US 12,410,569 B2
Hairpin connector for traffic cable barrier system
Ronald Faulkenberry, Burnet, TX (US); Jerry G. McGee, Newport Beach, CA (US); and William H. Neusch, Marble Falls, TX (US)
Assigned to GIBRALTAR GLOBAL LLC, Burnet, TX (US)
Filed by Gibraltar Global LLC, Burnet, TX (US)
Filed on Aug. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/239,213.
Application 18/239,213 is a division of application No. 17/006,207, filed on Aug. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,773,548.
Prior Publication US 2023/0417002 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. E01F 15/06 (2006.01); E04H 17/10 (2006.01); F16B 2/24 (2006.01)
CPC E01F 15/06 (2013.01) [E04H 17/124 (2021.01); F16B 2/248 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hairpin connector and post for a traffic cable barrier system, comprising:
an elongated body extending in a single plane and comprising a top at a proximal end, the top is configured to rest on a top of the post, the elongated body is configured to slidably and releasably engage an interior of the post, at least three cable retention features extend from the elongated body including a top loop, a middle loop and a lower loop that are configured to extend from the interior of the post to an exterior of the post to capture and restrain respective cables of the traffic cable barrier system, and a lower body at a distal end of the elongated body; and
a flare at an end of the lower body, the flare extending in only one direction, and wherein the flare extends laterally outward relative to a longitudinal plane of the elongated body.