Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
116063000 | STREET TRAFFIC | 45 |
20100064963 | Vehicle height restrictor and alerting device - Disclosed is a device for providing a preliminary alert to the driver of a vehicle approaching an overhead obstacle. The inventive concept consists of a vertical mounting post to which is attached a non-marring horizontal height restrictor arm. The position of the height restrictor arm on the vertical post is at the same vertical distance from the roadway surface as is the vertical distance of the specific overhead obstacle for which an alert is provided. The height restrictor arm is affixed to the vertical post by means of a multi-directional pivotal connector comprising a hollow sphere, spring, and chain assembly. The pivotal connector allows the height restrictor arm to move, after contact by a vehicle, in a multitude of directions, fore and aft, up or down. | 03-18-2010 |
20100101484 | Indicator Post - This invention relates to an indicator post comprising an elongate sheet of high strength engineering polymer (HSEP) material, the elongate sheet being resiliently bendable to enable the indicator post to revert upright after an impact. An associated reinforcement means attachable to a driveable portion of the indicator post is also disclosed. | 04-29-2010 |
20110185962 | HUMANOID TRAFFIC CONTROL ROBOT - A humanoid traffic control robot is provided, which is installed on all or some of the lanes of a road where maintenance work, subway construction, or an unexpected situation such as a traffic accident takes place and allows arm parts of a robot body thereof to freely implement desired arm operations and thus to more easily perform a variety of traffic control signal services. | 08-04-2011 |
20120285368 | DELINEATOR WITH BOUNCEBACK MECHANISM - Delineators are described that include a delineator body, a ball and socket joint, and a resilient rod. The ball and socket joint is disposed to promote deflection of the delineator body in response to a deflecting force. The resilient rod, which may comprise steel, couples to the delineator body and to the ball and socket joint, and is adapted to restore the delineator body to an upright position after removal of the deflecting force. An elastic grommet, which may comprise rubber, is also preferably included that connects the rod to the delineator body. The ball and socket joint may allow the delineator to deflect equally in all directions, or preferentially in a preferred deflection plane. | 11-15-2012 |
20130055948 | GUIDE APPARATUS - Included are embodiments of a guide apparatus. In some embodiments, the guide apparatus includes a body portion, a connector housing, and a rounded connector portion. The connector housing may include a connector snap surface that is disposed on an interior surface of the connector housing. Additionally, the connector housing may define a hollow portion adjacent to the interior surface. The connector housing may be coupled to the body portion via the connector snap surface. Similarly, the rounded connector portion may be coupled to the connector housing and may removably secure to a spad that is that is disposed on a ceiling, such that the guide apparatus hangs substantially downward, regardless of the orientation of the spad. | 03-07-2013 |
20140144370 | REFLECTOR FOR MARKING A ROAD SURFACE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A reflector for a road sign and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The road sign reflector includes a base attached to a road facility or a road surface, light-transmitting bodies mounted on the base and made of a transparent material, and a reflective layer formed on a contact surface between the light-transmitting bodies and the base and reflecting light incident into the light-transmitting bodies. The manufacturing of the road sign reflector is completed by attaching the road sign reflector to a center line and a lane. The road sign reflector can be directly attached to a guardrail and road facilities without installation of an additional post, thereby facilitating the installation work. In the road sign reflector, the reflective layer formed on the light-transmitting bodies is inwardly inserted in the base and exposed surfaces of the light-transmitting bodies are exposed to the outside of the base, thereby increasing reflecting efficiency. | 05-29-2014 |
20150322637 | SINUOUS TRAFFIC LINE - A sinusoidal traffic line that has scalloped edges to form a sine wave that increases visibility under conditions of reduced visibility is formed of a pre-cut ribbon or applied traffic line material (e.g., sprayed thermoplastic material). The traffic lines have a wavy left edge and a wavy right edge. The edges are formed in a regular pattern, having a regular amplitude and wavelength relative to a directional vector along the axis of the traffic line. In another embodiment, the patterns of the outer edges are arranged in an opposite arrangement such that they converge and diverge. The upper surface of the traffic line can be embossed by an embossed device so as to create a regular pattern and increase reflectivity. | 11-12-2015 |
20160047093 | Pavement Marking Tape with Widely-Distributed, Multi-Edged Relief Features for Improved Retroreflectivity - A pavement marking tape has raised, irregular polygonal relief features with retroreflective elements covering a portion of the surface of the tape. The form of the relief features minimizes shadowing effects. Raised relief features are shaped to increase the visible number of vertical faces and edges of the relief features, which are the most reflective structures, and are oriented toward incident light from an approaching observer to maximize retroreflectivity. | 02-18-2016 |
20160096469 | VISIBLE SCHOOL STOP SIGN APPARATUS - A school bus sign with increased visibility is provided. The school bus stop sign apparatus includes at least a first stop sign and a second stop sign. The first stop sign may be pivotally attached to the side of a school bus. The second stop sign is attached to and substantially parallel with the side of the school bus. The second stop sign includes an indicator that allows drivers to sense that the bus is stopped to pick up children. When activated, the first stop sign may pivot 90 degrees and may be substantially perpendicular to the side of the bus. The indicator, such as a light, may be activated on the second stop sign. Therefore, a driver may see that the bus is picking up children from the front, the rear and the side. | 04-07-2016 |
20090013923 | A-frame barricade - A pair of A-frame members of molded plastic support an elongated beam extending through openings in apex portions thereof. Pockets are provided in the outsides of two legs of each A-frame member into which elongated weight cartridges are placed to be securely held to the legs. The legs and pockets are so formed that with a low volume and weight, a high strength and rigidity of the legs is achieved, a substantial contribution being made by the weight cartridges. The weights of the cartridges are used to resist tilting movement of the barricade and to achieve stability with a high degree of efficiency. The weight cartridges are preferably blow-molded plastic tubes filed with slag or sand and most preferably are interchangeable with cartridges currently in use in other applications. For additional stability, the legs of each A-frame member may be secured to an elongated member, to a plastic tube mounted there-between and/or to a blow-molded panel that is adapted to be filled with a weighty material and face in a longitudinal direction. Also, for additional strength and stability, elongated beams may be hung on lower portions of legs of the pair of A-frame members. | 01-15-2009 |
20090025627 | COLLAPSIBLE AND STACKABLE ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION BARRIER - A portable roadway construction barrier comprising vertically telescoping sections which allow the barrier to be expanded for use or collapsed for storage and transport. The sections are held in the expanded position using locking devices formed at the junctions between the sections. The uppermost section may comprise a handle to facilitate transport and the collapse or expansion of the barrier. The base section may include a recess to allow efficient stacking of multiple barriers in the collapsed state. | 01-29-2009 |
20090078192 | Hand operated traffic signal device - A hand-held ground-supported display device for warning passersby is disclosed. Included is a self-supporting sign panel and a plurality of at least three mast sections telescopically interfittable, one within the other. A coupler is attached to the sign panel, with a socket for releasably engaging the top mast section. The mast sections have progressively smaller internal diameters and progressively shorter lengths, with the outermost mast section having the largest internal diameter and the longest length. Middle mast upper and middle mast lower stop members are attached to upper and lower ends of the middle mast section, respectively. In one example, the middle mast upper stop member has an end wall with first and second sidewalls extending downwardly therefrom with lower free ends for interfering with stop members associated with the top and the bottom mast sections. A kit including the display device is also disclosed. | 03-26-2009 |
20100162942 | Collapsible Construction Barrier - A collapsible barrier has at least three integrally-formed wall sections with a plurality of contiguous living hinges, as a series, joining each adjacent pair of wall sections, the at least three wall sections including two endmost wall sections joinable to form an upright structure. A collapsible barrier may include a plurality of interconnected wall sections each having a top-facing side, where one of the top-facing sides has a pocket adapted for securely holding a light. A thermoformed unitary plastic object may include at least two wall sections, at least one hinge member connecting adjacent interior ones of the wall sections' longitudinal sides, the hinge member comprising a plurality of interconnected living hinges, where a nominal thickness of the at least one hinge members of the thermoformed unitary plastic object approximates 0.100 inch. | 07-01-2010 |
20100251957 | MAKING PYLONS AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING - A pylon handling system includes stackable pylons with a top defining a horizontal engagement hole with a rigid rim, and a pylon handling apparatus. The pylons are configured to be stacked with a lower pylon nested inside an adjacent upper pylon such that a separation space is present between the rigid rims of the upper and lower pylons. The pylon handling apparatus is configured such that an operator holding the handle can insert the pylon engagement mechanism through the engagement hole in a first pylon to engage the first pylon on the pylon handling apparatus, and then insert the pylon engagement mechanism through the engagement hole in a second pylon to engage the second pylon on the pylon handling apparatus under the first pylon. The operator can manipulate the trigger to release the second pylon from the pylon engagement mechanism while retaining the first pylon on the pylon handling apparatus. | 10-07-2010 |
20130014693 | Traffic declineator barrelAANM Bromm; ScottAACI Lake GenevaAAST WIAACO USAAGP Bromm; Scott Lake Geneva WI USAANM Lechner; William N.AACI BurlingtonAAST WIAACO USAAGP Lechner; William N. Burlington WI USAANM Fisch; Robert J.AACI East TroyAAST WIAACO USAAGP Fisch; Robert J. East Troy WI US - A durable, single walled plastic traffic or work area delineator barrel. The single walled barrel is molded in a blow molding operation and handle and base rim flange regions of the barrel in one construction include compressed wall surfaces that define hollow, open-cavity pillars or struts that span between the walls. The pillars are constructed by depressing portions of the walls into contact and thermally bonding the materials together. In another construction corners of the base rim flange include recessed indentations and surface corrugations that are aligned to strengthen the rim flange. | 01-17-2013 |
20130174776 | TRAFFIC CONTROL MARKER WITH MESH BASE - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a traffic control marker having a mesh base and an improved inner core. In accordance with various embodiments, there is provided a traffic control assembly, which includes a base selectively mountable adjacent a roadway, the base comprising a plurality of through holes, and a flexible tubular member connected to the base. The traffic control assembly further includes a flange selectively mountable below the base. The flange includes a plurality of through holes spaced around a portion of the circumference of the flange. Further, the traffic control assembly includes an adhesive material applied to an underside of the base and the flange to secure the traffic control assembly to the roadway. The adhesive material fills the plurality of through holes in the base and in the flange, when the traffic control assembly is mounted to the roadway. Various embodiments also provide for a flexible support arranged inside of the flexible tubular member and configured to increase the resiliency of the flexible tubular member to an impact by a moving vehicle. | 07-11-2013 |
20140096712 | SAFETY MARKER - A safety marker apparatus comprising a hollow body including at least four vertex elements interconnected by flexible resilient rods, the body being adapted to be compressed into a stowed state upon application of an external force and expanded into a deployed state, the flexible resilient rods forcing the hollow body to adopt the deployed state in an absence of the external force. In one embodiment, an illumination sub-system is provided in at least one vertex element. | 04-10-2014 |
20140190395 | PORTABLE ROADWAY WARNING DEVICE - A portable roadway warning device comprising one or more rumble strips. Each rumble strip comprises a plurality of modular strip sections, each made of a polymeric material. Opposite end edges of each of the strip sections have alternating notches and tabs sized and spaced for engagement with respective tabs and notches on opposite end edges of other of the strip sections to provide a releasable connected joint therebetween. Pressure sensitive adhesive tape is applied to the top surface of the joint between the connected end edges of the strip sections to prevent the connected end edges from inadvertently separating from one another when the connected strip sections are dragged along the ground or lifted up to move the connected strip sections from one location to another. | 07-10-2014 |
20140209011 | SAFETY TRIPOD APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - Provided is a safety tripod apparatus for a vehicle. The safety tripod apparatus according to an example embodiment of the present invention includes a storage tank that stores a compressed gas, a valve connected to the storage tank and controlling a flow of the compressed gas stored in the storage tank, a control unit that controls opening or closing of the valve, a tube connected to the valve and expanded by the compressed gas flowing through the valve, and a signpost connected to one end of the tube. Accordingly, a safety accident can be prevented from occurring due to manual installation of a safety tripod. | 07-31-2014 |
20150337507 | Traffic Barrier Assembly - A traffic barrier assembly alerts motorists to a hazardous road condition and helps guide the flow of traffic around the hazardous condition. The assembly includes a base member having a top end, a bottom end and a perimeter wall attached to and extending between the top end and the bottom end. A top member has a top edge, a bottom edge and a peripheral wall attached to and extending between the top edge and the bottom edge. The top edge defines an opening extending into an interior of the top member. The top member is telescopic relative to base member. | 11-26-2015 |
20160083915 | Hazard Alert Assembly - A hazard alert assembly for alerting an observer to a hazard includes a base structured to retain a flare on a support surface so the flare is visible to an observer. A frame is coupled to the base so the frame may be visible to the observer. The frame alerts the observer to a hazard. An arrow is coupled to the frame so the arrow is may indicate a direction the observer should travel to avoid the hazard. | 03-24-2016 |
20160111033 | PORTABLE PERIMETER WARNING INDICATION SYSTEM - A portable perimeter warning indication system configured for denoting the safety status of neighboring areas. The system includes a base member and a telescoping pole. The base member operates between a closed and open position. The telescoping pole is in selective communication with the base member and contains a strap housing. The telescoping pole is configured to extend and locate the strap housing at a particular height. The strap housing includes a retractable strap configured to indicate a perimeter between two or more points. The strap visually indicates the individual safety status of each area on either side of the strap. | 04-21-2016 |
20090139443 | FLEXIBLE MARKER DEVICE - A flexible marker device comprises a marker body having a bottom end and a top end, and a base for supporting the marker body. The base has an aperture in a center portion thereof and a groove extending about the aperture in an upper surface of the base. The bottom end of the marker body is at least partially disposed within the groove. A cured material, preferably polyurethane, is disposed in the groove to thereby secure the marker body to the base. | 06-04-2009 |
20090235860 | FOLDABLE CONE - The foldable warning cone ( | 09-24-2009 |
20100107964 | Weighted Traffic Cone Assembly - A weighted traffic cone assembly for being used in occasion of road/site construction includes a base and a conical body. The base has an inner periphery formed with a supporting section having slanted, upper and lower surfaces. The supporting section has a side that is adjacent to an outer periphery of the base and formed with a plurality of spaced holes, wherein the outer periphery has a lower surface concavely formed with an annular groove. After the base is place in a mold for forming the conical body, a pliable material is introduced into the mold to wrap the supporting section of the base, fill up each hole of the supporting section, and thus form the pliable yet tough conical body having a predetermined shape. The conical body has a lower end formed with upper and lower peripheries and plural connecting portions distributed therebetween for securely retaining the base. | 05-06-2010 |
20100319607 | FOLDABLE CONE - The foldable cone includes first and second side panels that are tapered in the upward direction, each side panel having an outer surface and an inner surface, a lower edge, an upper edge, and opposing side edges. The cone further includes base panel having a folding seam extending along the central portion thereof in a direction generally parallel to the lower edges of the side panels, wherein the base panel folds along the folding seam. The first and second side panels are secured together at a predetermined location to define concave first and second side panels when the base panel is unfolded. | 12-23-2010 |
20110220010 | TRAFFIC CONE INSERT THAT SUPPORTS CAUTION TAPE - A device used with a traffic cone to support caution tape includes at least one head extending from a body. The head is received in the opening defined at the top of a typical traffic cone to support the device in an upright position with respect to the cone. The body of the device is adapted to support a section of caution tape. The body may define a slot that allows the tape to be supported in an unfolded condition. | 09-15-2011 |
20110308446 | EXPANDABLE TRAFFIC CONE - An expandable traffic cone that can be opened and expanded to create a barrier or barricade, lessening the number of cones needed for any situation. The expandable traffic cone is split vertically with a first and second half, joined together by clamps, that when undone, allow the first and second half to be separated horizontally to expose a set of pivoting arms that create a barricade when the cone halves are separated. Arm extensions are also provided to expand the width of the barricade. | 12-22-2011 |
20120186511 | Attachment Module for a Safety Cone - An attachment module for a safety cone permitting a variety of safety enhancing devices to be easily attached to the cone. The attachment module comprising a top ring and a bottom ring joined together to form an assembly. The top ring and bottom ring sized to conform to a predefined safety cone angle or range of angles, the assembly having an attachment arm for attaching a safety-enhancing device. Examples of safety enhancing devices include, but are not limited to a flag, a sign, a safety tape holder, a light, or other safety-enhancing device. The assembly may be placed over a safety cone and is held secure by gravity and the wedge of the cone angle. Safety enhancing devices may then be attached to the module and thus to the cone to improve the effectiveness of the cone. | 07-26-2012 |
20120234228 | STRUCTURE OF TRAFFIC CONE ASSEMBLY - The present invention relates to a structure of traffic cone assembly, which is mainly formed through separately manufacturing a cone member and a base then assembled together, a connection ring part is formed at the bottom of the cone member, a mounting ring slot is formed on the connection ring part, and the center of the base is formed with the connection hole served to allow the cone member to sleeve in, and a convex mounting ring is formed at the inner circumference of the connection hole so as to be mounted with the mounting ring slot formed on the connection ring part of the cone member for achieving a mounting positioning effect, so the sleeve connection of the two components is established and kept. | 09-20-2012 |
20130174775 | STRUCTURE OF TRAFFIC CONE - The present invention is a traffic cone, mainly to utilizes a two-stage formation manufacturing method in which a cone body is injected for combing with a preformed base, wherein the periphery of a through hole having a large dimension and formed at the center of the base is extended with a cone ring part having a preset height, and the upper portion of the cone ring part is formed with a combination part having reduced inner and outer diameter, a preset quantity of convex columnar members are arranged on the inner and the outer surfaces of the combination part with equal intervals, and a fluid passing hole is respectively formed between adjacent convex columnar member, the original material of cone body flows pass the inner and the outer sides of the combination part through the fluid passing holes and combines with the convex columnar member. | 07-11-2013 |
20130333610 | Safety Cone Caution Tape Holder - A caution tape holder for removable attaching a length of caution tape to a prior art safety cone. The caution tape holder is comprised of a top portion and a body portion, wherein said top portion extends at least partially out of an opening in a safety cone and has an opening therein for receipt of a length of caution tape. The caution tape holder of the present invention can be used in conjunction with a variety of different sized safety cones and will not damage the safety cone or the length of caution tape used therewith, nor does it necessitate the threading of the tape through a narrow opening. Additionally, the caution tape holder will not unduly interfere with the stacking and storage of prior art safety cones in a nesting fashion. | 12-19-2013 |
20140069320 | Traffic Cone with a Reflective Sleeve - A traffic cone has a conical body and at least one reflective sleeve. The at least one reflective sleeve is mounted on and around a conical portion of the conical body. Multiple adhering portions and multiple non-adhering portions are alternately arranged on a laminating surface of the at least one reflective sleeve. The adhering portions are adhered to the conical portion of the conical body. Thus, even though the at least one reflective sleeve and the conical body are different materials and have different coefficients of thermal expansion, the non-adhering portions provide rooms for expansion of the conical portion and the at least one reflective sleeve. Therefore, the at least one reflective sleeve is capable of remaining smoothly and securely attached despite the traffic cone being exposed to significant variations in the temperature of the environment. | 03-13-2014 |
20140069321 | TRAFFIC CONE - A traffic cone has an annular base and a hollow conical body. The annular base has an annular panel having multiple through holes, and multiple first feet protruding down from the annular panel. The conical body has a conical portion and a covering panel radially protruding from a bottom peripheral edge of the conical portion and wrapped on the annular panel. Moreover, even if the traffic cone is bumped or is run over by cars, the annular and the conical body do not separate from each other easily so the traffic cone has prolonged life for use. | 03-13-2014 |
20140069322 | TRAFFIC CONE - A traffic cone has an annular base and a hollow conical body. The annular base has an annular panel having multiple through holes, and multiple first feet protruding down from the annular panel. The conical body has a conical portion and a covering panel radially protruding from a bottom peripheral edge of the conical portion and wrapped on the annular panel. Even if the traffic cone is bumped or is run over by cars, the annular base and the conical body do not separate from each other easily so the traffic cone has prolonged life for use. | 03-13-2014 |
20140230719 | Collapsible Cone - This invention provides a collapsible cone comprising a series of concentric rings that can be pulled up from the center and “snapped” ring by ring into place thus forming a cone shape. In An embodiment, each ring has a groove circumnavigating its top and a ridge circumnavigating its bottom so the ridge of one ring snaps into the groove of the next ring, lending stability to the device when erected. | 08-21-2014 |
20140283733 | Stackable And Hand Transportable Traffic Management Device - A traffic management device comprises at least opening in the surface of its body to facility hand grasping of a single or a stacked plurality cones. The traffic management devices may be in the shape of a cone. The device further comprises a registration structure so that a worker can align the devices in a stacked configuration so that the cut outs of each opening are aligned to create a handhold for the stacked cones. | 09-25-2014 |
20140305366 | COUNTERWEIGHT STRUCTURE OF A TRAFFIC CONE - A counterweight structure of a traffic cone contains a base pre-molded and placed into a conical mold so as to injection mold a conical post. The base includes a groove for connecting with the conical post, a connecting piece mounted around the groove, and a plurality of retaining tabs arranged on the connecting piece. Each retaining tab has a neck portion coupled with the groove, and between any two abutting retaining tabs is defined an elongated hole communicating with the connecting piece, two orifices are arranged on two sides of the neck of the each retaining tab and communicate with the connecting piece, such that when the conical post is injection molded to cover the base, the connecting piece, the plurality of retaining tabs and a plurality of retaining tabs horizontally retain together, and a plurality of orifices are provided to vertically connect the conical post and the base together. | 10-16-2014 |
20150299967 | TRAFFIC CONE - A two-piece traffic marker assembly a marker body includes a marker body formed of a low density polyethylene and a separable molded rubber base. The base has a weight comprising at least 70% of a total weight of the traffic marker assembly, with the marker body having a weight comprising the remaining 30% or less of the total weight of the traffic marker assembly. Because of this advantageous weight distribution, relative to prior art traffic cones, when the traffic marker assembly is assembled, a tip angle of the traffic marker assembly is about 76 degrees from vertical. A plurality of circumferentially spaced interlocking protrusions disposed on the wall of the marker body, for engaging an interior circumference of the base when the marker assembly is in an assembled space, and for also preventing sticking of marker bodies together when they are stacked. | 10-22-2015 |
20160090702 | Marker Cone System - A marker cone system which provides users with greater spatial awareness and guidance when using marker cones for sports training or other sports and/or non-sports related activities. The marker cone system generally includes a weight which may be installed underneath the marker cone and a post receiver which may be installed within the channel of a marker cone. The post receiver and weight will generally be connected together, such as by threaded engagement, with the marker cone being secured therebetween. A marker post may be removably inserted within the post receiver to improve visibility or provide additional functionality. The marker post may include a slot to reduce wind resistance and one or more receiver openings adapted to removably receive cross members. By utilizing multiple marker posts with post receivers, one may construct a hurdle, fence, goal, or any number of structures for sports or non-sports applications. | 03-31-2016 |
20090084306 | Foldable traffic safety marker - A traffic safety marker is provided. The marker has a first triangle and a second triangle in pivoting engagement. The first triangle and second triangle are capable of being pivoted with respect to one another so as to be oriented into a storage position. The first triangle and second triangle are capable of being pivoted with respect to one another so as to be oriented into a use position. Also included is a spring that is configured to urge the first triangle and second triangle to pivot with respect to one another. | 04-02-2009 |
20090308304 | Warning triangle - A warning triangle placed on the ground perpendicularly further can be folded over reduced to a minimum volume, comprises three isosceles triangular frame plates ( | 12-17-2009 |
20150114281 | WARNING TRIANGLE - The triangular warning sign is a tripod forming a pyramid with ribs connected to each other by upper ends and framed by a flexible sheath with light-reflecting flexible strips. The ribs form telescopic legs with a hinged connection to each other. For a fixation of the completely unfolded legs it is provided with a fixing strut. The light-reflecting flexible strips are attached to the legs on two lateral sides and form a red polymer cloth frame. On the front side, rails are attached to the legs by lower portions and connected to each other by their upper ends, at their upper portion the rails are connected to the legs. A flexible polymer cloth strip is attached to the rails, formed as a red frame consisting of an outer light-reflecting band and an inner fluorescent band, surrounding the hollow centre on three sides and having the shape of concentric equilateral triangles. | 04-30-2015 |
20150314728 | FOLDABLE EMERGENCY ROAD SIGN - Disclosed herein is a foldable emergency road sign which includes a bar-shaped handle, a hollow shaft connected to the bar-shaped handle, a spring pipe, the spring pipe having a hole through which the hollow shaft is inserted, a plurality of bodies connected to the spring pipe, wherein the plurality of bodies can be folded or unfolded to have a triangular pyramid shape or a quadrangular pyramid shape, and a light emitting unit attached at regular intervals to one side of the plurality of bodies. | 11-05-2015 |
20160144780 | SAFETY TRIPOD - The present invention is to provide a safety tripod comprising two support assemblies and a pivot assembly, wherein each support assembly comprises two support members having ends pivotally connected with each other by a first pivoting member, and two connecting members having ends pivotally connected with other ends of the two support members by second pivoting members respectively and other ends pivotally connected with each other by a third pivoting member; and the pivot assembly is disposed between ends of the two support assemblies adjacent to the first pivoting member, for enabling other ends of two support assemblies distal to the first pivoting member to be expanded away from or moved close to each other. Thus, the support members and the connecting members can be folded and overlapped with each other or unfolded to form a triangle structure. | 05-26-2016 |
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20100064963 | Vehicle height restrictor and alerting device - Disclosed is a device for providing a preliminary alert to the driver of a vehicle approaching an overhead obstacle. The inventive concept consists of a vertical mounting post to which is attached a non-marring horizontal height restrictor arm. The position of the height restrictor arm on the vertical post is at the same vertical distance from the roadway surface as is the vertical distance of the specific overhead obstacle for which an alert is provided. The height restrictor arm is affixed to the vertical post by means of a multi-directional pivotal connector comprising a hollow sphere, spring, and chain assembly. The pivotal connector allows the height restrictor arm to move, after contact by a vehicle, in a multitude of directions, fore and aft, up or down. | 03-18-2010 |
20100101484 | Indicator Post - This invention relates to an indicator post comprising an elongate sheet of high strength engineering polymer (HSEP) material, the elongate sheet being resiliently bendable to enable the indicator post to revert upright after an impact. An associated reinforcement means attachable to a driveable portion of the indicator post is also disclosed. | 04-29-2010 |
20110185962 | HUMANOID TRAFFIC CONTROL ROBOT - A humanoid traffic control robot is provided, which is installed on all or some of the lanes of a road where maintenance work, subway construction, or an unexpected situation such as a traffic accident takes place and allows arm parts of a robot body thereof to freely implement desired arm operations and thus to more easily perform a variety of traffic control signal services. | 08-04-2011 |
20120285368 | DELINEATOR WITH BOUNCEBACK MECHANISM - Delineators are described that include a delineator body, a ball and socket joint, and a resilient rod. The ball and socket joint is disposed to promote deflection of the delineator body in response to a deflecting force. The resilient rod, which may comprise steel, couples to the delineator body and to the ball and socket joint, and is adapted to restore the delineator body to an upright position after removal of the deflecting force. An elastic grommet, which may comprise rubber, is also preferably included that connects the rod to the delineator body. The ball and socket joint may allow the delineator to deflect equally in all directions, or preferentially in a preferred deflection plane. | 11-15-2012 |
20130055948 | GUIDE APPARATUS - Included are embodiments of a guide apparatus. In some embodiments, the guide apparatus includes a body portion, a connector housing, and a rounded connector portion. The connector housing may include a connector snap surface that is disposed on an interior surface of the connector housing. Additionally, the connector housing may define a hollow portion adjacent to the interior surface. The connector housing may be coupled to the body portion via the connector snap surface. Similarly, the rounded connector portion may be coupled to the connector housing and may removably secure to a spad that is that is disposed on a ceiling, such that the guide apparatus hangs substantially downward, regardless of the orientation of the spad. | 03-07-2013 |
20140144370 | REFLECTOR FOR MARKING A ROAD SURFACE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A reflector for a road sign and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The road sign reflector includes a base attached to a road facility or a road surface, light-transmitting bodies mounted on the base and made of a transparent material, and a reflective layer formed on a contact surface between the light-transmitting bodies and the base and reflecting light incident into the light-transmitting bodies. The manufacturing of the road sign reflector is completed by attaching the road sign reflector to a center line and a lane. The road sign reflector can be directly attached to a guardrail and road facilities without installation of an additional post, thereby facilitating the installation work. In the road sign reflector, the reflective layer formed on the light-transmitting bodies is inwardly inserted in the base and exposed surfaces of the light-transmitting bodies are exposed to the outside of the base, thereby increasing reflecting efficiency. | 05-29-2014 |
20150322637 | SINUOUS TRAFFIC LINE - A sinusoidal traffic line that has scalloped edges to form a sine wave that increases visibility under conditions of reduced visibility is formed of a pre-cut ribbon or applied traffic line material (e.g., sprayed thermoplastic material). The traffic lines have a wavy left edge and a wavy right edge. The edges are formed in a regular pattern, having a regular amplitude and wavelength relative to a directional vector along the axis of the traffic line. In another embodiment, the patterns of the outer edges are arranged in an opposite arrangement such that they converge and diverge. The upper surface of the traffic line can be embossed by an embossed device so as to create a regular pattern and increase reflectivity. | 11-12-2015 |
20160047093 | Pavement Marking Tape with Widely-Distributed, Multi-Edged Relief Features for Improved Retroreflectivity - A pavement marking tape has raised, irregular polygonal relief features with retroreflective elements covering a portion of the surface of the tape. The form of the relief features minimizes shadowing effects. Raised relief features are shaped to increase the visible number of vertical faces and edges of the relief features, which are the most reflective structures, and are oriented toward incident light from an approaching observer to maximize retroreflectivity. | 02-18-2016 |
20160096469 | VISIBLE SCHOOL STOP SIGN APPARATUS - A school bus sign with increased visibility is provided. The school bus stop sign apparatus includes at least a first stop sign and a second stop sign. The first stop sign may be pivotally attached to the side of a school bus. The second stop sign is attached to and substantially parallel with the side of the school bus. The second stop sign includes an indicator that allows drivers to sense that the bus is stopped to pick up children. When activated, the first stop sign may pivot 90 degrees and may be substantially perpendicular to the side of the bus. The indicator, such as a light, may be activated on the second stop sign. Therefore, a driver may see that the bus is picking up children from the front, the rear and the side. | 04-07-2016 |
20090013923 | A-frame barricade - A pair of A-frame members of molded plastic support an elongated beam extending through openings in apex portions thereof. Pockets are provided in the outsides of two legs of each A-frame member into which elongated weight cartridges are placed to be securely held to the legs. The legs and pockets are so formed that with a low volume and weight, a high strength and rigidity of the legs is achieved, a substantial contribution being made by the weight cartridges. The weights of the cartridges are used to resist tilting movement of the barricade and to achieve stability with a high degree of efficiency. The weight cartridges are preferably blow-molded plastic tubes filed with slag or sand and most preferably are interchangeable with cartridges currently in use in other applications. For additional stability, the legs of each A-frame member may be secured to an elongated member, to a plastic tube mounted there-between and/or to a blow-molded panel that is adapted to be filled with a weighty material and face in a longitudinal direction. Also, for additional strength and stability, elongated beams may be hung on lower portions of legs of the pair of A-frame members. | 01-15-2009 |
20090025627 | COLLAPSIBLE AND STACKABLE ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION BARRIER - A portable roadway construction barrier comprising vertically telescoping sections which allow the barrier to be expanded for use or collapsed for storage and transport. The sections are held in the expanded position using locking devices formed at the junctions between the sections. The uppermost section may comprise a handle to facilitate transport and the collapse or expansion of the barrier. The base section may include a recess to allow efficient stacking of multiple barriers in the collapsed state. | 01-29-2009 |
20090078192 | Hand operated traffic signal device - A hand-held ground-supported display device for warning passersby is disclosed. Included is a self-supporting sign panel and a plurality of at least three mast sections telescopically interfittable, one within the other. A coupler is attached to the sign panel, with a socket for releasably engaging the top mast section. The mast sections have progressively smaller internal diameters and progressively shorter lengths, with the outermost mast section having the largest internal diameter and the longest length. Middle mast upper and middle mast lower stop members are attached to upper and lower ends of the middle mast section, respectively. In one example, the middle mast upper stop member has an end wall with first and second sidewalls extending downwardly therefrom with lower free ends for interfering with stop members associated with the top and the bottom mast sections. A kit including the display device is also disclosed. | 03-26-2009 |
20100162942 | Collapsible Construction Barrier - A collapsible barrier has at least three integrally-formed wall sections with a plurality of contiguous living hinges, as a series, joining each adjacent pair of wall sections, the at least three wall sections including two endmost wall sections joinable to form an upright structure. A collapsible barrier may include a plurality of interconnected wall sections each having a top-facing side, where one of the top-facing sides has a pocket adapted for securely holding a light. A thermoformed unitary plastic object may include at least two wall sections, at least one hinge member connecting adjacent interior ones of the wall sections' longitudinal sides, the hinge member comprising a plurality of interconnected living hinges, where a nominal thickness of the at least one hinge members of the thermoformed unitary plastic object approximates 0.100 inch. | 07-01-2010 |
20100251957 | MAKING PYLONS AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING - A pylon handling system includes stackable pylons with a top defining a horizontal engagement hole with a rigid rim, and a pylon handling apparatus. The pylons are configured to be stacked with a lower pylon nested inside an adjacent upper pylon such that a separation space is present between the rigid rims of the upper and lower pylons. The pylon handling apparatus is configured such that an operator holding the handle can insert the pylon engagement mechanism through the engagement hole in a first pylon to engage the first pylon on the pylon handling apparatus, and then insert the pylon engagement mechanism through the engagement hole in a second pylon to engage the second pylon on the pylon handling apparatus under the first pylon. The operator can manipulate the trigger to release the second pylon from the pylon engagement mechanism while retaining the first pylon on the pylon handling apparatus. | 10-07-2010 |
20130014693 | Traffic declineator barrelAANM Bromm; ScottAACI Lake GenevaAAST WIAACO USAAGP Bromm; Scott Lake Geneva WI USAANM Lechner; William N.AACI BurlingtonAAST WIAACO USAAGP Lechner; William N. Burlington WI USAANM Fisch; Robert J.AACI East TroyAAST WIAACO USAAGP Fisch; Robert J. East Troy WI US - A durable, single walled plastic traffic or work area delineator barrel. The single walled barrel is molded in a blow molding operation and handle and base rim flange regions of the barrel in one construction include compressed wall surfaces that define hollow, open-cavity pillars or struts that span between the walls. The pillars are constructed by depressing portions of the walls into contact and thermally bonding the materials together. In another construction corners of the base rim flange include recessed indentations and surface corrugations that are aligned to strengthen the rim flange. | 01-17-2013 |
20130174776 | TRAFFIC CONTROL MARKER WITH MESH BASE - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a traffic control marker having a mesh base and an improved inner core. In accordance with various embodiments, there is provided a traffic control assembly, which includes a base selectively mountable adjacent a roadway, the base comprising a plurality of through holes, and a flexible tubular member connected to the base. The traffic control assembly further includes a flange selectively mountable below the base. The flange includes a plurality of through holes spaced around a portion of the circumference of the flange. Further, the traffic control assembly includes an adhesive material applied to an underside of the base and the flange to secure the traffic control assembly to the roadway. The adhesive material fills the plurality of through holes in the base and in the flange, when the traffic control assembly is mounted to the roadway. Various embodiments also provide for a flexible support arranged inside of the flexible tubular member and configured to increase the resiliency of the flexible tubular member to an impact by a moving vehicle. | 07-11-2013 |
20140096712 | SAFETY MARKER - A safety marker apparatus comprising a hollow body including at least four vertex elements interconnected by flexible resilient rods, the body being adapted to be compressed into a stowed state upon application of an external force and expanded into a deployed state, the flexible resilient rods forcing the hollow body to adopt the deployed state in an absence of the external force. In one embodiment, an illumination sub-system is provided in at least one vertex element. | 04-10-2014 |
20140190395 | PORTABLE ROADWAY WARNING DEVICE - A portable roadway warning device comprising one or more rumble strips. Each rumble strip comprises a plurality of modular strip sections, each made of a polymeric material. Opposite end edges of each of the strip sections have alternating notches and tabs sized and spaced for engagement with respective tabs and notches on opposite end edges of other of the strip sections to provide a releasable connected joint therebetween. Pressure sensitive adhesive tape is applied to the top surface of the joint between the connected end edges of the strip sections to prevent the connected end edges from inadvertently separating from one another when the connected strip sections are dragged along the ground or lifted up to move the connected strip sections from one location to another. | 07-10-2014 |
20140209011 | SAFETY TRIPOD APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - Provided is a safety tripod apparatus for a vehicle. The safety tripod apparatus according to an example embodiment of the present invention includes a storage tank that stores a compressed gas, a valve connected to the storage tank and controlling a flow of the compressed gas stored in the storage tank, a control unit that controls opening or closing of the valve, a tube connected to the valve and expanded by the compressed gas flowing through the valve, and a signpost connected to one end of the tube. Accordingly, a safety accident can be prevented from occurring due to manual installation of a safety tripod. | 07-31-2014 |
20150337507 | Traffic Barrier Assembly - A traffic barrier assembly alerts motorists to a hazardous road condition and helps guide the flow of traffic around the hazardous condition. The assembly includes a base member having a top end, a bottom end and a perimeter wall attached to and extending between the top end and the bottom end. A top member has a top edge, a bottom edge and a peripheral wall attached to and extending between the top edge and the bottom edge. The top edge defines an opening extending into an interior of the top member. The top member is telescopic relative to base member. | 11-26-2015 |
20160083915 | Hazard Alert Assembly - A hazard alert assembly for alerting an observer to a hazard includes a base structured to retain a flare on a support surface so the flare is visible to an observer. A frame is coupled to the base so the frame may be visible to the observer. The frame alerts the observer to a hazard. An arrow is coupled to the frame so the arrow is may indicate a direction the observer should travel to avoid the hazard. | 03-24-2016 |
20160111033 | PORTABLE PERIMETER WARNING INDICATION SYSTEM - A portable perimeter warning indication system configured for denoting the safety status of neighboring areas. The system includes a base member and a telescoping pole. The base member operates between a closed and open position. The telescoping pole is in selective communication with the base member and contains a strap housing. The telescoping pole is configured to extend and locate the strap housing at a particular height. The strap housing includes a retractable strap configured to indicate a perimeter between two or more points. The strap visually indicates the individual safety status of each area on either side of the strap. | 04-21-2016 |
20090139443 | FLEXIBLE MARKER DEVICE - A flexible marker device comprises a marker body having a bottom end and a top end, and a base for supporting the marker body. The base has an aperture in a center portion thereof and a groove extending about the aperture in an upper surface of the base. The bottom end of the marker body is at least partially disposed within the groove. A cured material, preferably polyurethane, is disposed in the groove to thereby secure the marker body to the base. | 06-04-2009 |
20090235860 | FOLDABLE CONE - The foldable warning cone ( | 09-24-2009 |
20100107964 | Weighted Traffic Cone Assembly - A weighted traffic cone assembly for being used in occasion of road/site construction includes a base and a conical body. The base has an inner periphery formed with a supporting section having slanted, upper and lower surfaces. The supporting section has a side that is adjacent to an outer periphery of the base and formed with a plurality of spaced holes, wherein the outer periphery has a lower surface concavely formed with an annular groove. After the base is place in a mold for forming the conical body, a pliable material is introduced into the mold to wrap the supporting section of the base, fill up each hole of the supporting section, and thus form the pliable yet tough conical body having a predetermined shape. The conical body has a lower end formed with upper and lower peripheries and plural connecting portions distributed therebetween for securely retaining the base. | 05-06-2010 |
20100319607 | FOLDABLE CONE - The foldable cone includes first and second side panels that are tapered in the upward direction, each side panel having an outer surface and an inner surface, a lower edge, an upper edge, and opposing side edges. The cone further includes base panel having a folding seam extending along the central portion thereof in a direction generally parallel to the lower edges of the side panels, wherein the base panel folds along the folding seam. The first and second side panels are secured together at a predetermined location to define concave first and second side panels when the base panel is unfolded. | 12-23-2010 |
20110220010 | TRAFFIC CONE INSERT THAT SUPPORTS CAUTION TAPE - A device used with a traffic cone to support caution tape includes at least one head extending from a body. The head is received in the opening defined at the top of a typical traffic cone to support the device in an upright position with respect to the cone. The body of the device is adapted to support a section of caution tape. The body may define a slot that allows the tape to be supported in an unfolded condition. | 09-15-2011 |
20110308446 | EXPANDABLE TRAFFIC CONE - An expandable traffic cone that can be opened and expanded to create a barrier or barricade, lessening the number of cones needed for any situation. The expandable traffic cone is split vertically with a first and second half, joined together by clamps, that when undone, allow the first and second half to be separated horizontally to expose a set of pivoting arms that create a barricade when the cone halves are separated. Arm extensions are also provided to expand the width of the barricade. | 12-22-2011 |
20120186511 | Attachment Module for a Safety Cone - An attachment module for a safety cone permitting a variety of safety enhancing devices to be easily attached to the cone. The attachment module comprising a top ring and a bottom ring joined together to form an assembly. The top ring and bottom ring sized to conform to a predefined safety cone angle or range of angles, the assembly having an attachment arm for attaching a safety-enhancing device. Examples of safety enhancing devices include, but are not limited to a flag, a sign, a safety tape holder, a light, or other safety-enhancing device. The assembly may be placed over a safety cone and is held secure by gravity and the wedge of the cone angle. Safety enhancing devices may then be attached to the module and thus to the cone to improve the effectiveness of the cone. | 07-26-2012 |
20120234228 | STRUCTURE OF TRAFFIC CONE ASSEMBLY - The present invention relates to a structure of traffic cone assembly, which is mainly formed through separately manufacturing a cone member and a base then assembled together, a connection ring part is formed at the bottom of the cone member, a mounting ring slot is formed on the connection ring part, and the center of the base is formed with the connection hole served to allow the cone member to sleeve in, and a convex mounting ring is formed at the inner circumference of the connection hole so as to be mounted with the mounting ring slot formed on the connection ring part of the cone member for achieving a mounting positioning effect, so the sleeve connection of the two components is established and kept. | 09-20-2012 |
20130174775 | STRUCTURE OF TRAFFIC CONE - The present invention is a traffic cone, mainly to utilizes a two-stage formation manufacturing method in which a cone body is injected for combing with a preformed base, wherein the periphery of a through hole having a large dimension and formed at the center of the base is extended with a cone ring part having a preset height, and the upper portion of the cone ring part is formed with a combination part having reduced inner and outer diameter, a preset quantity of convex columnar members are arranged on the inner and the outer surfaces of the combination part with equal intervals, and a fluid passing hole is respectively formed between adjacent convex columnar member, the original material of cone body flows pass the inner and the outer sides of the combination part through the fluid passing holes and combines with the convex columnar member. | 07-11-2013 |
20130333610 | Safety Cone Caution Tape Holder - A caution tape holder for removable attaching a length of caution tape to a prior art safety cone. The caution tape holder is comprised of a top portion and a body portion, wherein said top portion extends at least partially out of an opening in a safety cone and has an opening therein for receipt of a length of caution tape. The caution tape holder of the present invention can be used in conjunction with a variety of different sized safety cones and will not damage the safety cone or the length of caution tape used therewith, nor does it necessitate the threading of the tape through a narrow opening. Additionally, the caution tape holder will not unduly interfere with the stacking and storage of prior art safety cones in a nesting fashion. | 12-19-2013 |
20140069320 | Traffic Cone with a Reflective Sleeve - A traffic cone has a conical body and at least one reflective sleeve. The at least one reflective sleeve is mounted on and around a conical portion of the conical body. Multiple adhering portions and multiple non-adhering portions are alternately arranged on a laminating surface of the at least one reflective sleeve. The adhering portions are adhered to the conical portion of the conical body. Thus, even though the at least one reflective sleeve and the conical body are different materials and have different coefficients of thermal expansion, the non-adhering portions provide rooms for expansion of the conical portion and the at least one reflective sleeve. Therefore, the at least one reflective sleeve is capable of remaining smoothly and securely attached despite the traffic cone being exposed to significant variations in the temperature of the environment. | 03-13-2014 |
20140069321 | TRAFFIC CONE - A traffic cone has an annular base and a hollow conical body. The annular base has an annular panel having multiple through holes, and multiple first feet protruding down from the annular panel. The conical body has a conical portion and a covering panel radially protruding from a bottom peripheral edge of the conical portion and wrapped on the annular panel. Moreover, even if the traffic cone is bumped or is run over by cars, the annular and the conical body do not separate from each other easily so the traffic cone has prolonged life for use. | 03-13-2014 |
20140069322 | TRAFFIC CONE - A traffic cone has an annular base and a hollow conical body. The annular base has an annular panel having multiple through holes, and multiple first feet protruding down from the annular panel. The conical body has a conical portion and a covering panel radially protruding from a bottom peripheral edge of the conical portion and wrapped on the annular panel. Even if the traffic cone is bumped or is run over by cars, the annular base and the conical body do not separate from each other easily so the traffic cone has prolonged life for use. | 03-13-2014 |
20140230719 | Collapsible Cone - This invention provides a collapsible cone comprising a series of concentric rings that can be pulled up from the center and “snapped” ring by ring into place thus forming a cone shape. In An embodiment, each ring has a groove circumnavigating its top and a ridge circumnavigating its bottom so the ridge of one ring snaps into the groove of the next ring, lending stability to the device when erected. | 08-21-2014 |
20140283733 | Stackable And Hand Transportable Traffic Management Device - A traffic management device comprises at least opening in the surface of its body to facility hand grasping of a single or a stacked plurality cones. The traffic management devices may be in the shape of a cone. The device further comprises a registration structure so that a worker can align the devices in a stacked configuration so that the cut outs of each opening are aligned to create a handhold for the stacked cones. | 09-25-2014 |
20140305366 | COUNTERWEIGHT STRUCTURE OF A TRAFFIC CONE - A counterweight structure of a traffic cone contains a base pre-molded and placed into a conical mold so as to injection mold a conical post. The base includes a groove for connecting with the conical post, a connecting piece mounted around the groove, and a plurality of retaining tabs arranged on the connecting piece. Each retaining tab has a neck portion coupled with the groove, and between any two abutting retaining tabs is defined an elongated hole communicating with the connecting piece, two orifices are arranged on two sides of the neck of the each retaining tab and communicate with the connecting piece, such that when the conical post is injection molded to cover the base, the connecting piece, the plurality of retaining tabs and a plurality of retaining tabs horizontally retain together, and a plurality of orifices are provided to vertically connect the conical post and the base together. | 10-16-2014 |
20150299967 | TRAFFIC CONE - A two-piece traffic marker assembly a marker body includes a marker body formed of a low density polyethylene and a separable molded rubber base. The base has a weight comprising at least 70% of a total weight of the traffic marker assembly, with the marker body having a weight comprising the remaining 30% or less of the total weight of the traffic marker assembly. Because of this advantageous weight distribution, relative to prior art traffic cones, when the traffic marker assembly is assembled, a tip angle of the traffic marker assembly is about 76 degrees from vertical. A plurality of circumferentially spaced interlocking protrusions disposed on the wall of the marker body, for engaging an interior circumference of the base when the marker assembly is in an assembled space, and for also preventing sticking of marker bodies together when they are stacked. | 10-22-2015 |
20160090702 | Marker Cone System - A marker cone system which provides users with greater spatial awareness and guidance when using marker cones for sports training or other sports and/or non-sports related activities. The marker cone system generally includes a weight which may be installed underneath the marker cone and a post receiver which may be installed within the channel of a marker cone. The post receiver and weight will generally be connected together, such as by threaded engagement, with the marker cone being secured therebetween. A marker post may be removably inserted within the post receiver to improve visibility or provide additional functionality. The marker post may include a slot to reduce wind resistance and one or more receiver openings adapted to removably receive cross members. By utilizing multiple marker posts with post receivers, one may construct a hurdle, fence, goal, or any number of structures for sports or non-sports applications. | 03-31-2016 |
20090084306 | Foldable traffic safety marker - A traffic safety marker is provided. The marker has a first triangle and a second triangle in pivoting engagement. The first triangle and second triangle are capable of being pivoted with respect to one another so as to be oriented into a storage position. The first triangle and second triangle are capable of being pivoted with respect to one another so as to be oriented into a use position. Also included is a spring that is configured to urge the first triangle and second triangle to pivot with respect to one another. | 04-02-2009 |
20090308304 | Warning triangle - A warning triangle placed on the ground perpendicularly further can be folded over reduced to a minimum volume, comprises three isosceles triangular frame plates ( | 12-17-2009 |
20150114281 | WARNING TRIANGLE - The triangular warning sign is a tripod forming a pyramid with ribs connected to each other by upper ends and framed by a flexible sheath with light-reflecting flexible strips. The ribs form telescopic legs with a hinged connection to each other. For a fixation of the completely unfolded legs it is provided with a fixing strut. The light-reflecting flexible strips are attached to the legs on two lateral sides and form a red polymer cloth frame. On the front side, rails are attached to the legs by lower portions and connected to each other by their upper ends, at their upper portion the rails are connected to the legs. A flexible polymer cloth strip is attached to the rails, formed as a red frame consisting of an outer light-reflecting band and an inner fluorescent band, surrounding the hollow centre on three sides and having the shape of concentric equilateral triangles. | 04-30-2015 |
20150314728 | FOLDABLE EMERGENCY ROAD SIGN - Disclosed herein is a foldable emergency road sign which includes a bar-shaped handle, a hollow shaft connected to the bar-shaped handle, a spring pipe, the spring pipe having a hole through which the hollow shaft is inserted, a plurality of bodies connected to the spring pipe, wherein the plurality of bodies can be folded or unfolded to have a triangular pyramid shape or a quadrangular pyramid shape, and a light emitting unit attached at regular intervals to one side of the plurality of bodies. | 11-05-2015 |
20160144780 | SAFETY TRIPOD - The present invention is to provide a safety tripod comprising two support assemblies and a pivot assembly, wherein each support assembly comprises two support members having ends pivotally connected with each other by a first pivoting member, and two connecting members having ends pivotally connected with other ends of the two support members by second pivoting members respectively and other ends pivotally connected with each other by a third pivoting member; and the pivot assembly is disposed between ends of the two support assemblies adjacent to the first pivoting member, for enabling other ends of two support assemblies distal to the first pivoting member to be expanded away from or moved close to each other. Thus, the support members and the connecting members can be folded and overlapped with each other or unfolded to form a triangle structure. | 05-26-2016 |
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20100064963 | Vehicle height restrictor and alerting device - Disclosed is a device for providing a preliminary alert to the driver of a vehicle approaching an overhead obstacle. The inventive concept consists of a vertical mounting post to which is attached a non-marring horizontal height restrictor arm. The position of the height restrictor arm on the vertical post is at the same vertical distance from the roadway surface as is the vertical distance of the specific overhead obstacle for which an alert is provided. The height restrictor arm is affixed to the vertical post by means of a multi-directional pivotal connector comprising a hollow sphere, spring, and chain assembly. The pivotal connector allows the height restrictor arm to move, after contact by a vehicle, in a multitude of directions, fore and aft, up or down. | 03-18-2010 |
20100101484 | Indicator Post - This invention relates to an indicator post comprising an elongate sheet of high strength engineering polymer (HSEP) material, the elongate sheet being resiliently bendable to enable the indicator post to revert upright after an impact. An associated reinforcement means attachable to a driveable portion of the indicator post is also disclosed. | 04-29-2010 |
20110185962 | HUMANOID TRAFFIC CONTROL ROBOT - A humanoid traffic control robot is provided, which is installed on all or some of the lanes of a road where maintenance work, subway construction, or an unexpected situation such as a traffic accident takes place and allows arm parts of a robot body thereof to freely implement desired arm operations and thus to more easily perform a variety of traffic control signal services. | 08-04-2011 |
20120285368 | DELINEATOR WITH BOUNCEBACK MECHANISM - Delineators are described that include a delineator body, a ball and socket joint, and a resilient rod. The ball and socket joint is disposed to promote deflection of the delineator body in response to a deflecting force. The resilient rod, which may comprise steel, couples to the delineator body and to the ball and socket joint, and is adapted to restore the delineator body to an upright position after removal of the deflecting force. An elastic grommet, which may comprise rubber, is also preferably included that connects the rod to the delineator body. The ball and socket joint may allow the delineator to deflect equally in all directions, or preferentially in a preferred deflection plane. | 11-15-2012 |
20130055948 | GUIDE APPARATUS - Included are embodiments of a guide apparatus. In some embodiments, the guide apparatus includes a body portion, a connector housing, and a rounded connector portion. The connector housing may include a connector snap surface that is disposed on an interior surface of the connector housing. Additionally, the connector housing may define a hollow portion adjacent to the interior surface. The connector housing may be coupled to the body portion via the connector snap surface. Similarly, the rounded connector portion may be coupled to the connector housing and may removably secure to a spad that is that is disposed on a ceiling, such that the guide apparatus hangs substantially downward, regardless of the orientation of the spad. | 03-07-2013 |
20140144370 | REFLECTOR FOR MARKING A ROAD SURFACE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A reflector for a road sign and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The road sign reflector includes a base attached to a road facility or a road surface, light-transmitting bodies mounted on the base and made of a transparent material, and a reflective layer formed on a contact surface between the light-transmitting bodies and the base and reflecting light incident into the light-transmitting bodies. The manufacturing of the road sign reflector is completed by attaching the road sign reflector to a center line and a lane. The road sign reflector can be directly attached to a guardrail and road facilities without installation of an additional post, thereby facilitating the installation work. In the road sign reflector, the reflective layer formed on the light-transmitting bodies is inwardly inserted in the base and exposed surfaces of the light-transmitting bodies are exposed to the outside of the base, thereby increasing reflecting efficiency. | 05-29-2014 |
20150322637 | SINUOUS TRAFFIC LINE - A sinusoidal traffic line that has scalloped edges to form a sine wave that increases visibility under conditions of reduced visibility is formed of a pre-cut ribbon or applied traffic line material (e.g., sprayed thermoplastic material). The traffic lines have a wavy left edge and a wavy right edge. The edges are formed in a regular pattern, having a regular amplitude and wavelength relative to a directional vector along the axis of the traffic line. In another embodiment, the patterns of the outer edges are arranged in an opposite arrangement such that they converge and diverge. The upper surface of the traffic line can be embossed by an embossed device so as to create a regular pattern and increase reflectivity. | 11-12-2015 |
20160047093 | Pavement Marking Tape with Widely-Distributed, Multi-Edged Relief Features for Improved Retroreflectivity - A pavement marking tape has raised, irregular polygonal relief features with retroreflective elements covering a portion of the surface of the tape. The form of the relief features minimizes shadowing effects. Raised relief features are shaped to increase the visible number of vertical faces and edges of the relief features, which are the most reflective structures, and are oriented toward incident light from an approaching observer to maximize retroreflectivity. | 02-18-2016 |
20160096469 | VISIBLE SCHOOL STOP SIGN APPARATUS - A school bus sign with increased visibility is provided. The school bus stop sign apparatus includes at least a first stop sign and a second stop sign. The first stop sign may be pivotally attached to the side of a school bus. The second stop sign is attached to and substantially parallel with the side of the school bus. The second stop sign includes an indicator that allows drivers to sense that the bus is stopped to pick up children. When activated, the first stop sign may pivot 90 degrees and may be substantially perpendicular to the side of the bus. The indicator, such as a light, may be activated on the second stop sign. Therefore, a driver may see that the bus is picking up children from the front, the rear and the side. | 04-07-2016 |
20090013923 | A-frame barricade - A pair of A-frame members of molded plastic support an elongated beam extending through openings in apex portions thereof. Pockets are provided in the outsides of two legs of each A-frame member into which elongated weight cartridges are placed to be securely held to the legs. The legs and pockets are so formed that with a low volume and weight, a high strength and rigidity of the legs is achieved, a substantial contribution being made by the weight cartridges. The weights of the cartridges are used to resist tilting movement of the barricade and to achieve stability with a high degree of efficiency. The weight cartridges are preferably blow-molded plastic tubes filed with slag or sand and most preferably are interchangeable with cartridges currently in use in other applications. For additional stability, the legs of each A-frame member may be secured to an elongated member, to a plastic tube mounted there-between and/or to a blow-molded panel that is adapted to be filled with a weighty material and face in a longitudinal direction. Also, for additional strength and stability, elongated beams may be hung on lower portions of legs of the pair of A-frame members. | 01-15-2009 |
20090025627 | COLLAPSIBLE AND STACKABLE ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION BARRIER - A portable roadway construction barrier comprising vertically telescoping sections which allow the barrier to be expanded for use or collapsed for storage and transport. The sections are held in the expanded position using locking devices formed at the junctions between the sections. The uppermost section may comprise a handle to facilitate transport and the collapse or expansion of the barrier. The base section may include a recess to allow efficient stacking of multiple barriers in the collapsed state. | 01-29-2009 |
20090078192 | Hand operated traffic signal device - A hand-held ground-supported display device for warning passersby is disclosed. Included is a self-supporting sign panel and a plurality of at least three mast sections telescopically interfittable, one within the other. A coupler is attached to the sign panel, with a socket for releasably engaging the top mast section. The mast sections have progressively smaller internal diameters and progressively shorter lengths, with the outermost mast section having the largest internal diameter and the longest length. Middle mast upper and middle mast lower stop members are attached to upper and lower ends of the middle mast section, respectively. In one example, the middle mast upper stop member has an end wall with first and second sidewalls extending downwardly therefrom with lower free ends for interfering with stop members associated with the top and the bottom mast sections. A kit including the display device is also disclosed. | 03-26-2009 |
20100162942 | Collapsible Construction Barrier - A collapsible barrier has at least three integrally-formed wall sections with a plurality of contiguous living hinges, as a series, joining each adjacent pair of wall sections, the at least three wall sections including two endmost wall sections joinable to form an upright structure. A collapsible barrier may include a plurality of interconnected wall sections each having a top-facing side, where one of the top-facing sides has a pocket adapted for securely holding a light. A thermoformed unitary plastic object may include at least two wall sections, at least one hinge member connecting adjacent interior ones of the wall sections' longitudinal sides, the hinge member comprising a plurality of interconnected living hinges, where a nominal thickness of the at least one hinge members of the thermoformed unitary plastic object approximates 0.100 inch. | 07-01-2010 |
20100251957 | MAKING PYLONS AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING - A pylon handling system includes stackable pylons with a top defining a horizontal engagement hole with a rigid rim, and a pylon handling apparatus. The pylons are configured to be stacked with a lower pylon nested inside an adjacent upper pylon such that a separation space is present between the rigid rims of the upper and lower pylons. The pylon handling apparatus is configured such that an operator holding the handle can insert the pylon engagement mechanism through the engagement hole in a first pylon to engage the first pylon on the pylon handling apparatus, and then insert the pylon engagement mechanism through the engagement hole in a second pylon to engage the second pylon on the pylon handling apparatus under the first pylon. The operator can manipulate the trigger to release the second pylon from the pylon engagement mechanism while retaining the first pylon on the pylon handling apparatus. | 10-07-2010 |
20130014693 | Traffic declineator barrelAANM Bromm; ScottAACI Lake GenevaAAST WIAACO USAAGP Bromm; Scott Lake Geneva WI USAANM Lechner; William N.AACI BurlingtonAAST WIAACO USAAGP Lechner; William N. Burlington WI USAANM Fisch; Robert J.AACI East TroyAAST WIAACO USAAGP Fisch; Robert J. East Troy WI US - A durable, single walled plastic traffic or work area delineator barrel. The single walled barrel is molded in a blow molding operation and handle and base rim flange regions of the barrel in one construction include compressed wall surfaces that define hollow, open-cavity pillars or struts that span between the walls. The pillars are constructed by depressing portions of the walls into contact and thermally bonding the materials together. In another construction corners of the base rim flange include recessed indentations and surface corrugations that are aligned to strengthen the rim flange. | 01-17-2013 |
20130174776 | TRAFFIC CONTROL MARKER WITH MESH BASE - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a traffic control marker having a mesh base and an improved inner core. In accordance with various embodiments, there is provided a traffic control assembly, which includes a base selectively mountable adjacent a roadway, the base comprising a plurality of through holes, and a flexible tubular member connected to the base. The traffic control assembly further includes a flange selectively mountable below the base. The flange includes a plurality of through holes spaced around a portion of the circumference of the flange. Further, the traffic control assembly includes an adhesive material applied to an underside of the base and the flange to secure the traffic control assembly to the roadway. The adhesive material fills the plurality of through holes in the base and in the flange, when the traffic control assembly is mounted to the roadway. Various embodiments also provide for a flexible support arranged inside of the flexible tubular member and configured to increase the resiliency of the flexible tubular member to an impact by a moving vehicle. | 07-11-2013 |
20140096712 | SAFETY MARKER - A safety marker apparatus comprising a hollow body including at least four vertex elements interconnected by flexible resilient rods, the body being adapted to be compressed into a stowed state upon application of an external force and expanded into a deployed state, the flexible resilient rods forcing the hollow body to adopt the deployed state in an absence of the external force. In one embodiment, an illumination sub-system is provided in at least one vertex element. | 04-10-2014 |
20140190395 | PORTABLE ROADWAY WARNING DEVICE - A portable roadway warning device comprising one or more rumble strips. Each rumble strip comprises a plurality of modular strip sections, each made of a polymeric material. Opposite end edges of each of the strip sections have alternating notches and tabs sized and spaced for engagement with respective tabs and notches on opposite end edges of other of the strip sections to provide a releasable connected joint therebetween. Pressure sensitive adhesive tape is applied to the top surface of the joint between the connected end edges of the strip sections to prevent the connected end edges from inadvertently separating from one another when the connected strip sections are dragged along the ground or lifted up to move the connected strip sections from one location to another. | 07-10-2014 |
20140209011 | SAFETY TRIPOD APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - Provided is a safety tripod apparatus for a vehicle. The safety tripod apparatus according to an example embodiment of the present invention includes a storage tank that stores a compressed gas, a valve connected to the storage tank and controlling a flow of the compressed gas stored in the storage tank, a control unit that controls opening or closing of the valve, a tube connected to the valve and expanded by the compressed gas flowing through the valve, and a signpost connected to one end of the tube. Accordingly, a safety accident can be prevented from occurring due to manual installation of a safety tripod. | 07-31-2014 |
20150337507 | Traffic Barrier Assembly - A traffic barrier assembly alerts motorists to a hazardous road condition and helps guide the flow of traffic around the hazardous condition. The assembly includes a base member having a top end, a bottom end and a perimeter wall attached to and extending between the top end and the bottom end. A top member has a top edge, a bottom edge and a peripheral wall attached to and extending between the top edge and the bottom edge. The top edge defines an opening extending into an interior of the top member. The top member is telescopic relative to base member. | 11-26-2015 |
20160083915 | Hazard Alert Assembly - A hazard alert assembly for alerting an observer to a hazard includes a base structured to retain a flare on a support surface so the flare is visible to an observer. A frame is coupled to the base so the frame may be visible to the observer. The frame alerts the observer to a hazard. An arrow is coupled to the frame so the arrow is may indicate a direction the observer should travel to avoid the hazard. | 03-24-2016 |
20160111033 | PORTABLE PERIMETER WARNING INDICATION SYSTEM - A portable perimeter warning indication system configured for denoting the safety status of neighboring areas. The system includes a base member and a telescoping pole. The base member operates between a closed and open position. The telescoping pole is in selective communication with the base member and contains a strap housing. The telescoping pole is configured to extend and locate the strap housing at a particular height. The strap housing includes a retractable strap configured to indicate a perimeter between two or more points. The strap visually indicates the individual safety status of each area on either side of the strap. | 04-21-2016 |
20090139443 | FLEXIBLE MARKER DEVICE - A flexible marker device comprises a marker body having a bottom end and a top end, and a base for supporting the marker body. The base has an aperture in a center portion thereof and a groove extending about the aperture in an upper surface of the base. The bottom end of the marker body is at least partially disposed within the groove. A cured material, preferably polyurethane, is disposed in the groove to thereby secure the marker body to the base. | 06-04-2009 |
20090235860 | FOLDABLE CONE - The foldable warning cone ( | 09-24-2009 |
20100107964 | Weighted Traffic Cone Assembly - A weighted traffic cone assembly for being used in occasion of road/site construction includes a base and a conical body. The base has an inner periphery formed with a supporting section having slanted, upper and lower surfaces. The supporting section has a side that is adjacent to an outer periphery of the base and formed with a plurality of spaced holes, wherein the outer periphery has a lower surface concavely formed with an annular groove. After the base is place in a mold for forming the conical body, a pliable material is introduced into the mold to wrap the supporting section of the base, fill up each hole of the supporting section, and thus form the pliable yet tough conical body having a predetermined shape. The conical body has a lower end formed with upper and lower peripheries and plural connecting portions distributed therebetween for securely retaining the base. | 05-06-2010 |
20100319607 | FOLDABLE CONE - The foldable cone includes first and second side panels that are tapered in the upward direction, each side panel having an outer surface and an inner surface, a lower edge, an upper edge, and opposing side edges. The cone further includes base panel having a folding seam extending along the central portion thereof in a direction generally parallel to the lower edges of the side panels, wherein the base panel folds along the folding seam. The first and second side panels are secured together at a predetermined location to define concave first and second side panels when the base panel is unfolded. | 12-23-2010 |
20110220010 | TRAFFIC CONE INSERT THAT SUPPORTS CAUTION TAPE - A device used with a traffic cone to support caution tape includes at least one head extending from a body. The head is received in the opening defined at the top of a typical traffic cone to support the device in an upright position with respect to the cone. The body of the device is adapted to support a section of caution tape. The body may define a slot that allows the tape to be supported in an unfolded condition. | 09-15-2011 |
20110308446 | EXPANDABLE TRAFFIC CONE - An expandable traffic cone that can be opened and expanded to create a barrier or barricade, lessening the number of cones needed for any situation. The expandable traffic cone is split vertically with a first and second half, joined together by clamps, that when undone, allow the first and second half to be separated horizontally to expose a set of pivoting arms that create a barricade when the cone halves are separated. Arm extensions are also provided to expand the width of the barricade. | 12-22-2011 |
20120186511 | Attachment Module for a Safety Cone - An attachment module for a safety cone permitting a variety of safety enhancing devices to be easily attached to the cone. The attachment module comprising a top ring and a bottom ring joined together to form an assembly. The top ring and bottom ring sized to conform to a predefined safety cone angle or range of angles, the assembly having an attachment arm for attaching a safety-enhancing device. Examples of safety enhancing devices include, but are not limited to a flag, a sign, a safety tape holder, a light, or other safety-enhancing device. The assembly may be placed over a safety cone and is held secure by gravity and the wedge of the cone angle. Safety enhancing devices may then be attached to the module and thus to the cone to improve the effectiveness of the cone. | 07-26-2012 |
20120234228 | STRUCTURE OF TRAFFIC CONE ASSEMBLY - The present invention relates to a structure of traffic cone assembly, which is mainly formed through separately manufacturing a cone member and a base then assembled together, a connection ring part is formed at the bottom of the cone member, a mounting ring slot is formed on the connection ring part, and the center of the base is formed with the connection hole served to allow the cone member to sleeve in, and a convex mounting ring is formed at the inner circumference of the connection hole so as to be mounted with the mounting ring slot formed on the connection ring part of the cone member for achieving a mounting positioning effect, so the sleeve connection of the two components is established and kept. | 09-20-2012 |
20130174775 | STRUCTURE OF TRAFFIC CONE - The present invention is a traffic cone, mainly to utilizes a two-stage formation manufacturing method in which a cone body is injected for combing with a preformed base, wherein the periphery of a through hole having a large dimension and formed at the center of the base is extended with a cone ring part having a preset height, and the upper portion of the cone ring part is formed with a combination part having reduced inner and outer diameter, a preset quantity of convex columnar members are arranged on the inner and the outer surfaces of the combination part with equal intervals, and a fluid passing hole is respectively formed between adjacent convex columnar member, the original material of cone body flows pass the inner and the outer sides of the combination part through the fluid passing holes and combines with the convex columnar member. | 07-11-2013 |
20130333610 | Safety Cone Caution Tape Holder - A caution tape holder for removable attaching a length of caution tape to a prior art safety cone. The caution tape holder is comprised of a top portion and a body portion, wherein said top portion extends at least partially out of an opening in a safety cone and has an opening therein for receipt of a length of caution tape. The caution tape holder of the present invention can be used in conjunction with a variety of different sized safety cones and will not damage the safety cone or the length of caution tape used therewith, nor does it necessitate the threading of the tape through a narrow opening. Additionally, the caution tape holder will not unduly interfere with the stacking and storage of prior art safety cones in a nesting fashion. | 12-19-2013 |
20140069320 | Traffic Cone with a Reflective Sleeve - A traffic cone has a conical body and at least one reflective sleeve. The at least one reflective sleeve is mounted on and around a conical portion of the conical body. Multiple adhering portions and multiple non-adhering portions are alternately arranged on a laminating surface of the at least one reflective sleeve. The adhering portions are adhered to the conical portion of the conical body. Thus, even though the at least one reflective sleeve and the conical body are different materials and have different coefficients of thermal expansion, the non-adhering portions provide rooms for expansion of the conical portion and the at least one reflective sleeve. Therefore, the at least one reflective sleeve is capable of remaining smoothly and securely attached despite the traffic cone being exposed to significant variations in the temperature of the environment. | 03-13-2014 |
20140069321 | TRAFFIC CONE - A traffic cone has an annular base and a hollow conical body. The annular base has an annular panel having multiple through holes, and multiple first feet protruding down from the annular panel. The conical body has a conical portion and a covering panel radially protruding from a bottom peripheral edge of the conical portion and wrapped on the annular panel. Moreover, even if the traffic cone is bumped or is run over by cars, the annular and the conical body do not separate from each other easily so the traffic cone has prolonged life for use. | 03-13-2014 |
20140069322 | TRAFFIC CONE - A traffic cone has an annular base and a hollow conical body. The annular base has an annular panel having multiple through holes, and multiple first feet protruding down from the annular panel. The conical body has a conical portion and a covering panel radially protruding from a bottom peripheral edge of the conical portion and wrapped on the annular panel. Even if the traffic cone is bumped or is run over by cars, the annular base and the conical body do not separate from each other easily so the traffic cone has prolonged life for use. | 03-13-2014 |
20140230719 | Collapsible Cone - This invention provides a collapsible cone comprising a series of concentric rings that can be pulled up from the center and “snapped” ring by ring into place thus forming a cone shape. In An embodiment, each ring has a groove circumnavigating its top and a ridge circumnavigating its bottom so the ridge of one ring snaps into the groove of the next ring, lending stability to the device when erected. | 08-21-2014 |
20140283733 | Stackable And Hand Transportable Traffic Management Device - A traffic management device comprises at least opening in the surface of its body to facility hand grasping of a single or a stacked plurality cones. The traffic management devices may be in the shape of a cone. The device further comprises a registration structure so that a worker can align the devices in a stacked configuration so that the cut outs of each opening are aligned to create a handhold for the stacked cones. | 09-25-2014 |
20140305366 | COUNTERWEIGHT STRUCTURE OF A TRAFFIC CONE - A counterweight structure of a traffic cone contains a base pre-molded and placed into a conical mold so as to injection mold a conical post. The base includes a groove for connecting with the conical post, a connecting piece mounted around the groove, and a plurality of retaining tabs arranged on the connecting piece. Each retaining tab has a neck portion coupled with the groove, and between any two abutting retaining tabs is defined an elongated hole communicating with the connecting piece, two orifices are arranged on two sides of the neck of the each retaining tab and communicate with the connecting piece, such that when the conical post is injection molded to cover the base, the connecting piece, the plurality of retaining tabs and a plurality of retaining tabs horizontally retain together, and a plurality of orifices are provided to vertically connect the conical post and the base together. | 10-16-2014 |
20150299967 | TRAFFIC CONE - A two-piece traffic marker assembly a marker body includes a marker body formed of a low density polyethylene and a separable molded rubber base. The base has a weight comprising at least 70% of a total weight of the traffic marker assembly, with the marker body having a weight comprising the remaining 30% or less of the total weight of the traffic marker assembly. Because of this advantageous weight distribution, relative to prior art traffic cones, when the traffic marker assembly is assembled, a tip angle of the traffic marker assembly is about 76 degrees from vertical. A plurality of circumferentially spaced interlocking protrusions disposed on the wall of the marker body, for engaging an interior circumference of the base when the marker assembly is in an assembled space, and for also preventing sticking of marker bodies together when they are stacked. | 10-22-2015 |
20160090702 | Marker Cone System - A marker cone system which provides users with greater spatial awareness and guidance when using marker cones for sports training or other sports and/or non-sports related activities. The marker cone system generally includes a weight which may be installed underneath the marker cone and a post receiver which may be installed within the channel of a marker cone. The post receiver and weight will generally be connected together, such as by threaded engagement, with the marker cone being secured therebetween. A marker post may be removably inserted within the post receiver to improve visibility or provide additional functionality. The marker post may include a slot to reduce wind resistance and one or more receiver openings adapted to removably receive cross members. By utilizing multiple marker posts with post receivers, one may construct a hurdle, fence, goal, or any number of structures for sports or non-sports applications. | 03-31-2016 |
20090084306 | Foldable traffic safety marker - A traffic safety marker is provided. The marker has a first triangle and a second triangle in pivoting engagement. The first triangle and second triangle are capable of being pivoted with respect to one another so as to be oriented into a storage position. The first triangle and second triangle are capable of being pivoted with respect to one another so as to be oriented into a use position. Also included is a spring that is configured to urge the first triangle and second triangle to pivot with respect to one another. | 04-02-2009 |
20090308304 | Warning triangle - A warning triangle placed on the ground perpendicularly further can be folded over reduced to a minimum volume, comprises three isosceles triangular frame plates ( | 12-17-2009 |
20150114281 | WARNING TRIANGLE - The triangular warning sign is a tripod forming a pyramid with ribs connected to each other by upper ends and framed by a flexible sheath with light-reflecting flexible strips. The ribs form telescopic legs with a hinged connection to each other. For a fixation of the completely unfolded legs it is provided with a fixing strut. The light-reflecting flexible strips are attached to the legs on two lateral sides and form a red polymer cloth frame. On the front side, rails are attached to the legs by lower portions and connected to each other by their upper ends, at their upper portion the rails are connected to the legs. A flexible polymer cloth strip is attached to the rails, formed as a red frame consisting of an outer light-reflecting band and an inner fluorescent band, surrounding the hollow centre on three sides and having the shape of concentric equilateral triangles. | 04-30-2015 |
20150314728 | FOLDABLE EMERGENCY ROAD SIGN - Disclosed herein is a foldable emergency road sign which includes a bar-shaped handle, a hollow shaft connected to the bar-shaped handle, a spring pipe, the spring pipe having a hole through which the hollow shaft is inserted, a plurality of bodies connected to the spring pipe, wherein the plurality of bodies can be folded or unfolded to have a triangular pyramid shape or a quadrangular pyramid shape, and a light emitting unit attached at regular intervals to one side of the plurality of bodies. | 11-05-2015 |
20160144780 | SAFETY TRIPOD - The present invention is to provide a safety tripod comprising two support assemblies and a pivot assembly, wherein each support assembly comprises two support members having ends pivotally connected with each other by a first pivoting member, and two connecting members having ends pivotally connected with other ends of the two support members by second pivoting members respectively and other ends pivotally connected with each other by a third pivoting member; and the pivot assembly is disposed between ends of the two support assemblies adjacent to the first pivoting member, for enabling other ends of two support assemblies distal to the first pivoting member to be expanded away from or moved close to each other. Thus, the support members and the connecting members can be folded and overlapped with each other or unfolded to form a triangle structure. | 05-26-2016 |
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20100064963 | Vehicle height restrictor and alerting device - Disclosed is a device for providing a preliminary alert to the driver of a vehicle approaching an overhead obstacle. The inventive concept consists of a vertical mounting post to which is attached a non-marring horizontal height restrictor arm. The position of the height restrictor arm on the vertical post is at the same vertical distance from the roadway surface as is the vertical distance of the specific overhead obstacle for which an alert is provided. The height restrictor arm is affixed to the vertical post by means of a multi-directional pivotal connector comprising a hollow sphere, spring, and chain assembly. The pivotal connector allows the height restrictor arm to move, after contact by a vehicle, in a multitude of directions, fore and aft, up or down. | 03-18-2010 |
20100101484 | Indicator Post - This invention relates to an indicator post comprising an elongate sheet of high strength engineering polymer (HSEP) material, the elongate sheet being resiliently bendable to enable the indicator post to revert upright after an impact. An associated reinforcement means attachable to a driveable portion of the indicator post is also disclosed. | 04-29-2010 |
20110185962 | HUMANOID TRAFFIC CONTROL ROBOT - A humanoid traffic control robot is provided, which is installed on all or some of the lanes of a road where maintenance work, subway construction, or an unexpected situation such as a traffic accident takes place and allows arm parts of a robot body thereof to freely implement desired arm operations and thus to more easily perform a variety of traffic control signal services. | 08-04-2011 |
20120285368 | DELINEATOR WITH BOUNCEBACK MECHANISM - Delineators are described that include a delineator body, a ball and socket joint, and a resilient rod. The ball and socket joint is disposed to promote deflection of the delineator body in response to a deflecting force. The resilient rod, which may comprise steel, couples to the delineator body and to the ball and socket joint, and is adapted to restore the delineator body to an upright position after removal of the deflecting force. An elastic grommet, which may comprise rubber, is also preferably included that connects the rod to the delineator body. The ball and socket joint may allow the delineator to deflect equally in all directions, or preferentially in a preferred deflection plane. | 11-15-2012 |
20130055948 | GUIDE APPARATUS - Included are embodiments of a guide apparatus. In some embodiments, the guide apparatus includes a body portion, a connector housing, and a rounded connector portion. The connector housing may include a connector snap surface that is disposed on an interior surface of the connector housing. Additionally, the connector housing may define a hollow portion adjacent to the interior surface. The connector housing may be coupled to the body portion via the connector snap surface. Similarly, the rounded connector portion may be coupled to the connector housing and may removably secure to a spad that is that is disposed on a ceiling, such that the guide apparatus hangs substantially downward, regardless of the orientation of the spad. | 03-07-2013 |
20140144370 | REFLECTOR FOR MARKING A ROAD SURFACE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A reflector for a road sign and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The road sign reflector includes a base attached to a road facility or a road surface, light-transmitting bodies mounted on the base and made of a transparent material, and a reflective layer formed on a contact surface between the light-transmitting bodies and the base and reflecting light incident into the light-transmitting bodies. The manufacturing of the road sign reflector is completed by attaching the road sign reflector to a center line and a lane. The road sign reflector can be directly attached to a guardrail and road facilities without installation of an additional post, thereby facilitating the installation work. In the road sign reflector, the reflective layer formed on the light-transmitting bodies is inwardly inserted in the base and exposed surfaces of the light-transmitting bodies are exposed to the outside of the base, thereby increasing reflecting efficiency. | 05-29-2014 |
20150322637 | SINUOUS TRAFFIC LINE - A sinusoidal traffic line that has scalloped edges to form a sine wave that increases visibility under conditions of reduced visibility is formed of a pre-cut ribbon or applied traffic line material (e.g., sprayed thermoplastic material). The traffic lines have a wavy left edge and a wavy right edge. The edges are formed in a regular pattern, having a regular amplitude and wavelength relative to a directional vector along the axis of the traffic line. In another embodiment, the patterns of the outer edges are arranged in an opposite arrangement such that they converge and diverge. The upper surface of the traffic line can be embossed by an embossed device so as to create a regular pattern and increase reflectivity. | 11-12-2015 |
20160047093 | Pavement Marking Tape with Widely-Distributed, Multi-Edged Relief Features for Improved Retroreflectivity - A pavement marking tape has raised, irregular polygonal relief features with retroreflective elements covering a portion of the surface of the tape. The form of the relief features minimizes shadowing effects. Raised relief features are shaped to increase the visible number of vertical faces and edges of the relief features, which are the most reflective structures, and are oriented toward incident light from an approaching observer to maximize retroreflectivity. | 02-18-2016 |
20160096469 | VISIBLE SCHOOL STOP SIGN APPARATUS - A school bus sign with increased visibility is provided. The school bus stop sign apparatus includes at least a first stop sign and a second stop sign. The first stop sign may be pivotally attached to the side of a school bus. The second stop sign is attached to and substantially parallel with the side of the school bus. The second stop sign includes an indicator that allows drivers to sense that the bus is stopped to pick up children. When activated, the first stop sign may pivot 90 degrees and may be substantially perpendicular to the side of the bus. The indicator, such as a light, may be activated on the second stop sign. Therefore, a driver may see that the bus is picking up children from the front, the rear and the side. | 04-07-2016 |
20090013923 | A-frame barricade - A pair of A-frame members of molded plastic support an elongated beam extending through openings in apex portions thereof. Pockets are provided in the outsides of two legs of each A-frame member into which elongated weight cartridges are placed to be securely held to the legs. The legs and pockets are so formed that with a low volume and weight, a high strength and rigidity of the legs is achieved, a substantial contribution being made by the weight cartridges. The weights of the cartridges are used to resist tilting movement of the barricade and to achieve stability with a high degree of efficiency. The weight cartridges are preferably blow-molded plastic tubes filed with slag or sand and most preferably are interchangeable with cartridges currently in use in other applications. For additional stability, the legs of each A-frame member may be secured to an elongated member, to a plastic tube mounted there-between and/or to a blow-molded panel that is adapted to be filled with a weighty material and face in a longitudinal direction. Also, for additional strength and stability, elongated beams may be hung on lower portions of legs of the pair of A-frame members. | 01-15-2009 |
20090025627 | COLLAPSIBLE AND STACKABLE ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION BARRIER - A portable roadway construction barrier comprising vertically telescoping sections which allow the barrier to be expanded for use or collapsed for storage and transport. The sections are held in the expanded position using locking devices formed at the junctions between the sections. The uppermost section may comprise a handle to facilitate transport and the collapse or expansion of the barrier. The base section may include a recess to allow efficient stacking of multiple barriers in the collapsed state. | 01-29-2009 |
20090078192 | Hand operated traffic signal device - A hand-held ground-supported display device for warning passersby is disclosed. Included is a self-supporting sign panel and a plurality of at least three mast sections telescopically interfittable, one within the other. A coupler is attached to the sign panel, with a socket for releasably engaging the top mast section. The mast sections have progressively smaller internal diameters and progressively shorter lengths, with the outermost mast section having the largest internal diameter and the longest length. Middle mast upper and middle mast lower stop members are attached to upper and lower ends of the middle mast section, respectively. In one example, the middle mast upper stop member has an end wall with first and second sidewalls extending downwardly therefrom with lower free ends for interfering with stop members associated with the top and the bottom mast sections. A kit including the display device is also disclosed. | 03-26-2009 |
20100162942 | Collapsible Construction Barrier - A collapsible barrier has at least three integrally-formed wall sections with a plurality of contiguous living hinges, as a series, joining each adjacent pair of wall sections, the at least three wall sections including two endmost wall sections joinable to form an upright structure. A collapsible barrier may include a plurality of interconnected wall sections each having a top-facing side, where one of the top-facing sides has a pocket adapted for securely holding a light. A thermoformed unitary plastic object may include at least two wall sections, at least one hinge member connecting adjacent interior ones of the wall sections' longitudinal sides, the hinge member comprising a plurality of interconnected living hinges, where a nominal thickness of the at least one hinge members of the thermoformed unitary plastic object approximates 0.100 inch. | 07-01-2010 |
20100251957 | MAKING PYLONS AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING - A pylon handling system includes stackable pylons with a top defining a horizontal engagement hole with a rigid rim, and a pylon handling apparatus. The pylons are configured to be stacked with a lower pylon nested inside an adjacent upper pylon such that a separation space is present between the rigid rims of the upper and lower pylons. The pylon handling apparatus is configured such that an operator holding the handle can insert the pylon engagement mechanism through the engagement hole in a first pylon to engage the first pylon on the pylon handling apparatus, and then insert the pylon engagement mechanism through the engagement hole in a second pylon to engage the second pylon on the pylon handling apparatus under the first pylon. The operator can manipulate the trigger to release the second pylon from the pylon engagement mechanism while retaining the first pylon on the pylon handling apparatus. | 10-07-2010 |
20130014693 | Traffic declineator barrelAANM Bromm; ScottAACI Lake GenevaAAST WIAACO USAAGP Bromm; Scott Lake Geneva WI USAANM Lechner; William N.AACI BurlingtonAAST WIAACO USAAGP Lechner; William N. Burlington WI USAANM Fisch; Robert J.AACI East TroyAAST WIAACO USAAGP Fisch; Robert J. East Troy WI US - A durable, single walled plastic traffic or work area delineator barrel. The single walled barrel is molded in a blow molding operation and handle and base rim flange regions of the barrel in one construction include compressed wall surfaces that define hollow, open-cavity pillars or struts that span between the walls. The pillars are constructed by depressing portions of the walls into contact and thermally bonding the materials together. In another construction corners of the base rim flange include recessed indentations and surface corrugations that are aligned to strengthen the rim flange. | 01-17-2013 |
20130174776 | TRAFFIC CONTROL MARKER WITH MESH BASE - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a traffic control marker having a mesh base and an improved inner core. In accordance with various embodiments, there is provided a traffic control assembly, which includes a base selectively mountable adjacent a roadway, the base comprising a plurality of through holes, and a flexible tubular member connected to the base. The traffic control assembly further includes a flange selectively mountable below the base. The flange includes a plurality of through holes spaced around a portion of the circumference of the flange. Further, the traffic control assembly includes an adhesive material applied to an underside of the base and the flange to secure the traffic control assembly to the roadway. The adhesive material fills the plurality of through holes in the base and in the flange, when the traffic control assembly is mounted to the roadway. Various embodiments also provide for a flexible support arranged inside of the flexible tubular member and configured to increase the resiliency of the flexible tubular member to an impact by a moving vehicle. | 07-11-2013 |
20140096712 | SAFETY MARKER - A safety marker apparatus comprising a hollow body including at least four vertex elements interconnected by flexible resilient rods, the body being adapted to be compressed into a stowed state upon application of an external force and expanded into a deployed state, the flexible resilient rods forcing the hollow body to adopt the deployed state in an absence of the external force. In one embodiment, an illumination sub-system is provided in at least one vertex element. | 04-10-2014 |
20140190395 | PORTABLE ROADWAY WARNING DEVICE - A portable roadway warning device comprising one or more rumble strips. Each rumble strip comprises a plurality of modular strip sections, each made of a polymeric material. Opposite end edges of each of the strip sections have alternating notches and tabs sized and spaced for engagement with respective tabs and notches on opposite end edges of other of the strip sections to provide a releasable connected joint therebetween. Pressure sensitive adhesive tape is applied to the top surface of the joint between the connected end edges of the strip sections to prevent the connected end edges from inadvertently separating from one another when the connected strip sections are dragged along the ground or lifted up to move the connected strip sections from one location to another. | 07-10-2014 |
20140209011 | SAFETY TRIPOD APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - Provided is a safety tripod apparatus for a vehicle. The safety tripod apparatus according to an example embodiment of the present invention includes a storage tank that stores a compressed gas, a valve connected to the storage tank and controlling a flow of the compressed gas stored in the storage tank, a control unit that controls opening or closing of the valve, a tube connected to the valve and expanded by the compressed gas flowing through the valve, and a signpost connected to one end of the tube. Accordingly, a safety accident can be prevented from occurring due to manual installation of a safety tripod. | 07-31-2014 |
20150337507 | Traffic Barrier Assembly - A traffic barrier assembly alerts motorists to a hazardous road condition and helps guide the flow of traffic around the hazardous condition. The assembly includes a base member having a top end, a bottom end and a perimeter wall attached to and extending between the top end and the bottom end. A top member has a top edge, a bottom edge and a peripheral wall attached to and extending between the top edge and the bottom edge. The top edge defines an opening extending into an interior of the top member. The top member is telescopic relative to base member. | 11-26-2015 |
20160083915 | Hazard Alert Assembly - A hazard alert assembly for alerting an observer to a hazard includes a base structured to retain a flare on a support surface so the flare is visible to an observer. A frame is coupled to the base so the frame may be visible to the observer. The frame alerts the observer to a hazard. An arrow is coupled to the frame so the arrow is may indicate a direction the observer should travel to avoid the hazard. | 03-24-2016 |
20160111033 | PORTABLE PERIMETER WARNING INDICATION SYSTEM - A portable perimeter warning indication system configured for denoting the safety status of neighboring areas. The system includes a base member and a telescoping pole. The base member operates between a closed and open position. The telescoping pole is in selective communication with the base member and contains a strap housing. The telescoping pole is configured to extend and locate the strap housing at a particular height. The strap housing includes a retractable strap configured to indicate a perimeter between two or more points. The strap visually indicates the individual safety status of each area on either side of the strap. | 04-21-2016 |
20090139443 | FLEXIBLE MARKER DEVICE - A flexible marker device comprises a marker body having a bottom end and a top end, and a base for supporting the marker body. The base has an aperture in a center portion thereof and a groove extending about the aperture in an upper surface of the base. The bottom end of the marker body is at least partially disposed within the groove. A cured material, preferably polyurethane, is disposed in the groove to thereby secure the marker body to the base. | 06-04-2009 |
20090235860 | FOLDABLE CONE - The foldable warning cone ( | 09-24-2009 |
20100107964 | Weighted Traffic Cone Assembly - A weighted traffic cone assembly for being used in occasion of road/site construction includes a base and a conical body. The base has an inner periphery formed with a supporting section having slanted, upper and lower surfaces. The supporting section has a side that is adjacent to an outer periphery of the base and formed with a plurality of spaced holes, wherein the outer periphery has a lower surface concavely formed with an annular groove. After the base is place in a mold for forming the conical body, a pliable material is introduced into the mold to wrap the supporting section of the base, fill up each hole of the supporting section, and thus form the pliable yet tough conical body having a predetermined shape. The conical body has a lower end formed with upper and lower peripheries and plural connecting portions distributed therebetween for securely retaining the base. | 05-06-2010 |
20100319607 | FOLDABLE CONE - The foldable cone includes first and second side panels that are tapered in the upward direction, each side panel having an outer surface and an inner surface, a lower edge, an upper edge, and opposing side edges. The cone further includes base panel having a folding seam extending along the central portion thereof in a direction generally parallel to the lower edges of the side panels, wherein the base panel folds along the folding seam. The first and second side panels are secured together at a predetermined location to define concave first and second side panels when the base panel is unfolded. | 12-23-2010 |
20110220010 | TRAFFIC CONE INSERT THAT SUPPORTS CAUTION TAPE - A device used with a traffic cone to support caution tape includes at least one head extending from a body. The head is received in the opening defined at the top of a typical traffic cone to support the device in an upright position with respect to the cone. The body of the device is adapted to support a section of caution tape. The body may define a slot that allows the tape to be supported in an unfolded condition. | 09-15-2011 |
20110308446 | EXPANDABLE TRAFFIC CONE - An expandable traffic cone that can be opened and expanded to create a barrier or barricade, lessening the number of cones needed for any situation. The expandable traffic cone is split vertically with a first and second half, joined together by clamps, that when undone, allow the first and second half to be separated horizontally to expose a set of pivoting arms that create a barricade when the cone halves are separated. Arm extensions are also provided to expand the width of the barricade. | 12-22-2011 |
20120186511 | Attachment Module for a Safety Cone - An attachment module for a safety cone permitting a variety of safety enhancing devices to be easily attached to the cone. The attachment module comprising a top ring and a bottom ring joined together to form an assembly. The top ring and bottom ring sized to conform to a predefined safety cone angle or range of angles, the assembly having an attachment arm for attaching a safety-enhancing device. Examples of safety enhancing devices include, but are not limited to a flag, a sign, a safety tape holder, a light, or other safety-enhancing device. The assembly may be placed over a safety cone and is held secure by gravity and the wedge of the cone angle. Safety enhancing devices may then be attached to the module and thus to the cone to improve the effectiveness of the cone. | 07-26-2012 |
20120234228 | STRUCTURE OF TRAFFIC CONE ASSEMBLY - The present invention relates to a structure of traffic cone assembly, which is mainly formed through separately manufacturing a cone member and a base then assembled together, a connection ring part is formed at the bottom of the cone member, a mounting ring slot is formed on the connection ring part, and the center of the base is formed with the connection hole served to allow the cone member to sleeve in, and a convex mounting ring is formed at the inner circumference of the connection hole so as to be mounted with the mounting ring slot formed on the connection ring part of the cone member for achieving a mounting positioning effect, so the sleeve connection of the two components is established and kept. | 09-20-2012 |
20130174775 | STRUCTURE OF TRAFFIC CONE - The present invention is a traffic cone, mainly to utilizes a two-stage formation manufacturing method in which a cone body is injected for combing with a preformed base, wherein the periphery of a through hole having a large dimension and formed at the center of the base is extended with a cone ring part having a preset height, and the upper portion of the cone ring part is formed with a combination part having reduced inner and outer diameter, a preset quantity of convex columnar members are arranged on the inner and the outer surfaces of the combination part with equal intervals, and a fluid passing hole is respectively formed between adjacent convex columnar member, the original material of cone body flows pass the inner and the outer sides of the combination part through the fluid passing holes and combines with the convex columnar member. | 07-11-2013 |
20130333610 | Safety Cone Caution Tape Holder - A caution tape holder for removable attaching a length of caution tape to a prior art safety cone. The caution tape holder is comprised of a top portion and a body portion, wherein said top portion extends at least partially out of an opening in a safety cone and has an opening therein for receipt of a length of caution tape. The caution tape holder of the present invention can be used in conjunction with a variety of different sized safety cones and will not damage the safety cone or the length of caution tape used therewith, nor does it necessitate the threading of the tape through a narrow opening. Additionally, the caution tape holder will not unduly interfere with the stacking and storage of prior art safety cones in a nesting fashion. | 12-19-2013 |
20140069320 | Traffic Cone with a Reflective Sleeve - A traffic cone has a conical body and at least one reflective sleeve. The at least one reflective sleeve is mounted on and around a conical portion of the conical body. Multiple adhering portions and multiple non-adhering portions are alternately arranged on a laminating surface of the at least one reflective sleeve. The adhering portions are adhered to the conical portion of the conical body. Thus, even though the at least one reflective sleeve and the conical body are different materials and have different coefficients of thermal expansion, the non-adhering portions provide rooms for expansion of the conical portion and the at least one reflective sleeve. Therefore, the at least one reflective sleeve is capable of remaining smoothly and securely attached despite the traffic cone being exposed to significant variations in the temperature of the environment. | 03-13-2014 |
20140069321 | TRAFFIC CONE - A traffic cone has an annular base and a hollow conical body. The annular base has an annular panel having multiple through holes, and multiple first feet protruding down from the annular panel. The conical body has a conical portion and a covering panel radially protruding from a bottom peripheral edge of the conical portion and wrapped on the annular panel. Moreover, even if the traffic cone is bumped or is run over by cars, the annular and the conical body do not separate from each other easily so the traffic cone has prolonged life for use. | 03-13-2014 |
20140069322 | TRAFFIC CONE - A traffic cone has an annular base and a hollow conical body. The annular base has an annular panel having multiple through holes, and multiple first feet protruding down from the annular panel. The conical body has a conical portion and a covering panel radially protruding from a bottom peripheral edge of the conical portion and wrapped on the annular panel. Even if the traffic cone is bumped or is run over by cars, the annular base and the conical body do not separate from each other easily so the traffic cone has prolonged life for use. | 03-13-2014 |
20140230719 | Collapsible Cone - This invention provides a collapsible cone comprising a series of concentric rings that can be pulled up from the center and “snapped” ring by ring into place thus forming a cone shape. In An embodiment, each ring has a groove circumnavigating its top and a ridge circumnavigating its bottom so the ridge of one ring snaps into the groove of the next ring, lending stability to the device when erected. | 08-21-2014 |
20140283733 | Stackable And Hand Transportable Traffic Management Device - A traffic management device comprises at least opening in the surface of its body to facility hand grasping of a single or a stacked plurality cones. The traffic management devices may be in the shape of a cone. The device further comprises a registration structure so that a worker can align the devices in a stacked configuration so that the cut outs of each opening are aligned to create a handhold for the stacked cones. | 09-25-2014 |
20140305366 | COUNTERWEIGHT STRUCTURE OF A TRAFFIC CONE - A counterweight structure of a traffic cone contains a base pre-molded and placed into a conical mold so as to injection mold a conical post. The base includes a groove for connecting with the conical post, a connecting piece mounted around the groove, and a plurality of retaining tabs arranged on the connecting piece. Each retaining tab has a neck portion coupled with the groove, and between any two abutting retaining tabs is defined an elongated hole communicating with the connecting piece, two orifices are arranged on two sides of the neck of the each retaining tab and communicate with the connecting piece, such that when the conical post is injection molded to cover the base, the connecting piece, the plurality of retaining tabs and a plurality of retaining tabs horizontally retain together, and a plurality of orifices are provided to vertically connect the conical post and the base together. | 10-16-2014 |
20150299967 | TRAFFIC CONE - A two-piece traffic marker assembly a marker body includes a marker body formed of a low density polyethylene and a separable molded rubber base. The base has a weight comprising at least 70% of a total weight of the traffic marker assembly, with the marker body having a weight comprising the remaining 30% or less of the total weight of the traffic marker assembly. Because of this advantageous weight distribution, relative to prior art traffic cones, when the traffic marker assembly is assembled, a tip angle of the traffic marker assembly is about 76 degrees from vertical. A plurality of circumferentially spaced interlocking protrusions disposed on the wall of the marker body, for engaging an interior circumference of the base when the marker assembly is in an assembled space, and for also preventing sticking of marker bodies together when they are stacked. | 10-22-2015 |
20160090702 | Marker Cone System - A marker cone system which provides users with greater spatial awareness and guidance when using marker cones for sports training or other sports and/or non-sports related activities. The marker cone system generally includes a weight which may be installed underneath the marker cone and a post receiver which may be installed within the channel of a marker cone. The post receiver and weight will generally be connected together, such as by threaded engagement, with the marker cone being secured therebetween. A marker post may be removably inserted within the post receiver to improve visibility or provide additional functionality. The marker post may include a slot to reduce wind resistance and one or more receiver openings adapted to removably receive cross members. By utilizing multiple marker posts with post receivers, one may construct a hurdle, fence, goal, or any number of structures for sports or non-sports applications. | 03-31-2016 |
20090084306 | Foldable traffic safety marker - A traffic safety marker is provided. The marker has a first triangle and a second triangle in pivoting engagement. The first triangle and second triangle are capable of being pivoted with respect to one another so as to be oriented into a storage position. The first triangle and second triangle are capable of being pivoted with respect to one another so as to be oriented into a use position. Also included is a spring that is configured to urge the first triangle and second triangle to pivot with respect to one another. | 04-02-2009 |
20090308304 | Warning triangle - A warning triangle placed on the ground perpendicularly further can be folded over reduced to a minimum volume, comprises three isosceles triangular frame plates ( | 12-17-2009 |
20150114281 | WARNING TRIANGLE - The triangular warning sign is a tripod forming a pyramid with ribs connected to each other by upper ends and framed by a flexible sheath with light-reflecting flexible strips. The ribs form telescopic legs with a hinged connection to each other. For a fixation of the completely unfolded legs it is provided with a fixing strut. The light-reflecting flexible strips are attached to the legs on two lateral sides and form a red polymer cloth frame. On the front side, rails are attached to the legs by lower portions and connected to each other by their upper ends, at their upper portion the rails are connected to the legs. A flexible polymer cloth strip is attached to the rails, formed as a red frame consisting of an outer light-reflecting band and an inner fluorescent band, surrounding the hollow centre on three sides and having the shape of concentric equilateral triangles. | 04-30-2015 |
20150314728 | FOLDABLE EMERGENCY ROAD SIGN - Disclosed herein is a foldable emergency road sign which includes a bar-shaped handle, a hollow shaft connected to the bar-shaped handle, a spring pipe, the spring pipe having a hole through which the hollow shaft is inserted, a plurality of bodies connected to the spring pipe, wherein the plurality of bodies can be folded or unfolded to have a triangular pyramid shape or a quadrangular pyramid shape, and a light emitting unit attached at regular intervals to one side of the plurality of bodies. | 11-05-2015 |
20160144780 | SAFETY TRIPOD - The present invention is to provide a safety tripod comprising two support assemblies and a pivot assembly, wherein each support assembly comprises two support members having ends pivotally connected with each other by a first pivoting member, and two connecting members having ends pivotally connected with other ends of the two support members by second pivoting members respectively and other ends pivotally connected with each other by a third pivoting member; and the pivot assembly is disposed between ends of the two support assemblies adjacent to the first pivoting member, for enabling other ends of two support assemblies distal to the first pivoting member to be expanded away from or moved close to each other. Thus, the support members and the connecting members can be folded and overlapped with each other or unfolded to form a triangle structure. | 05-26-2016 |