function breakEffect(axis, point, path, color) {
    var renderer = axis.chart.renderer,
        brkLine = point.brkLine;

    if (!brkLine) {
        point.brkLine = brkLine = renderer.path(path)
            .attr({
                'stroke-width': 1,
                stroke: color,
                fill: color
            }).add(point.graphic.parentGroup);
    } else {
        brkLine.attr({
            d: path
        });
    }
}
function pointBreak(item) {
    var point = item.point,
        brk = item.brk,
        axis = this,
        sA = point.shapeArgs,
        x = sA.x,
        y = axis.toPixels(brk.to) - axis.top + 1,
        h = axis.toPixels(brk.from) - axis.toPixels(brk.to) - 2,
        w = sA.width,
        path = ['M', x, y, 'L', x + w, y + h, x + w, y, 'L', x, y + h, 'Z'];

    breakEffect(this, point, path, '#F0F0F0');
}

function pointInBreak(item) {
    var point = item.point,
        brk = item.brk,
        axis = this,
        sA = point.shapeArgs,
        x = sA.x + 0.5,
        y = axis.toPixels(brk.to) - axis.top + 1,
        h = axis.toPixels(brk.from) - axis.toPixels(brk.to),
        w = sA.width - 1,
        path = ['M', x, y + h, 'L', x + (w / 2), y + (h / 2), 'L', x + w, y + h, 'Z'];

    breakEffect(this, point, path, point.color || point.series.color);
}

Highcharts.chart('container', {
    chart: {
        animation: false,
        type: 'column'
    },
    title: {
        text: 'Chart with a more elaborate break effect'
    },
    xAxis: {
        categories: ['Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun', 'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec']
    },
    yAxis: {
        title: false,
        tickInterval: 100,
        breaks: [{
            from: 500,
            to: 3000,
            breakSize: 100
        }],
        plotBands: [{
            from: 500,
            to: 3000,
            color: '#F0F0F0'
        }],
        events: {
            pointBreak: pointBreak,
            pointInBreak: pointInBreak
        }
    },
    plotOptions: {
        series: {
            animation: false
        }
    },
    series: [{
        name: 'Attraction 1',
        data: [44, 128, 180, 345, 3050, 3590, 3840, 3630, 3120, 420, 240, 80]
    }, {
        name: 'Attraction 2',
        data: [64, 138, 164, 408, 3120, 3540, 3875, 3420, 720, 320, 160, 20]
    }]

});