[0001] The present disclosure relates generally to a safety device, in particular it relates to a protective cover for reinforcement bars to avoid mishaps.

BACKGROUND
[0002] Background description includes information that may be useful in understanding the present invention. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the presently claimed invention, or that any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
[0003] Transportation of different materials and goods like reinforcement bars, metal bars and steel bars through vehicles via road leads to many mishappenings and casualties. Such bars are transported on trucks and trailers, bullock carts etc., and most of the times these bars are loaded in the vehicle projecting well beyond the designated length of the vehicle (nearly one fourth or more). If the bars with projected lengths comes into direct contact of the surrounding vicinity, there are high chances of accidents causing severe loss to human mankind, animals, and properties.
[0004] The government regulation of transporting and loading such material mandate that there should be a flashing red light (cautioning signal) on rear of the vehicle/or a clearly visible red cloth hanging over it. Moreover, mere hanging a red cloth does not serve the purpose. Out of poor visibility especially during evening and night hours; become the cause of many fatal accidents on the roads. Lack of responsibility at the end of manufacturers, transporters, law enforcement agencies and Highway authorities are also the contributing factors behind huge loss to the nation in form of precious lives and property.
[0005] Many human lives are lost every year due to above mentioned accidents involving trailers, trucks, vans and carts loaded with bars. As steel being is considered one of the major and costly construction material, and therefore the transportation is also carried out in massive amount to meet the demands of the construction industry. Due to mishaps, further labour efforts is also required to bring the distorted bars into their required shape and the quality can also be compromised. The conventional method discussed will no longer serve the purpose of monitoring the safety of the vicinity and protecting the bars.
[0006] Some of the measures can be taken to avoid the accidents and mishaps caused by the bars through safety devices, which can be installed on the free end of the projected bars. But the quantity of devices required for such protection can be huge in number. Also the availability of the material with which such safety devices are made is bit laborious along with the environment challenge.
[0007] Thus, there is need to overcome the problems associated with the above mentioned prior art with a recyclable and reusable protective cover for the reinforcement bars to avoid the damage caused by the bars during transportation, and reduces injuries and harm to humans, animals , along with reduction in other materialistic loss.

SUMMARY
[0008] The present disclosure relates to a protective cover (100) comprising a first portion (102), said first portion (102) being an illuminating element having a tubular structure of a first predefined radius and having a cavity (204) to hold a second portion (104) circumferentially inside the cavity, wherein the first portion (102) is removably coupled with the second portion (104) such that the second portion (104) is configured as an inserting element, and the first and second portions protect free end of an elongate member.
[0009] In an aspect, the elongate member is a reinforcing bar. In another aspect, the second portion 104 has a tubular structure of a second predefined radius corresponding to radius of said elongate member such that the second portion 104 is configured to receive and hold a free end of the elongate member. In yet another aspect, the second portion has one or more clamps (202) to support free end of the elongate member, and keep said protective cover (100) together with the free end of the elongate member, wherein the one or more clamps are configured parallel to each other.
[0010] In an aspect of the present disclosure, the cover can be made of any material selected from any or a combination of recyclable plastic, high density polyethylene (HDPE) and recyclable polyethene. In another aspect, the material for the first portion is any or a combination of highly reflective material, paint, tape, glass powder mixed with recycled plastic, fluorescent material and luminescent material. In yet another aspect, the first portion 102 emits light under low visibility or dark conditions, and ensures visibility of the elongate member using the cover 100 to assist in reducing accidents caused by the elongate member during transportation, and reducing injuries and harm to nearby humans, and animals.
[0011] In an aspect, the cavity (204) can be configured to hold the second portion 104 of the cover 100 inside it. The second portion can be removeable and separable from the first portion 102 by taking out the second portion from the cavity, and wherein the second portion is configured to receive the free end of the elongate member, said free end of the elongate member being held in the second portion 104 using one or more clamps (202). In another aspect, the cover 100 can be made using recycled plastic.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0012] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure. The diagrams are for illustration only, which thus is not a limitation of the present disclosure.
[0013] FIG. 1 shows a mechanical layout of protective cover for reinforcement bars, in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure.
[0014] FIG. 2 illustrates an exploded view of the two portions of the proposed protective cover, in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure.
[0015] Persons skilled in the art will appreciate that elements in the figures are illustrated for simplicity and clarity and may have not been drawn to scale. For example, the dimensions of some of the elements in the figure may be exaggerated relative to other elements to help to improve understanding of various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. Throughout the drawings, it should be noted that like reference numbers are used to depict the same or similar elements, features, and structures.

DETAIL DESCRIPTION
[0016] In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present invention. It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that embodiments of the present invention may be practiced without some of these specific details.
[0017] If the specification states a component or feature “may”, “can”, “could”, or “might” be included or have a characteristic, that particular component or feature is not required to be included or have the characteristic.
[0018] As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, the meaning of “a,” “an,” and “the” includes plural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, as used in the description herein, the meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on” unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
[0019] The recitation of ranges of values herein is merely intended to serve as a shorthand method of referring individually to each separate value falling within the range. Unless otherwise indicated herein, each individual value is incorporated into the specification as if it were individually recited herein. All methods described herein can be performed in any suitable order unless otherwise indicated herein or otherwise clearly contradicted by context. The use of any and all examples, or exemplary language (e.g. “such as”) provided with respect to certain embodiments herein is intended merely to better illuminate the invention and does not pose a limitation on the scope of the invention otherwise claimed. No language in the specification should be construed as indicating any non-claimed element essential to the practice of the invention.
[0020] Groupings of alternative elements or embodiments of the invention disclosed herein are not to be construed as limitations. Each group member can be referred to and claimed individually or in any combination with other members of the group or other elements found herein. One or more members of a group can be included in, or deleted from, a group for reasons of convenience and/or patentability. When any such inclusion or deletion occurs, the specification is herein deemed to contain the group as modified thus fulfilling the written description of all groups used in the appended claims.
[0021] Exemplary embodiments will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments are shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. These embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those of ordinary skill in the art. Moreover, all statements herein reciting embodiments of the invention, as well as specific examples thereof, are intended to encompass both structural and functional equivalents thereof. Additionally, it is intended that such equivalents include both currently known equivalents as well as equivalents developed in the future (i.e., any elements developed that perform the same function, regardless of structure).
[0022] FIG. 1 shows a mechanical layout of protective cover for reinforcement bars, in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure.
[0023] As illustrated, in an embodiment, the proposed protective cover 100 (also referred to as cover 100, hereinafter) can include a first portion 102, and a second portion 104. The first portion 102 can be removably coupled with the second portion 104. The first portion 102 can be an illuminating element, and the second portion 104 can be configured as an inserting element. Both the portions 102, 104 can help in protecting free end of an elongate member (also referred to as member, or members hereinafter), such as but not limited toe a reinforcing bar. The first portion 102 can be a tubular structure of first predefined radius and having a cavity to hold the second portion 104 circumferentially inside the cavity. The second portion 104 can also be a tubular structure of a second predefined radius corresponding to a radius of the members such that the second portion 104 can be configured to receive and hold a free end of the members. The second portion 104 can have clamps to support the free end of the members, and keep the cover 100 together with the free end of the members. The clamps can be configured parallel to each other.
[0024] In an embodiment, the cover 100 material can be made of a material selected from any or a combination of recyclable plastic, high density polyethylene (HDPE) and recyclable polyethene, but not limited to the likes.
[0025] In an illustrative embodiment, a material for the first portion 102 can be any or a combination of highly reflective material, paint, tape, glass powder mixed with recycled plastic, fluorescent material and luminescent material. The first portion 102 can emit light under low visibility or dark conditions, and can ensure visibility of the members using the cover 100, thereby reducing the number of accidents caused by the members during transportation, and reducing injuries and harm to nearby humans, and animals.
[0026] In an embodiment, the cover 100 can help in avoiding mishaps and accidents caused by the members when the members are transported from one place to another. The proposed cover 100 can be visible to the surroundings where the transportation means are present with the members due to the fluorescent material of the cover 100.
[0027] FIG. 2 illustrates an exploded view of the two portions of the proposed, in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure.
[0028] As illustrated in FIG 2, the exploded view of the first portion 102 and the second portion 104 of the protective cover 100, to safeguard an elongate member, (for example a reinforcing bar), is disclosed. The cover 100 can be operatively coupled with the members to avoid accidents and mishappenings. The first portion 102, which can be an illuminating element configured to provide luminescence to the cover, and making the members visible during night and evening times. The material for the first portion 102 can include any or a combination of highly reflective material, paint, tape, glass powder mixed with recycled plastic, fluorescent material and luminescent material.
[0029] In an embodiment, the first portion 102 can be provided with a cavity 204. The cavity 204 can be configured to hold the second portion 104 of the cover 100 inside it. The second portion 104 can be removed and separated from the first portion 102 by taking out the second portion 104 from the cavity 204. The second portion 104 can be configured to receive the free end of the members. The free ends of the members can be held in the second portion 104 with help of clamps 202. The clamps 202 can be parallel to each other.
[0030] In an embodiment, the proposed cover 100 can be cost effective to meet demands of safeguarding huge amount of the members. The cover 100 material can include any or a combination of recyclable plastic, high density polyethylene (HDPE), and recyclable polyethene. Therefore, the cover 100 can be reused, and recyclable making the net effective cost of the same quantity less.
[0031] In an embodiment, the proposed cover 100 can help in reducing the rate of accidents due to the members having the self reflecting element, associated with the first portion 102 of the cover 100. The cover 100 can aid in giving a clear, and distinct visibility cautioning vehicles coming from behind during the night, and evening time.
[0032] In an embodiment, the cover 100 can be made by using a large amount of recycled plastic, thereby causing reduction in plastic waste. In an illustrative embodiment, the used cover 100, can be reused for the same purpose, multiple time, and without adding to cost of the transported members, and thus no burden on the end consumer or the transporters.
[0033] In an embodiment, the proposed cover 100 can reduce the economic, and environmental problem of waste disposal, and can help in balancing the wasted plastic material.
[0034] Moreover, in interpreting the specification, all terms should be interpreted in the broadest possible manner consistent with the context. In particular, the terms “comprises” and “comprising” should be interpreted as referring to elements, components, or steps in a non-exclusive manner, indicating that the referenced elements, components, or steps may be present, or utilized, or combined with other elements, components, or steps that are not expressly referenced. Where the specification claims refer to at least one of something selected from the group consisting of A, B, C ….and N, the text should be interpreted as requiring only one element from the group, not A plus N, or B plus N, etc.
[0035] While the foregoing describes various embodiments of the invention, other and further embodiments of the invention may be devised without departing from the basic scope thereof. The scope of the invention is determined by the claims that follow. The invention is not limited to the described embodiments, versions or examples, which are included to enable a person having ordinary skill in the art to make and use the invention when combined with information and knowledge available to the person having ordinary skill in the art.

WE CLAIM

A protective cover (100) comprising a first portion (102), said first portion (102) being an illuminating element having a tubular structure of a first predefined radius and having a cavity (204) to hold a second portion (104) circumferentially inside the cavity, wherein the first portion (102) is removably coupled with the second portion (104) such that the second portion (104) is configured as an inserting element, and the first and second portions protect free end of an elongate member.
2. The protective cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein said elongate member is a reinforcing bar.
3. The protective cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second portion 104 has a tubular structure of a second predefined radius corresponding to radius of said elongate member such that the second portion 104 is configured to receive and hold a free end of the elongate member.
4. The protective cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second portion has one or more clamps (202) to support free end of the elongate member, and keep said protective cover (100) together with the free end of the elongate member, wherein the one or more clamps are configured parallel to each other.
5. The protective cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cover is made of any material selected from any or a combination of recyclable plastic, high density polyethylene (HDPE) and recyclable polyethene.
6. The protective cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein material for the first portion is any or a combination of highly reflective material, paint, tape, glass powder mixed with recycled plastic, fluorescent material and luminescent material.
7. The protective cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first portion 102 emits light under low visibility or dark conditions, and ensures visibility of the elongate member using the cover 100 to assist in reducing accidents caused by the elongate member during transportation, and reducing injuries and harm to nearby humans, and animals.
8. The protective cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cavity (204) is configured to hold the second portion 104 of the cover 100 inside it.
9. The protective cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second portion is removeable and separable from the first portion 102 by taking out the second portion from the cavity, and wherein the second portion is configured to receive the free end of the elongate member, said free end of the elongate member being held in the second portion 104 using one or more clamps (202).
10. The protective cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cover 100 is made using recycled plastic.