Inventors:
Eric C. Humphries - Moodus CT, US
Stephen D. Barratt - Long Valley NJ, US
Ray Stauffer - Camp Hill PA, US
Paul D. Nowicki - Manalapan NJ, US
John H. Miller - Southampton NJ, US
Nathan Binette - Alfred ME, US
International Classification:
E04B 1/82
US Classification:
181286, 181284, 181285, 52144
Abstract:
A panel assembly for a traffic noise barrier wall of the type including opposing slots formed in pairs of vertically-mounted posts is disclosed. In some embodiments, the panel assembly includes the following: a sheet of material having top, bottom, and side edges forming a perimeter of the sheet, the sheet having a sheet thickness that is less than each of the first slot width and the second slot width; and a frame disposed along at least a portion of the perimeter of the sheet, wherein the frame includes a bracket having a base portion with a substantially triangular cross-section, the base portion being disposed along edges of the sheet, the base portion defining a channel for capturing edges of the sheet, the channel being positioned at an apex of the base portion.