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 connecting bracket attaches first and second tactile plates to each other to form a pair of tactile plates. Interlocking brackets, having first and second ends, attach two pairs of tactile plates together, forming a tactile plate subassembly. The interlocking brackets each includes a first end with a tab extending at an angle and a second end with a hole. The interlocking brackets can mate with one another to allow connection of multiple tactile plate subassemblies together. The interlocking brackets include multiple holes of sufficient size to allow a substrate such as concrete or asphalt to flow therethrough to anchor the tactile plate assembly in place. The connecting brackets may also include similar holes of sufficient size to allow a substrate to flow therethrough.

主权项

1. A method of assembling a tactile plate assembly including:
fastening a first interlocking bracket, having a first end and a second end, to a first tactile plate having a top surface and a bottom surface; fastening a second interlocking, bracket, having a first end and a second end, to a second tactile plate having a top surface and a bottom surface; mating the first end of the first interlocking bracket to the second end of the second interlocking bracket so as to interlock the first and second interlocking brackets to one another; positioning the first and second interlocking brackets at an angle relative to one another; inserting a tab extending at an angle from the first end of the first interlocking bracket into a through-hole in the second end of the second interlocking bracket; and pivoting the first and second interlocking brackets relative to one another to a position in which the first and second interlocking brackets are aligned with one another and the tab on the first interlocking bracket locks into the through-hole in the second interlocking bracket.