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Title
A connecting element for and a system for providing a rotatable handrail of a guardrail in a road barrier system, an a method for installing such system
Application number
20250238
Case type
National
Status
05.10.2026 Patent meddelt (B1)
Filed
04.03.2025
Effective date
04.03.2025
Publicly available
07.09.2026
Next annual fee due
31.03.2027
Applicant
Vik Ørsta AS (NO)
Owner
Vik Ørsta AS (NO)
Inventor
John Harald Systad (NO)
Agent
ACAPO ONSAGERS AS (NO)
Granted
05.10.2026
Patent number
350185
Expiry date
04.03.2045

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This document describes a connecting element (100) for a guardrail in a road barrier system, the connecting element (100) comprises a top bracket (110) for fixing the connecting element (100) to a handrail (300), the top bracket (110) comprising a top surface (111), a bottom surface (112) and longitudinal side edges (113) and at least two bracket legs (120) for fixing the connecting element (100) to a guardrail post (200), wherein each bracket leg (120) extends perpendicular from the bottom surface (112) of the top bracket (110), one bracket leg (130) on each opposite longitudinal side edge (113) of the top bracket (110). The connecting element (100) is adapted to be rotatably arranged with respect to a guardrail post (200). The document further relates to a system for providing a rotatably arranged handrail of a guardrail in a road barrier system comprising the connecting element (100) and a method for installing such system.

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3501851TITLE: A CONNECTING ELEMENT FOR AND A SYSTEM FORPROVIDING A ROTATABLE HANDRAIL OF A GUARDRAIL IN A ROAD BARRIER SYSTEM, AND A METHOD FOR INSTALLING SUCH SYSTEM.Field of the invention5 The present invention relates to a connecting element for a guardrail in a road barrier system. The connecting element is adapted to be rotatably arranged with respect to a guardrail post. The present further relates to a system for providing a rotatably guardrail in a road barrier system by means of the connecting element, and a method for installing the system. Further, 10 the present invention relates to different uses of the system.Background of the inventionGuardrails such as in a road barrier system or for bridges, and such guardrails with handrails installed on top of the guardrails are known. For guardrails for bridges or roadways with inclination, tailored guardrail posts 15 are made in relation to the inclinations of the bridge or roadways. The tailored guardrail posts are typically made with a post having a welded connection element on top, wherein the welded connection element is welded with the given inclination. The connection element may be welded on production site or welded on site where it is being installed. Where the 20 welding is performed on the production site before it is transported to installation site, individual modifications on site are not possible. Welded on site, the welded connection with the post is not reversable, and modifications or even small adjustments thereafter are not possible.25 While the roadway barrier elements are installed outside of the guardrail post and can be installed due to the inclination of the roadway or bridge, the handrail is installed on top of a vertical guardrail post, which typically is forming a vertical surface with which a flat connecting element is welded onto. While each vertical guardrail post in a barrier installed on an inclined 3501852road or bridge, and often varying between a more or less horizontal roadway or bridge and an inclination in the length of the roadway or bridge, it is difficult to predict each angle of inclination along with each guardrail post. It is thus challenging to pre-weld a connecting element to each guardrail post 5 with a predicted tailored angle of inclination.To have a bridge rail with inclination, one solution is to connect a handrail on the outside/in front on top of the vertical guardrail post with an adjustable connection, e.g. a bolt and pivot about the bolt. However, then the top of the 10 guardrail post is visible, which is not desirable from an aesthetical view. Another less desirable drawback is the danger it represents if someone falls down on the unprotected top of the guardrail, e.g., a cyclist tipping over.JPH1161756A describes a protective fence such as a crossing prevention 15 fence, a fall prevention fence or a boundary fence installed in a boundary etc., between a sidewalk and a roadway. The protective fence comprising a mounting portion for fixing an upper horizontal beam to a pillar. The mounting portion comprising a mounting portion for mounting the horizontal beams, a cap portion for mounting to the pillar. The mounting portion for the 20 horizontal mean and the cap portion are pivotally connected. Two horizontal beams are threaded onto to a connection member, wherein a bolt at the end of each horizontal beam is threaded through the mounting portion, the end of each horizontal beam and the connection member. The end portions of the horizontal beams are threaded into and thus covered by a cover on the 25 connection member.US8844084B2 describes a hand rail to post connector assembly for use with a modular ramp.30 There is thus a need for solutions to overcome the above-mentionedproblems. 3501853Objects of the present inventionAn object of the present invention is to enable the adjustment of inclination of guardrails on installation site.5 A further object of the present invention is to enable adjustment of inclination of guardrails while installing the guardrails.Another object of the present invention is to enable easy adjustment of the inclination of guardrails on installation site and while installing the guardrails.10Yet another object of the present invention is to ensure and/or maintain health, environment and safety for the road user.A further object of the present invention is to provide an aesthetical design 15 of the handrail assembly.Summary of the inventionIn the following, and throughout the specification, the following terms means: The term «vertical» is a direction parallel to a longitudinal direction of a guardrail post when the guardrail post is installed.20The term «horizontal» is a direction perpendicular to vertical, perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of a guardrail post when the guardrail post is installed.25 The term “guardrail” is also including parapets.In a first aspect, the present invention relates to a connecting element for a guardrail in a road barrier system, the connecting element comprising:− a top bracket for fixing the connecting element to a handrail, the top 30 bracket comprising a top surface, a bottom surface and longitudinal side edges; 3501854− at least two bracket legs for fixing the connecting element to a guardrail post, wherein each bracket leg extends perpendicular from the bottom surface of the top bracket, one bracket leg on each opposite longitudinal side edge of the top bracket;5 wherein the connecting element is adapted to be rotatably arranged with respect to a guardrail post,wherein each bracket leg comprises at least one through hole adapted to connect the connecting element to the guardrail post by means of bolts, and wherein each through hole is an elongated hole with semi-circular ends with 10 a radius being equal to or larger than the radius of through holes of the guardrail post.In embodiments, the connecting element comprises four bracket legs, two bracket legs connected on the opposite side edges of the top bracket.15 .In embodiments, each bracket leg comprises two through holes adapted to connect the connecting element to the guardrail post by means of bolts.20 In embodiments, the top bracket comprises at least one aperture for connecting the connecting element to the handrail by means of a bolt.In embodiments, the top bracket is forming a longitudinal extending plate adapted to extend in longitudinal direction of the guardrail.25In embodiments, the connecting element comprises support bracket connecting the bracket legs to the top bracket.In embodiments, the support bracket protrudes perpendicular from opposite 30 longitudinal side edges of the top bracket, in the length of the longitudinal side edges of the top bracket, the support brackets on each longitudinal side edge of the top bracket. 3501855In embodiments, the bracket legs protrude from free side edges of the support edges.In embodiments, the two bracket legs protruding from each of the free side 5 edges of the support bracket are arranged with a distance from each other and mirrored about a mid-plane of the connecting element, the mid-plane being perpendicular to a front surface of the support bracket.In a second aspect, the present invention relates to a system for providing a 10 rotatably handrail of a guardrail in a road barrier system, the system comprising:− a guardrail post;− a connecting element according to any preceding claim rotatably connected to the guardrail post by means of at least two bolts;15 − a handrail connected to a top surface of the top bracket of the connecting element;wherein the top surface of the top bracket has an inclination of /- 10 degrees to a horizontal plane formed perpendicular to vertical plane through a longitudinal direction of the guardrail post.20In embodiments, the top surface of the top bracket has an inclination of / - 7 degrees to the horizontal plane.In embodiments, the top surface of the top bracket has an inclination of / - 5 25 degrees to the horizontal plane.In embodiments, the through holes for connecting the guardrail post to the connecting element is located in an upper section of the guardrail post.30 In embodiments, the guardrail post is a H-beam. 3501856In embodiments, two and two opposite through holes are located at each of the two flanges of the H-beam, wherein the two through holes on each flange is arranged on each opposite side of the web of the H-beam.5 In embodiments, the guardrail post is a HEA-beam or a RHS/SHS-beam.In embodiments, the guardrail post is a tube, with a square, rectangular, oval or circular cross section.10 In embodiments, the through holes are arranged in a top section of the guardrail post, wherein first two through holes are arranged next to each other with their central axis parallelly arranged, and another two through holes are located opposite the first two through holes, mirrored about a central plane of the tube.15In embodiments, the top section of the guardrail post comprises a recess adapted to receive the bracket legs of the connecting element and to connect the connecting element with the guardrail post by means of the bolts for connecting element through alignment of the through holes of the20 guardrail post and the through holes of the connecting element.In a third aspect, the present invention relates to a method for installing the system according to one of the claims -, wherein the method comprises the steps of:25 − installing an end of a guardrail post vertically into a supporting surface;− aligning through holes of a connecting element according to one of the claims - with through holes in a top end of the guardrail post, the top end being the opposite end of the end installed into the supporting 30 surface;− threading bolts through the through holes in the top end of the guardrail post and the through holes of the connecting element;− threading nuts onto the bolts; 3501857− adjusting an angle of inclination between a top surface of a top bracket of the connecting element to /- 10 degrees to a horizontal plane formed perpendicular to vertical plane through a longitudinal direction of the guardrail post;5 − tightening the nuts towards the connecting element and the guardrail post for a firm connection at desired angle.In embodiments, the angle of inclination is adjusted to /- 7 degrees.10 In embodiments, the angle of inclination is adjusted to /- 5 degrees.In a fourth aspect, the present invention relates to a use of the connecting element with a guardrail for a bridge.15 In a fifth aspect, the present invention relates to a use of the connecting element with a guardrail for a stair.In a sixth aspect, the present invention relates to a use of the connecting element with a guardrail.20The guardrail is often a combination of a rail in a roadway barrier system and a handrail, wherein the handrail is connected onto the top of the guardrail post. The connecting element is formed to provide a connection between the top of the guardrail post and a handrail installed on top of it, 25 and thus covering the top of the guardrail post both for safety and for aesthetical reasons. The connecting element is connected to the guardrail post by a releasable fastening means so that the handrail can be adjusted to assess the inclination of the roadway or bridge, thus the handrail can be adjusted to a horizontally section of a bridge as well as sections having 30 inclination. Standard elements or components can be utilized in the different situations, both on the horizontally sections and the inclined sections of a bridge. Hence, repairing of the guardrail, e.g. after a collision with a car, maintenance etc. of the guardrail, can take place without any unique and 3501858special spare parts needs to be made. Security is of highest priority, and thus, a new or repaired guardrail should be in place as soon as possible, without a longer stay. Resulting in fewer parts, as fewer variants are necessary, reduced manufacturing of parts, as it is not necessary to5 customize/tailor each guardrail system individually. Parts can easily be replaced. Shorter assembly of the guardrails, as the guardrail posts can be involuntary installed. In traditional guardrails, tailored posts are numbered, and their location for installation is given on instructions of the installation.10 Having a guardrail adaptable to the inclination of the roadway or bridge, provides a nice and smooth look, without any projecting element, sharp edges, and compromises due to the installation, providing a safe and reliable guardrail. The connecting element of the handrail can be stepless adjusted within its range of application.15The inclination is given by an angle with respect to a horizontal plane of the top of the guardrail post and the vertical direction of the guardrail post, wherein the horizontal plane is perpendicular to the vertical guardrail post. A top surface of the top bracket of the connecting element having an angle of 20 90 degrees/being perpendicular to the vertical guardrail post when no inclination, the top surface of the top bracket of the connecting element thus being parallel with the horizontal plane. The angle between the top surface of the top bracket of the connecting element and the vertical guardrail post is adjustable in the range of /-10 degrees (between 80-110 degrees),25 preferably in the range of /- 5 degrees (between 85-95 degrees).Description of the figuresEmbodiments of the present invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the following figures, wherein:30 Figure 1a and Figure 1b show prior art of a guardrail post with a welded post top or flange for a bridge with and without an inclination respectively. 3501859Figures 2a-c show schematically and in perspective an embodiment of a connection element connected with an embodiment of a guardrail post showing different possible inclinations.5 Figure 3 shows schematically and in perspective an embodiment of an embodiment of a connecting element according to the invention.Figure 4 shows schematically and in perspective an embodiment of a top of a guardrail post with through holes for connecting a connecting element. 10Figure 5a and Figure 5b show schematically and in perspective different handrails to be connected at the top of a connection element connected with a guardrail post.15 Figure 6 shows schematically and in perspective an embodiment of an assembly of a connecting element, a guardrail post and a handrail.Figure 7a and 7b show schematically and in perspective another embodiment of a connecting element according to the invention arranged on 20 top of a guardrail post.Figure 7c shows schematically and in perspective an assembly of a connecting element and a guardrail post as in figure 7a and 7b together with a handrail.25Figure 8 and figure 9 show schematically and in perspective the connection element of figures 7a-c connected with other embodiments of a guardrail post.Description of preferred embodiments of the invention30 The following description of the exemplary embodiments refers to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numbers in different drawings identify the same or similar elements. The following detailed description 35018510does not limit the invention. Instead, the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims. The following embodiments are discussed, for simplicity, with regard to the terminology, method, and structure of a handrail on a guardrail for a roadway barrier system assembling parts of a guardrail 5 system. However, the embodiments to be discussed next are not limited to such type of products but may also be used for other types of elements to be assembled in a rigid manner.Reference throughout the specification to “one embodiment” or “an10 embodiment” means that a particular feature, structure or characteristic described in connection with an embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the subject matter disclosed. Thus, the appearance of the phrases “in one embodiment” or “in an embodiment” in various places throughout the specification is not necessarily referring to the same15 embodiment. Further, the particular features, structures or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments.Figure 1a and 1b show schematically and in perspective prior art of an embodiment of a guardrail post 200 with a welded post top, top flange or 20 bracket 110 for a bridge with and without an inclination respectively. The post top, top flange or bracket 110 is welded to the guardrail post 200 prior to transport and handling to the spot for installation or welded in situ, with no or little possibilities for necessary adjustments of the inclination at site.25 Figures 2a-c show schematically and in perspective an embodiment of a connecting element 100 connected with an embodiment of a guardrail post 200 showing different inclinations. The inclination is adjustable after the installation of the guardrail post 200, to both sides of the guardrail post 200, when the guardrail post is seen from the perspective facing two through 30 holes 210 for connecting to the connecting element 100. When adjusted to required angle or inclination, the connecting element 100 is connected to the guardrail post 200 by means of two bolts (not shown) through the through holes 210 for connecting to the connecting element 100 on opposite sides of 35018511the guardrail post 200 and corresponding through holes 140 (not shown) on the connecting element 100 for connecting to the guardrail post 200. The bolts are secured by nuts (not shown) on the opposite side of the guardrail post 200 of where the bolts are threaded, in one embodiment, the bolts are 5 secured by threads in the through holes 210 on the opposite side of where the bolts are threaded. The guardrail post 200 is forming a vertical plane in the longitudinal direction of the guardrail post 200 and a horizontal plane is being perpendicular to the vertical plane. An angle between a top surface 111 of the connecting element 100 and the vertical plane is 90 degrees 10 when there is no inclination of the top surface 111 of the connecting element 100 or a handrail 300 (not shown) when installed onto the connecting element. An inclination in the range of /- 10 degrees, that being an angle between the top surface 111 of the connecting element 100 and the vertical plane between 80-100 degrees, preferably the inclination is in the range of 15 /- 5 degrees, that being an angle between the top surface 111 of the connecting element 100 and the vertical plane between 85-95 degrees. The guardrail post 200 is, in one embodiment, formed by a H-beam, with two longitudinal flanges and a longitudinal web connecting the two longitudinal flanges in the length of the guardrail post. The opposite through holes 210 20 are located at each of the two flanges of the H-beam, wherein two through holes 210 on each flange is arranged on opposite sides of the web of the H-beam. The guardrail post 200 is not limited to be formed as a H-beam, other suitably formed cross sections is possible, such as, but not limited to a pipe having a circular, oval, square, rectangular or other suitably formed cross-25 sections, preferably hollow cross-sections, or HEA-beams, RHS-beams, SHS-beams etc. To connect with the connecting element 100, a slot is formed through a top section of the guardrail post 200 to receive the connecting element 100 and adapted to angle/incline the connecting element 100. The top section of the guardrail post comprises through holes 210 to 30 connect with the connecting element 100 by means of bolts 400 and optionally with nuts. 35018512Figure 3 shows schematically and in perspective an embodiment of a connecting element 100 according to the invention. The connecting element 100 comprising a top bracket 110, the top bracket forming a longitudinal plate, wherein the top bracket comprises a top surface 111, a bottom surface 5 112, two longitudinal side edges 113 extending in a longitudinal direction of the top bracket 110 and two short-side edges 114, perpendicular to the longitudinal side edges 113. From the longitudinal side edges 113 two bracket legs 120 extend perpendicular to the top surface 111, two bracket legs 120 on each side of the longitudinal side edges 113 of the top bracket 10 110. In embodiments, only one bracket leg 120 extends perpendicular to the top surface 111 on each side of the longitudinal side edges 113 of the top bracket 110.Preferably the top bracket 110 and the bracket legs 120 are connected by 15 means of one support bracket 130 extending perpendicular to the top surface 110 from each longitudinal side edge 113, wherein the bracket legs 120 extends from the free side edge 131 of each support bracket 130. The two bracket legs 120 on each side of the longitudinal side edges 113 are located with a distance, forming a gap 121, allowing the gap 121 of the 20 connecting element 100 to be arranged with two and two bracket legs 120 on each side of the web of the H-beam forming the guardrail post 200 and allowing to angle/incline the connecting element 100. The top bracket 110 of the connecting element 100 having two through holes for connecting to a handrail 300, preferably by means of bolts and nuts.25Each bracket leg 120 comprises a thorough hole 140 for receiving the bolt 400 for connecting the connecting element 100 to the guardrail post 200. The thorough holes 140 being elongated holes with semi-circular ends. The radius of the semi-circular ends, and thus the width of the slotted hole being 30 equal to or larger than radius of the through holes 210 of the guardrails 200 and thus allowing the inclination of the connecting element 100. 35018513Figure 4 shows schematically and in perspective an embodiment of a top of a guardrail post 200 formed by a H-beam. A top portion of the guardrail post 200 having through holes 210 for connecting a connecting element 100.5 Figure 5a and Figure 5b show schematically and in perspective two different embodiments of handrails 300 to be connected at the top bracket 110 of a connecting element 100 connected with a guardrail post 200. Figure 5a showing a handrail 300 with a closed rectangular cross-section. The handrail 300 shown in figure 5a having a slot (not shown) on one of the sides of the 10 handrail 300, the side facing the top bracket 110. The slot allowing the handrail 300 to be threaded onto the top bracket 110 of the connecting element. Figure 5b showing a handrail 300 with a rectangular cross-section open on one side, the side facing the top bracket 110 of the connecting element 100. The handrails 300 shown in figure 5a and 5b respectively 15 having apertures to connect the handrail 300 by means of e.g., bolts and for handrail (not shown) and nuts to the top bracket 110 of the connecting element 110.Figure 6 shows show schematically and in perspective an embodiment of an 20 assembly of a connecting element 100, a guardrail post 200 and a handrail 300. The connecting element 100 is connected to the guardrail post 200 by means of two bolts 400 and nuts (not shown). The handrail 300 connected to the top bracket 110 of the connecting element 100 by means of two bolts 500 and nuts (not shown). The handrail 300 is shown as a short pipe25 segment, however, the handrail 300 can be an elongated handrail 300 connected to handrails 300 on one end or both end of the elongated handrail 300 shown. The elongated handrail 300 can be connected to several connecting elements 100 and thus guardrail posts 200 along the length of the handrail 300.30In figure 2a-c and figure 6, the connecting element 100 is shown connected with the guardrail post 200 having its bracket legs 120 located on the inside of the guardrail post 200. The bracket legs 120 are not limited to such 35018514location, they can also be located on the outside of the guardrail post 200, as can be seen below for figures 7a-c and figures 8 and 9Figure 7a and 7b shows schematically and in perspective another5 embodiment of a connecting element 100 according to the invention arranged on top of a guardrail post 200. The connecting element 100 comprising a top bracket 110, the top bracket forming a longitudinal plate, wherein the top bracket comprises a top surface 111, a bottom surface 112, two longitudinal side edges 113 extending in a longitudinal direction of the 10 top bracket 110 and two short-side edges 114, perpendicular to the longitudinal side edges 113. From the longitudinal side edges 113 a bracket leg 120 extend perpendicular to the top surface 111, one on each side of the longitudinal side edges 113 of the top bracket 110.15 Each bracket leg 120 comprises two thorough holes 140 for receiving the bolt 400 for connecting the connecting element 100 to the guardrail post 200. The thorough holes 140 being elongated slotted holes with semicircular ends, or oval thorough holes 140. The radius of the semi-circular ends, and thus the width of the thorough holes being equal to or larger than 20 the radius of the through holes 210 of the guardrails 200 and thus allowing the inclination of the connecting element 100.Figure 7b shows the connecting element 100 connected to the guardrail post 200 in different rotated positions of the connecting element 100. The25 guardrail posts 200 being HEA-beams.Figure 7c shows schematically and in perspective an assembly of a connecting element and a guardrail post as in figure 7a and 7b together with a handrail as described above for claim 6, the bolts not shown.30Figure 8 and figure 9 shows schematically and in perspective the connection element 100 of figures 7a-c connected with other embodiments of a guardrail post 200, being RHS-beams or SHS-beams. 35018515In figure 7a-c and figure 8 and 9, the connecting element 100 is shown connected with the guardrail post 200 having its bracket legs 120 located on the outside of the guardrail post 200. The bracket legs 120 are not limited to 5 such location, they can also be located on the inside of the guardrail post 200 as seen in figures 2a-c and figure 6.The connecting element 100 preferably being connected to the guardrail post 200 and the handrail 300 by means of bolts and nuts. The guardrail 10 post 200 is not limited to be formed as a H-beams, HEA-beams, RHS-beams or SHS-beams, other suitably formed cross sections is also possible, such as, but not limited to, a pipe having a circular, oval, square, rectangular or other suitably formed cross-sections, etc. 35018516Table 1Ref. Description100 Connecting element110 Top bracket111 Top surface of top bracket112 Bottom surface of top bracket113 Longitudinal side edges114 Short side edges120 Bracket leg121 Gap130 Support bracket131 Free side edges (of support bracket)140 Through hole for connecting to a guardrail post 150 Aperture for connecting to a handrail200 Guardrail post210 Through hole for connecting to the connecting element 300 Handrail310 Aperture for connecting to the connecting element 400 Bolt for connecting element500 Bolt for handrail
Claims
35018517Claims1. A connecting element (100) for a guardrail in a road barrier system, the connecting element (100) comprising:5 − a top bracket (110) for fixing the connecting element (100) to a handrail (300), the top bracket (110) comprising a top surface (111), a bottom surface (112) and longitudinal side edges (113);− at least two bracket legs (120) for fixing the connecting element (100) to a guardrail post (200), wherein each bracket leg (120) extends 10 perpendicular from the bottom surface (112) of the top bracket (110), one bracket leg (120) on each opposite longitudinal side edge (113) of the top bracket (110);wherein the connecting element (100) is adapted to be rotatably arranged with respect to a guardrail post (200),15 wherein each bracket leg (120) comprises at least one through hole (140) adapted to connect the connecting element (100) to the guardrail post (200) by means of bolts (400),characterized in that each through hole (140) is an elongated hole with semi-circular ends with a radius being equal to or larger than the radius 20 of through holes (210) of the guardrail post (200).2. The connecting element (100) according to claim 1, wherein the connecting element (100) comprises four bracket legs (120), two bracket legs (120) connected on the opposite side edges (113) of the top bracket 25 (110).3. The connecting element (100) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein each bracket leg (120) comprises two through holes (140) adapted to connect the connecting element (100) to the guardrail post (200) by means of bolts 30 (400).350185184. The connecting element (100) according to any preceding claim, wherein the top bracket (110) comprises at least one aperture (150) for connecting the connecting element (100) to the handrail (300) by means of a bolt (500).55. The connecting element (100) according to any preceding claim, wherein the top bracket (110) is forming a longitudinal extending plate adapted to extend in longitudinal direction of the guardrail.10 6. The connecting element (100) according to any preceding claim, wherein the connecting element (100) comprises support bracket (130) connecting the bracket legs (120) to the top bracket (110).7. The connecting element (100) according to claim 6, wherein the 15 support bracket (130) protrudes perpendicular from opposite longitudinal side edges (113) of the top bracket (110), in the length of the longitudinal side edges (113) of the top bracket (110), the support brackets (130) on each longitudinal side edge (113) of the top bracket (110).20 8. The connecting element (100) according to claim 7, wherein the bracket legs (120) protrude from free side edges (131) of the support brackets (130).9. The connecting element (100) according to claim 7 when claim 6 is 25 dependent on claim 2, wherein the two bracket legs (120) protruding from each of the free side edges (131) of the support bracket (130) are arranged with a distance from each other and mirrored about a mid-plane of the connecting element (100), the mid-plane being perpendicular to a front surface of the support bracket (130).3010. A system for providing a rotatably handrail of a guardrail in a road barrier system, the system comprising:− a guardrail post (200);35018519− a connecting element (100) according to any preceding claim rotatably connected to the guardrail post (200) by means of at least two bolts (400);− a handrail (300) connected to a top surface (112) of the top bracket 5 (110) of the connecting element (100);wherein the top surface (112) of the top bracket (110) has an inclination of /- 10 degrees to a horizontal plane formed perpendicular to a vertical plane through a longitudinal direction of the guardrail post (200).10 11. The system according to claim 10, wherein the top surface (112) of the top bracket (110) has an inclination of /- 7 degrees to the horizontal plane.12. The system according to claim 10 wherein the top surface (112) of the 15 top bracket (110) has an inclination of /- 5 degrees to the horizontal plane.13. The system according to one of the claims 10-12, wherein the through holes (210) for connecting the guardrail post (200) to the connecting element (100) is located in an upper section of the guardrail post (200).2014. The system according to one of the claims 10-13, wherein the guardrail post (200) is an H-beam.15. The system according to claim 14, wherein two and two opposite 25 through holes (210) are located at each of the two flanges of the H-beam, wherein the two through holes (210) on each flange is arranged on each opposite side of the web of the H-beam.16. The system according to one of the claims 10-13, wherein the30 guardrail post (200) is a HEA-beam or an RHS/SHS-beam.3501852017. The system according to one of the claims 10-13, wherein the guardrail post (200) is a tube, with a square, rectangular, oval or circular cross section.5 18. The system according to claim 17, wherein the through holes (210) are arranged in a top section of the guardrail post (200), wherein first two through holes (210) are arranged next to each other with their central axis parallelly arranged, and another two through holes (210) are located opposite the first two through holes (210), mirrored about a central plane of 10 the tube.19. The system according to claim 17 or 18, wherein the top section of the guardrail post (200) comprises a recess adapted to receive the bracket legs (120) of the connecting element (100) and to connect the connecting15 element (100) with the guardrail post (200) by means of the bolts (400) for the connecting element (100) through alignment of the through holes of the guardrail post (200) and the through holes of the connecting element (100).20. A method for installing the system according to one of the claims 10-20 19, wherein the method comprises the steps of:− installing an end of a guardrail post (200) vertically into a supporting surface;− aligning through holes (140) of a connecting element (100) according to one of the claims 1-9 with through hole(s) (210) in a 25 top end of the guardrail post (200), the top end being the opposite end of the end installed into the supporting surface;− threading bolt(s) (400) through the through hole(s) (210) in the top end of the guardrail post (200) and the through hole(s) (140) of the connecting element (100);30 − threading nut(s) onto the bolt(s) (400);− adjusting an angle of inclination between a top surface (111) of a top bracket (110) of the connecting element (100) to /- 1035018521degrees to a horizontal plane formed perpendicular to a vertical plane through a longitudinal direction of the guardrail post (200); − tightening the nut(s) towards the connecting element (100) and the guardrail post (200) for a firm connection at desired angle.521. The method according to claim 20, wherein the angle of inclination is adjusted to /- 7 degrees.22. The method according to claim 21, wherein the angle of inclination is 10 adjusted to /- 5 degrees.23. Use of the connecting element (100) according to one of the claims 1-9 with a guardrail for a bridge.15 24. Use of the connecting element (100) according to one of the claims 1-9 with a guardrail for a stair.25. Use of the connecting element (100) according to one of the claims 1-9 with a guardrail.35018522Krav1. Et koblingselement (100) for et rekkverk i et veibarrieresystem, hvor koblingselementet (100) omfatter:5 − en toppbrakett (110) for å feste koblingselementet (100) til en håndlist (300), hvor toppbraketten (110) omfatter en toppflate (111), en bunnflate (112) og langsgående sidekanter (113);− minst to brakettbein (120) for å feste koblingselementet (100) til en rekkverksstolpe (200), hvor hvert brakettbein (120) strekker seg 10 vinkelrett fra bunnflaten (112) av toppbraketten (110), ett brakettbein (120) på hver motsatt langsgående sidekant (113) av toppbraketten (110);hvor koblingselementet (100) er tilpasset til å bli roterbart anordnet i forhold til en rekkverksstolpe (200),15 hvor hvert brakettbein (120) omfatter minst ett gjennomgående hull (140) tilpasset til å koble koblingselementet (100) til rekkverksstolpen (200) ved hjelp av bolter (400),karakterisert ved at hvert gjennomgående hull (140) er et avlangt hull med halvsirkulære ender med en radius som er lik eller større enn radiusen 20 til gjennomgående hull (210) på rekkverksstolpen (200).2. Koblingselementet (100) ifølge krav 1, hvor koblingselementet (100) omfatter fire brakettbein (120), hvor to brakettbein (120) koblet på de motsatte sidekantene (113) av toppbraketten (110).253. Koblingselementet (100) ifølge krav 1 eller 2, hvor hvert brakettbein (120) omfatter to gjennomgående hull (140) tilpasset til å koble koblingselementet (100) til rekkverksstolpen (200) ved hjelp av bolter (400).30 4. Koblingselementet (100) ifølge ett hvilket som helst av de foregående kravene, hvor toppbraketten (110) omfatter minst én åpning (150) for å koble koblingselementet (100) til håndlisten (300) ved hjelp av en bolt (500).350185235. Koblingselementet (100) ifølge ett hvilket som helst av de foregående kravene, hvor toppbraketten (110) danner en langsgående plate som er tilpasset til å strekke seg i lengderetningen av rekkverket.56. Koblingselementet (100) ifølge ett hvilket som helst av de foregående kravene, hvor koblingselementet (100) omfatter en støttebrakett (130) som kobler brakettbeinene (120) til toppbraketten (110).10 7. Koblingselementet (100) ifølge krav 6, hvor støttebraketten (130) rager vinkelrett ut fra motsatte langsgående sidekanter (113) av toppbraketten (110), i lengden av de langsgående sidekantene (113) av toppbraketten (110), støttebrakettene (130) på hver langsgående sidekant (113) av toppbraketten (110).158. Koblingselementet (100) ifølge krav 7, hvor brakettbeinene (120) rager ut fra frie sidekanter (131) av støttebraketten (130).9. Koblingselementet (100) ifølge krav 7 når krav 6 er avhengig av krav 20 2, hvor de to brakettbeinene (120) som rager ut fra hver av de frie sidekantene (131) av støttebraketten (130) er anordnet med en avstand fra hverandre og speilet om et midtplan av koblingselementet (100), hvor midtplanet er vinkelrett på en frontflate av støttebraketten (130).25 10. Et system for å tilveiebringe en roterbar håndlist for et rekkverk i et veibarrieresystem, hvor systemet omfatter:− en rekkverksstolpe (200);− et koblingselement (100) ifølge ett hvilket som helst av de foregående kravene roterbart koblet til rekkverksstolpen (200) ved 30 hjelp av minst to bolter (400);− en håndlist (300) koblet til en toppflate (112) av toppbraketten (110) av koblingselementet (100);35018524hvor toppflaten (112) av toppbraketten (110) har en helning på /- 10 grader i forhold til et horisontalplan dannet vinkelrett på et vertikalplan gjennom en lengderetning av rekkverksstolpen (200).5 11. Systemet ifølge krav 10, hvor toppflaten (112) av toppbraketten (110) har en helning på /- 7 grader til horisontalplanet.12. Systemet ifølge krav 10, hvor toppflaten (112) av toppbraketten (110) har en helning på /- 5 grader til horisontalplanet.1013. Systemet ifølge ett av kravene 10-12, hvor de gjennomgående hullene (210) for å koble rekkverksstolpen (200) til koblingselementet (100) er plassert i en øvre del av rekkverksstolpen (200)15 14. Systemet ifølge ett av kravene 10-13, hvor rekkverksstolpen (200) er en H-bjelke.15. Systemet ifølge krav 14, hvor to og to motsatte gjennomgående hull (210) er plassert på hver av de to flensene av H-bjelken, hvor de to20 gjennomgående hullene (210) på hver flens er anordnet på hver motsatt side av steget til H-bjelken.16. Systemet ifølge ett av kravene 10-13, hvor rekkverksstolpen (200) er en HEA-bjelke eller en RHS/SHS-bjelke.2517. Systemet ifølge ett av kravene 10-13, hvor rekkverksstolpen (200) er et rør, med et kvadratisk, rektangulært, ovalt eller sirkulært tverrsnitt.18. Systemet ifølge krav 17, hvor de gjennomgående hullene (210) er 30 anordnet i en toppdel av rekkverksstolpen (200), hvor første to gjennomgående hullene (210) er anordnet ved siden av hverandre med deres sentrale akse parallelt anordnet, og ytterligere to gjennomgående hull 35018525(210) er plassert motsatt av de første to gjennomgående hullene (210), speilet om et sentralt plan av røret.19. Systemet ifølge krav 17 eller 18, toppdelen av rekkverksstolpen (200) 5 omfatter en utsparing tilpasset til å motta brakettbeinene (120) av koblingselementet (100) og å koble koblingselementet (100) til rekkverksstolpen (200) ved hjelp av bolter (400) for koblingselementet (100) gjennom innretning av de gjennomgående hullene av rekkverksstolpen (200) og de gjennomgående hullene av koblingselementet (100).1020. En fremgangsmåte for å installere systemet ifølge ett av kravene 10-19, hvor fremgangsmåten omfatter trinnene:− å installere en ende av en rekkverksstolpe (200) vertikalt inn i en støtteflate;15 − å innrette gjennomgående hull (140) av koblingselementet (100) ifølge ett av kravene 1-9 med gjennomgående hull (210) i en toppende av rekkverksstolpen (200), hvor toppenden er den motsatte enden av enden som er installert inn i den støttende flaten;20 − å tre (en) bolt(er) (400) gjennom de(t) gjennomgående hull(ene) (210) i toppenden av rekkverksstolpen (200) og de gjennomgående hull(ene) (140) av koblingselementet (100);− å tre mutter(e) på bolten(e) (400);− å justere en helningsvinkel mellom en toppflate (111) av en25 toppbrakett (110) av koblingselementet (100) til /- 10 grader til et horisontalplan dannet vinkelrett til et vertikalplan gjennom en lengderetning av rekkverksstolpen (200);− å stramme mutteren(e) mot koblingselementet (100) og rekkverksstolpen (200) for en fast forbindelse ved ønsket vinkel. 3021. Fremgangsmåte ifølge krav 20, hvor helningsvinkelen er justert til /-7 grader.3501852622. Fremgangsmåte ifølge krav 21, hvor helningsvinkelen er justert til /-5 grader.23. Anvendelse av koblingselementet (100) ifølge ett av kravene 1-9 med 5 et rekkverk for en bro.24. Anvendelse av koblingselementet (100) ifølge ett av kravene 1-9 med et rekkverk for en trapp.10 25. Anvendelse av koblingselementet (100) ifølge ett av kravene 1-9 med et rekkverk.
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