Abstract:
The present invention relates to the means and methods of installation, securement, removal and replacement of tactile warning surface mount plates/panels (TWSP's), preferably having at least a two color graphic design thereon, on pedestrian walkways, driveways, sidewalks, ramps, handicap ramps, retail floors and other types of existing preformed ground surfaces. The present invention includes TWSP's for both attention plates/panels and guiding plates/panels.
Abstract:
The present invention relates in general terms to a eomposition comprising bottom ash produced from the incineration of waste, in admixture with an alkali or alkaline earth silicate, and at least one compound selected from among: an alkali or alkaline earth sulphide and/or phosphate, and the use thereof as a secondary raw material, typically in the building sector, for example in the preparation of cement derivatives such as tiles, screeds and the like. When a ferromagnetic material is added to it, the present composition can be particularly useful in the preparation of dedicated paths for blind individuals.
Abstract:
There is provided a method for installing a plurality of shaftless paving studs in a tactile paving arrangement, the method comprising applying acrylic adhesive to localised areas of a flooring surface; and applying the plurality of shaftless paving studs within the localised areas.
Abstract:
A detectable warning system for persons with disabilities. The system is in one embodiment composed of a surface covering (103) and rectangular block shapes (104). The warning system may utilize a surface texture (107) such as silicon carbide or granite to create a slip-resistant surface with compliant color contrast over the rectangular block shapes (104). This surface texture (107) can be used in or along a hazardous area on the paving or floor surface and helps a person with a physical and/or visual disability distinguish a hazardous area from a non-hazardous area. In additional embodiments, ridges (112) or elongated truncated domes (116) are used to give greater detectability in various locations.
Abstract:
L'invention concerne une dalle (D) podotactile lumineuse formant un contenant creux comprenant un couvercle (100) et un fond (200) fermé par ledit couvercle (100), la face supérieure dudit couvercle (100) comprenant des projections (110) pour former une 10 surface non lisse, remarquable en ce que chaque projection (110) est associée à une source lumineuse individuelle (340) qui, alimentée en énergie et solidaire dudit couvercle (100), est disposée sous chaque projection (110) de sorte que les sources lumineuses (340) forment un ensemble cinématiquement solidaire avec le couvercle (100). 15 Applications : dispositifs d'éveil à la vigilance.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a road guidance system for the blind, and the invention comprises: a plurality of RFID tags (10) which are buried inside a pedestrian pavement (100) by allowing information of said pavement (100) to be contained therein, along the pavement on which Braille blocks are formed or the pavement on which forming Braille blocks is difficult; a guide robot (20) which has an RFID reader (21) for checking signals of said RFID tags (10) from said pavement (100) by passing therethrough, and an obstruction sensor (22) for sensing an obstruction ahead at a certain distance, wherein wheels (23) are positioned on both sides of the guide robot such that the guide robot advances or retreats by the driving of a motor (24); a controller (30) which checks signals from said RFID reader (21) and said obstruction sensor (22) inside said guide robot (20), converts the checked information into voice signals and outputs the voice signals, and then controls the driving of said guide robot (20); and a stick (40) which is connected such that a lower end thereof can be assembled in said guide robot (20), and is electrically connected to enable communication with said guide robot (20), thereby enabling safe loading and unloading. Particularly, the invention enables a blind person to conveniently adjust a moving speed of the guide robot by a blind person's will and to recognize, in advance, any obstructions or stairs or the like ahead, whereby the invention enables safer walking guidance and prevents collisions.
Abstract:
There is provided a method for installing a plurality of shaftless paving studs in a tactile paving arrangement, the method comprising applying acrylic adhesive to localised areas of a flooring surface; and applying the plurality of shaftless paving studs within the localised areas.
Abstract:
The present device relates to an electronic sidewalk block for a blind person, and more particularly an electronic sidewalk block having a radio frequency RF. card or an electronic textile to be placed in a sidewalk at regular intervals to guide visual handicapped people to walk through in safe, while an RF card reader, might be installed in a walking stick of the visual handicapped people, drives or is driven by the RF card in the sidewalk block by the way of a non-contact method to receive data within the RF card in the sidewalk block by the way of the non-contact method, to convert those data into voice signals, to provide the voice signals to receivers of the visual handicapped people by the way of wireless or wire line, and to guide the visual handicapped people to walk through the sidewalk in safe, eventually.
Abstract:
A tactile guidance system for visually impaired persons comprises a thermoplastic layer having a raised pattern on its top surface, secured with an adhesive to certain pedestrian areas. The raised pattern is detectable to a person stepping thereon, whereby a visually impaired person will understand that they are approaching a potentially hazardous area, such as an intersection cross-walk or the edge of a railway platform.