting the toggles into the gaps in the ground, the base and the ground are formed into a fixed connection; in some embodiments (not shown in the figures), the base unit 4001 may also include suction cups provided at each of the bottom ends, and the base and the ground are connected together by the suction cups.
A method of storing a guardrail includes a plurality of guardrail panels 1000 removably coupled together and a base 4000 removably attached to a bottom end of the guardrail panels 1000, the guardrail panels 1000 include an upper edge portion 1001 and a plurality of extension arms 1002 extending downwardly from the upper edge portion 1001, wherein the plurality of extension arms 1002 have gaps 1003 therebetween, wherein the gaps 1003 have transverse widths that are not less than the transverse widths of the extension arms 1002.
Separating a plurality of said guardrail panels 1000 connected together; and removing said guardrail panels 1000 from the base 4000 after separation; and then inserting said extension arms 1002 of one said guardrail panel 1000 into the gaps 1003 of another said guardrail panel 1000; wherein achieving easy storage without taking up space.
The present invention provides a structurally stable and not easily tipping guardrail, which forms a rectangular guardrail by interconnecting a guardrail panels 1000 and a base unit 4001, and the connecting portion 1005 of the upper edge portion 1001 of the two side-by-side guardrail panels 1000 is connected to a connecting member 2000, and a corner fixing member 3000 is provided at the connection of the two guardrail panels 1000 which are relatively vertically set up to make the connection of the two guardrail plates 1000 more firmly connected. relatively vertically set up to connect the two guardrail panels 1000 more firmly, avoiding the two guardrail panels 1000 from squeezing each other and swinging to collapse, so as to improve the stability of the corner connection of the two guardrails; a through hole 4007 is set up on the base 4000, and the ground spike 4008 is threaded on the receiving seat 4003, so as to make a fixed connection to the ground, so that the guardrail can be stably attached to the ground even in some extreme weather with high winds stably attached to the ground even in some extreme windy weather. In addition, when the guardrail is stored, the guardrail can be stored by interconnecting the extension arms 1002 extending downwardly from the upper edge portion 1001 of the guardrail panels 1000, which not only makes the storage more convenient, but also does not take up space after the storage of the guardrail.
The invention has now been described in detail for the purposes of clarity and understanding. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that certain changes and modifications may be practiced within the scope of the appended claims.
The technical means disclosed in the scheme of the present invention are not limited to the technical means disclosed in the above embodiments, but also include the technical scheme composed of any combination of the above technical features. It should be pointed out that for those skilled in the art, several improvements and embellishments can be made without departing from the principle of the present invention, and these improvements and embellishments are also regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.
The invention has now been described in detail for the purposes of clarity and understanding. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that certain changes and modifications may be practiced within the scope of the appended claims.
