Traffic signpost slip splice connection base piece

Description

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of the traffic signpost slip splice connection base piece;

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the traffic signpost slip splice connection base piece;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the traffic signpost slip splice connection base piece;

FIG. 4 is a front end view the traffic signpost slip splice connection base piece;

FIG. 5 is a rear end view of the traffic signpost slip splice connection base piece;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the traffic signpost slip splice connection base piece; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the traffic signpost slip splice connection base piece.

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  • Film Entitled "Safe Roadside Signs and Crash Test #220500 Slip Base Sign Support" Dated More than 1 year Before the Filing Date of Present Application.
Patent History
Patent number: D389253
Type: Grant
Filed: May 30, 1996
Date of Patent: Jan 13, 1998
Assignee: The Texas A&M University System (College Station, TX)
Inventors: Dean C. Alberson (Bryan, TX), D. Lance Bullard, Jr. (Bryan, TX)
Primary Examiner: Doris Clark
Attorney: Conley, Rose & Tayon, P.C.
Application Number: 0/55,138
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D25/133)
International Classification: 2501;