Tactile plate assembly

摘要

A tactile plate assembly used as a tactile warning device on walkways comprises a plurality of tactile plates with texture for providing tactile awareness. A bracket connects first and second tactile plates to each other. The brackets include holes of sufficient size to allow a substrate such as concrete or asphalt to flow therethrough to anchor the tactile plate assembly in place.

主权项

1. A tactile plate assembly comprising:
first and second tactile plates disposed side by side, each having a top surface, a bottom surface, and at least two side surfaces, wherein the to surface is a warning surface that is configured to be exposed when the tactile plate is installed on a substrate and that has a plurality of projections extending upwardly therefrom, and wherein the bottom surface is configured to be in contact with the substrate when the tactile plate is installed on the substrate; and a bracket including a generally horizontal base leg attached to the bottom surfaces of the first and second tactile plates and a generally vertical anchoring leg extending generally perpendicularly downwardly from the base leg and configured to be immersed into and anchored to the substrate, a plurality of holes being formed in the anchoring leg of the bracket of sufficient size to permit the substrate to pass therethrough.