A device for indicating a position within the ground of a utility fixture, such as on a construction site, includes a resilient body that is able to be secured around an open end of the utility fixture. The resilient body may be secured to the utility fixture using hose clamps. The resilient body supports a pole that extends upward of the resilient body and indicates the location of the utility fixture. When pressure is applied to the pole, such as if a vehicle inadvertently runs over the pole, the resilient body deflects to temporarily displace the pole horizontally. Once the pressure is removed, the resilient body returns the pole to the upward disposition. The resilient body also prevents the ingress of debris into the utility fixture.

Protector bollards, barrier posts and barrier bails are commonly used to protect structures from accidental collisions from vehicles operating in the area. However, they are regularly damaged by such collisions, and once they are damaged the protection they provide is much reduced, and repairs are often complex and expensive. The inventions provide bollards, posts and rails that include resilient members that are designed to absorb the energy from typical collision impacts without being permanently deformed. The use of resilient materials, and the allowance for a degree of flexure, allows the bollards, posts or rails to move to some degree while absorbing the collision loads, and then to return to their original shape or orientation without the need for expensive repairs.

A traffic director includes a distal end and a proximal end, two or more sides extending upward from the proximal end at an angle toward the distal end, a proximal notch disposed near the proximal end between two adjacent sides, and the proximal notch forms a first flexion point of the traffic director. The traffic director can further include one or more recessed channels formed in at least one of the two or more sides. The one or more recessed channels forms a second flexion point of the traffic director. The traffic director can further include a removable indicator sleeve having an advertisement or directional indicator printed thereon.

A socket mounted post system including a post with a hollow base portion attached to a spring mechanism. The spring mechanism includes a pillar, the pillar having a finger extending from the hollow base portion. The finger is engageable with a socket that is mountable in a floor. The spring mechanism allows the post to flex angularly relative to a vertical orientation of the post.

A socket mounted post system including a post with a hollow base portion attached to a spring mechanism. The spring mechanism includes a pillar, the pillar having a finger extending from the hollow base portion. The finger is engageable with a socket that is mountable in a floor. The spring mechanism allows the post to flex angularly relative to a vertical orientation of the post.

A location marker is disclosed, apt for use at work sites, crime scenes, sporting events, or as a traffic control or warning device. The location marker consists of a body having and at least one upright and a base supporting the upright from below, the upright being provided with an alerting feature to alert an observer or intended recipient about a message the alerting feature intends to convey; the body including biasing means configured to urge the upright into an erect orientation after being momentarily knocked over such that the alerting feature is almost always displayed, with the upright in the erect configuration.

A post sleeve provides a substantially permanent base for supporting a post for a fence or sign, and from which one post can be removed and replaced with another post. The sleeve includes a concrete body that is poured on site, using a sleeve core prepositioned in the post hole, and around which wet concrete is poured. After the concrete is cured, the core is removed, leaving a post sleeve cavity configured to receive a post. The core can be rigid, or can include a flexible shell and stiffener. A preformed post sleeve top can be attached to the sleeve core and positioned therewith in the post hole, to become a permanent part of the post sleeve, once the concrete cures. A drain is attached to the core, and remains in the sleeve when the core is removed, and can be a percolation chamber, or passage extending below the sleeve.

A location marker is disclosed, apt for use at work sites, crime scenes, sporting events, or as a traffic control or warning device. The location marker consists of a body having and at least one upright and a base supporting the upright from below, the upright being provided with an alerting feature to alert an observer or intended recipient about a message the alerting feature intends to convey; the body including biasing means configured to urge the upright into an erect orientation after being momentarily knocked over such that the alerting feature is almost always displayed, with the upright in the erect configuration.

A traffic control marker is provided and described herein. The traffic control marker can be configured with a main marker body that is flexible and durable, the main marker body can be further configured with a reflective element that covers at least a portion of the main marker body. The main marker body can further be configured with an indentation or a channel that extends a portion of or alternatively the length of the main marker body. The reflective element is configured to be protected during a vehicle impact with the traffic control marker, such that at least a portion of the reflective element remains effective and reflective after the impact.

A traffic director includes a distal end and a proximal end, two or more sides extending upward from the proximal end at an angle toward the distal end, a proximal notch disposed near the proximal end between two adjacent sides, and the proximal notch forms a first flexion point of the traffic director. The traffic director can further include one or more recessed channels formed in at least one of the two or more sides. The one or more recessed channels forms a second flexion point of the traffic director. The traffic director can further include a removable indicator sleeve having an advertisement or directional indicator printed thereon.