US 7,588,387 B1
Barriers with interlocking sides
Marc E. Christensen, Salt Lake City, Utah (US); Greg H. Brown, Cleveland, Ohio (US); David E. Cowan, Cleveland, Ohio (US); Bryan D. Grabowski, Cleveland, Ohio (US); Charles M. Mettler, Cleveland, Ohio (US); Bruce E. Owens, Cleveland, Ohio (US); and Patricia Russell, Salt Lake City, Utah (US)
Assigned to Off the Wall Products, LLC, Salt Lake City, Utah (US)
Filed on Feb. 23, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/360,820.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/666866, filed on Mar. 31, 2005.
Int. Cl. E01F 13/12 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 404—6  [404/9; 256/13.1] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A traffic barrier comprising:
a housing having a front wall and an opposing back wall each extending between opposing first and second sidewalls, the housing also including a floor and an interior surface bounding a chamber, the interior chamber communicating with the exterior through an opening;
an engaging catch outwardly projecting from the first sidewall, the engaging catch having an elongated engaging lip that transversely extends across at least a portion of the first sidewall; and
a retention catch outwardly projecting from the second sidewall, the retention catch at least partially bounding an elongated retention slot that transversely extends across at least a portion of the second sidewall, wherein the engaging catch and retention catch are configured so that for identical housings the engaging lip of one housing can interlock within the retention slot of the other housing; whereby relative movement of adjacent barriers is restricted.