Abstract: A condenser (1) for separating fibers from a fiber laden air flow is disclosed which includes a cell wheel housing (3) and a cell wheel (4). The cell wheel includes a plurality of radial vanes (6) and a perforated screen (12) extending between adjacent vanes. The perforated screen separates the space between the adjacent vanes into fiber entraining cells (14) and air exit spaces (13). Flexible sealing element (7) are carried at the ends of vanes which seal against an interior of the wheel housing. Air from the fiber laden air flow exits through screens (12) by way of a discharge opening (18). Fibers are discharged at (9) through an opening provided in the bottom of cell wheel housing (3).

Abstract: A quick release two piece buckle of economical construction for use in situations where rapid release of a strap is required such as for example a buckle for a strap holding a scuba air tank to a back pack. The buckle has a handle member with a pair of oppositely positioned side arm portions extending therefrom. The arm portions have slots formed on the outer walls thereof, there being a detent at the entry portion of each slot. Detents are further formed on the outer walls of the arms adjacent to the bottoms of each of the slots. One end of the strap is attached to a cross arm extending between the two side arm portions. The other end of the strap is connected to an attachment member which has a pair of opposing arms. Each of the arms has an inwardly extending post member at the end thereof which is adapted to slidably fit into a respective one of the slots of the main body portion.

Abstract: Snap fastener uses a grommet attached to a first layer of fabric and defining a passage. A unitary button and shank as designed to have the shank attach to the grommet with a snap action and on its free end to attach to a second layer of fabric.

Abstract: A fastener replacing the laces in a shoe. The fastener is comprised of a strip of soft, elastomeric plastic material having openings near its ends for receiving posts on button members which also pass through shoe lace holes. The distal ends of the button posts have enlargements thereon which are received in retainer members which are snapped onto the posts after the latter are in place in the shoe. The buttons and retainer members are also preferably molded of elastomeric plastic material.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing endless, needled, longitudinally oriented, paper machine felts having a predetermined width formed from a plurality of overlapping loops of a narrower width strip is disclosed.

Abstract: A press brake having bed and ram members whose tool-holding faces, edges and surfaces need reconditioning due to wear, and a portable milling machine adapted to be fixed to the press brake to mill and thus recondition the faces, edges and surfaces. An improved milling machine comprising an elongated carriage-support assembly supported on the bed and separated from the ram, a milling-head assembly having a carriage and a set of cutters seated on the carriage with the milling-head assembly being mounted on the carriage-support assembly, and a carriage-feed drive assembly coupled to the carriage to drive the milling-head assembly the length of the carriage-support assembly with the cutters selectively engaging any faces, edges and surfaces needing reconditioning.

Abstract: A process is provided for manufacturing an exhaust manifold. The manifold comprises at least one stamp formed inlet flange, a stamp formed sheet metal inner shell and a stamp formed sheet metal outer shell. The inner shell and outer shell are configured to define an exhaust chamber therebetween. Each inlet flange is stamp formed to define at least one exhaust port extending entirely therethrough, with each exhaust port including a stamp formed projection extending continuously thereabout from one surface of the inlet flange. The inner shell is stamp formed to define an inlet aperture for each exhaust port. The inner shell is projection welded to the inlet flange such that the projections stamp formed therein define the weldments. The outer shell then is welded to the inner shell to define the exhaust chamber of the manifold. An outlet tube may be secured to an outlet aperture of the outer shell.

Abstract: The insertion of sealing profiles with a programmable manipulation device, particularly with an industrial robot, is served by an apparatus wherein the sealing profile is conductable via a longitudinal guide matched to the profile shape, being conductable immediately under a pressure roller arranged at a distance therefrom, whereby the pressure roller is driven such that no, or only slight tensile stresses arise in the sealing profile upon insertion. With the help of such an apparatus, for example, door seals can be laid in the receptacle bead of dishwasher receptacles whereby curves of the receptacle bead raise no problems as a result of the compensation of the tensile stresses.

Abstract: An apparatus and method used in making wire and similar elongate members, and wire made using same, are provided wherein rods are extruded using a filled billet technique which comprises disposing the rods in a can comprising the filled billet and additional steps are employed which comprise placing the rods in adjoining side-by-side relation to define a geometric pattern and fixing together at their ends those rods defining the periphery of the pattern to define a dense pack of the rods wherein the placing and fixing steps are achieved prior to the step of disposing the rods within the can, and wherein the dense pack and hence the rods are adapted to fit snugly within the can during the disposing step and separable filler means is added between and around the rods whereby the fixing step assures that during extrustion the rods are reduced in cross-sectional area in a better controlled manner.

Abstract: A stacker for a flexible strand, such as a flimsy wire, comprises:(a) a conveyor having an elongated endwise traveling stretch onto which the strand is fed to be carried endwise on the stretch,(b) a gripper to grip a trailing portion of the strand as forward extent of the strand is carried endwise on the stretch,(c) structure to effect displacement of the gripper to a position locating the gripped portion of the strand sufficiently out of alignment with the stretch that the strand is progressively pulled sidewardly off the stretch in response to endwise travel of the stretch relative to the strand.Pins may travel with the conveyor to displace the strand off the stretch; and the strand in wire form may be cut and stripped, as it is fed toward the conveyor and gripper. A collector collects strands that are displaced off the conveyor.

Abstract: A device for stripping the insulation from cables, including a guide block having a passage for receiving a cable and a knife bore extending transverse to, and communicating with, the passage, a knife assembly disposed in the knife bore and including a knife blade for cutting the cable insulation and a spring for urging the blade into the passage, and a handle for lifting and rotating the knife blade, associated with a lever mechanism pivotally mounted on the handle and pivotal relative to the handle in a manner to produce a lifting force which moves the knife blade in opposition to the force produced by the spring.

Abstract: A machine tool includes a plurality of tool holders (4, 7, 19, 64) each holding a tool (4a, 7a, 19a, 81), a first spindle (16) having an axis for holdling each tool holder, a spindle head (15) for supporting rotatably the first spindle (16), means (17a) for rotating the first spindle (16), relative to the spindle head (15), means (18) for moving the spindle head (15) in a first direction (X) which is in parallel to the axis of the first spindle (16), means (13) for moving the spindle head (15) in a second direction (Z) which is at a right angle to the first direction (X), a chuck (22) for chucking a workpiece (W), a second spindle (21) for holding the chuck (22), the second spindle (21) extending at a right angle to the first spindle (16), a spindle support (20) for supporting rotatably the second spindle (21), means (24 ) for rotating the second spindle (21) together with the chuck (22), means (25) for indexing the second spindle (21) together with the chuck (22), and means (3) for locking the first spindle

Abstract: A quick-change mount for chucks is incorporated into a rotatable hollow spindle (10) of a machine tool and comprises servo-actuated drive sleeve (32) for power transmission to clamp the chuck (20) to the spindle flange (12). Slidable within the drive sleeve is a servodriven clamping sleeve (46) adapted for having fitted thereto the clamping jaw carrier (70) of the chuck. The clamping sleeve includes an annular series of holes (52) for guiding radially movable coupling element (50), which in order to get into coupling condition are displaced partially into a circumferential groove (72) of the clamping jaw carrier by means of a shifting sleeve (58), and in order to bring about the release condition are enabled to leave said groove for an annular recess (60) of the shifting sleeve (58). The shifting sleeve is spring biased into the condition to bring about the coupling position, from which it can be released by means of a catch member (64), when the fixation of the chuck is removed (FIG. 1).

Abstract: A simple, strong and fast acting tool retention subsystem is intended for both original equipment and retrofit applications in machining centers with automatic tool changer systems. A machining center incorporating the invention is described. The invention is compatible with ANSI standards for spindles, tapered tool shanks and knobs, and is configured to eliminate the tool chatter and tool shank taper unseating and release commonly occurring in conventional spring actuated tool retention subsystems when spiral fluted cutters are used. The tool shank is positively jam locked by a rotary bolt actuator means that generates a very high value of axial pre-load tension, comparable to that which was furnished by the very successful historic manual draw-in bolt retention subsystem used in milling machines. A bi-directional free wheeling impact motor drives the rotary bolt actuator means between open and closed positions of a maximally strong collet.

Abstract: A miniature vacuum chamber that is capable of testing individual dice prior to packaging is described. The upper portion of the chamber consists of a housing having testing probes and a vacuum inlet disposed therein. The lower portion of the chamber consists of a chuck that holds a wafer and a lower vacuum chamber. The lower portion is indexed to place a dice in contact with the probes. The upper and lower portions then form a seal and a vacuum is drawn in the area defined by the upper and lower chambers. The dice is then tested; the area pressurized; and the chuck indexed to test the next dice.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a hollow cylindrical magnetic yoke assembly for a magnet-type electric motor, including a plurality of permanent magnets attached to the inner peripheral surface of the yoke. The method comprises the steps of expanding a hollow cylindrical tube of a magnetic material by an expander having a plurality of expander elements capable of being moved radially outwards to expand the radius of the tube. The number of the expander elements is equal to the number of the permanent magnets of the electric motor, and one permanent magnet is fitted to each concaved surface of the magnetic yoke formed by the convexed cylindrical outer surface of each expander element.

Abstract: A resistive element is formed on a printed circuit board using only printed circuit board fabrication techniques. A substrate having a bi-metallic cladding on one side of the substrate and a conductive metallic cladding on an opposing side of the substrate is used. A predetermined trace pattern is formed in the metallic cladding. Resistive elements are formed in the bi-metallic cladding opposing their desired locations in the trace pattern. The bi-metallic cladding consists of a resistive layer between the substrate and a second conductive layer. Tabs are etched in the second conductive layer, then resistors, which couple various tabs together, are etched in the resistive layer. Plated holes connect the tabs to desired locations in the trace pattern located on the opposing side of the substrate.

Abstract: A simplified apparatus for automatically inserting electronic components of different forms into printed circuitboards successively conveyed along a travel path which extends along a horizontal plane includes a feed mechanism for separately and simultaneously feeding different pluralities of electronic components of different forms to a pallet operative for separately and simultaneously receiving and conveying the electronic components to an inserting device operative for separately and simultaneously inserting the electronic components into successive printed circuitboards, each board in its turn.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a multiple wire brush contact includes the steps of stamping a continuous strip of material so as to define a series of spaced blanks, each including a cross bar and a base mounting plate, separating side carrier portions, welding and soldering contact wires onto the cross bar portions, cutting and forming the contact wiper. The multiple wire brush contact assembly thus includes a base mounting plate that is separate from the cross bar and wire spring and that is used to handle and mount the assembly in a cooperating receiving space in a rotor or other element.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for temporarily sealing holes in printed circuit boards are disclosed. The apparatus comprises two major assemblies: a heater block assembly and a vacuum table assembly. The heater block assembly employs a temperature controlled, insulated heater block having a surrounding, movable vacuum collar. A flexible, thermally conductive vacuum skin is mounted on the movable vacuum collar and forms a vacuum chamber in cooperation with a movable vacuum table having a flat, thermally conductive porous plate whose upper surface is parallel to the vacuum table surface. A cooling block in contact with the thermally conductive porous plate cools the porous plate. A sandwich comprising a porous release sheet, the printed circuit board, a thermodeformable material and a thermally conductive cover sheet are positioned on the cooled porous plate. The vacuum table and sandwich are moved together so that the table forms a sealing relation with the flexible, thermally conductive vacuum skin.

Abstract: A safety razor assembly is provided having a removable cap slideably received in interfitting engagement with the razor head. The cap is provided with a shaving aid member having a skin contacting surface disposed adjacent, and extending along the forward edge thereof, and a cover wall. In the shaving mode, the cap is positioned on the shaving head with the cover wall below the head and the skin contacting surface disposed adjacent the blade edges in a preferred shaving geometry. The cap may be removed and positioned on the shaving head in the inverted position, with the cover wall disposed over the blade edges for protection of the blades, or adjacent items, during non-use of the safety razor.

Abstract: A portable pipe cutter primarily intended for concrete lined pipe includes a pair of annular tracks, which are mounted in fixed, parallel relationship to each other on a pipe, a pair of rectangular plates carrying rollers for movably mounting the plates on the tracks on opposite sides of a pipe to be cut, springs resiliently interconnecting the ends of the plates, a counterweight on one plate, a rotary cutter on the other plate with a blade outside of the plate, and a tension device for adjusting the tension on the blade so that actuation of the cutter causes the device to travel around the pipe while making a cut dependent on tension on the cutter.

Abstract: A cutter tool is provided with a handle member coupled to two portions arranged substantially orthogonally with respect to one another for supporting razor blades used to cut a rabbet along a corner edge of a ceiling panel. The two portions are arranged to form an inside corner guide which communicates with the corner edge of the ceiling panel during the manual cutting of the rabbet. The razor blades extend inward, orthogonally to one another, to cut the material of the ceiling panel during the manual operation of the cutter tool. A pair of cover plates is installed on the two portions for securing the razor blades thereto.

Abstract: There are disclosed a blade-holder capable of holding two different deburring blades and a deburring tool utilizing the blade-holder. The blade-holder comprises of a rod, two longitudinal bores, one at each end of the rod and releasable locking means situated in the regions of the longitudinal bores.

Abstract: A guide for use with a portable circular hand held power saw in making square cuts across a board or plank. A spring biased hinged flap slidably secured beneath the base plate of the saw bears against the edge of the plank throughout the course of the cut, maintaining the perpendicular orientation of the saw relative to the work piece.

Abstract: Apparatus for accurately raising and lowering the pen and for generating a positional signal for control use in a graphics plotter having a penholding mechanism slidably and rotationally mounted on a beam for longitudinal positional movement along the beam and rotational movement around the beam to affect raising and lowering of a pen held by the penholding mechanism under the control of plotter control logic. There is an actuator rod disposed parallel to the beam for rotational movement about a longitudinal axis. A spring biases the penholding mechanism to the raised position. A ball bearing linkage is provided for smoothly and slidably linking the actuator rod to the penholding mechanism so that as the penholding mechanism is smoothly moved longitudinally along the beam, rotation of the actuator rod will cause corresponding rotation of the penholding mechanism towards the lowered position.

Abstract: For the mounting of measuring scales or straight-edges, they are clamped on balls (2, 6) rollably retained within small regions, which form a lengthwise guide and are fixed relative to their mounting (3) at a single point (5).

Abstract: A thickness measuring apparatus for sheet material has before the actual measuring gap a pretest sensing element which responds to overthicknesses in the material under test transported to the apparatus and, if necessary, swivels the measuring system out of the plane of transport. This avoids jamming in the transport system and damage to or maladjustment of the measuring system. A triggering mechanism which cooperates with the pretest sensing element can be designed in such a way that the measuring system is swiveled away only in the case of a definite adjustable force. After a disturbance the measuring system is automatically returned to the original position.

Abstract: A two-part mounting ring (58) mounts a rear sight element (100, 114) of an open gun sight on a rear portion of a telescopic gun sight (10). A forward two-part mounting ring (32) mounts a forward open sight element (28) on a forward portion of the telescopic gun sight (10). The upper portion of the rear mounting ring (58) includes a vertical slideway (74). The rear sight element (100, 114) has a slide body (76, 106) located within the slideway (74) which is adjustable up and down along the slideway (74). A sight line carrying element (98, 112) is secured to the slide body (76, 106). The sight line carrying element (90) may be pivotally attached (94) to the slide body (76), for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis (94), between an upright in use position and an inactive position down close against the telescopic gun sight (FIG. 2). The front mounting ring (32) has an upper major portion (34) and a lower minor portion (36).

Abstract: The measuring bar consists of an elongated rigid sectional shaft to the ends of which are secured two identical diametrically larger spherical bodies. Adjacent and inwardly of each body, there is provided a pair of stabilizer discs eccentrically connected to the shaft about a transverse axis. These stabilizer discs impart lateral stability to the measuring bar when both spherical bodies rest on a curved or flat surface. The spherical bodies are of precisely-known diameter d and the distance L.sub.a between their centers is also precisely known. The method of measuring, for instance, the taper of a conical shaft includes the following steps: (a) positioning the measuring bar on the shaft with its longitudinal axis co-planar with the shaft axis; (b) measuring at a first spherical body the shortest distance S.sub.

Abstract: A centrifugal wafer drying apparatus comprises a rotor rotatably disposed in a container, a cradle mounted on the rotor, and a carrier mounted in the cradle and having grooves for receiving wafers. The carrier holds the wafers at an oblique angle with respect to a plane normal to the axis of rotation of the rotor, at least during rotation of the rotor.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing shoes, shoes which are integrated by securing bottoms to ones assembled by joining the edges of uppers and insoles fitted to shoe lasts, are taken in a rapid freezing atmosphere cooled by liquefied gas, in which the surfaces thereof are cooled rapidly. The effect of rapid cooling makes it possible to manufacture shoes which maintain their shape when fitted in correspondence to the shoe lasts without causing any disfigurement thereafter as well as shortening the manufacturing time.

Abstract: A method of drying eggs, fruits or the like articles, in which water or other moisture is removed from the articles by blowing air at high speed along the articles, after which the water drops are removed from this air, and the air being subsequently passed again along the articles. Said air, after removal of the drops therefrom, is diverted along a blower or the like where it is pre-heated with heat dissipated from the blower and is again passed as pre-heated, unsaturated air along the articles.

Abstract: This invention concerns a device for dehydrating and drying solids, particularly plastics granulated under water in the form of a granulate-water mixture on a curved screen by means of a stream of air that runs both in the direction through the water through the screen and along the screen, with the granulate-water mixture being supplied to the curved screen through a feed duct and being agitated turbulently by the flow energy of the air above the curved screen and being fed to a discharge duct at the end of the curved screen.

Abstract: A flotation drying system utilizing a nozzle assembly having a mounting system that enables quick assembly and disassembly of the system. The nozzle assembly comprises one or more high pressure supply headers or bulkheads, a nozzle housing extending across the grooved face of the one or more bulkheads in a perpendicular direction to the direction of the bulkhead, the nozzle housing having a port connecting it to the bulkhead so that a stream of air goes through the nozzle housing and is applied to the web for drying. The nozzle assembly comprises sealing plates removably supported by the groove face of the bulkhead adjacent each of the nozzle housings to seal the area between the nozzle housings. A flange extends from each of the nozzle housings over the sealing plates as a means to seal the nozzle housings to the grooved face of the bulkhead.

Abstract: A novel portable garment drying device for quickly drying garments is comprised of an air circulating means such as a squirrel cage fan, connected to a support frame composed of hollow tubing with holes for directing air inside the perimeter of the assembled tubing, an air permeable sheet upon which a garment is placed for drying, and means for attaching the sheeting to the support frame. The device is easily assembled and disassembled.

Abstract: A slip-resistant shoe sole comprising an outsole layer having a bottom surface defining a region of contact between the sole and the ground, the outsole layer bearing a plurality of channels opening onto the bottom surface to define a pattern of elongated gaps across the contact region, the ratio of the area of the gaps to the surface area of the contact region and the configuration of the gaps being arranged to effectively cause liquid between the contact region and the ground to be conducted away while enhancing the slip resistance produced by the contact region engaging the ground.

Abstract: Shock absorbing structures suitable for footware and the like may utilize a flexible polyurethane of essentially linear structure containing unsatisfied hydroxyl groups and having a compression set of less than 15%, an elongation break of at least 500%, and a recovery which is delayed after compression by at least 0.7 seconds. The structures include a block or layer with one or more fluid cavities, each cavity having one or more relatively small passageways communicating the cavity with the exterior of the block or layer. The cavities may be closed by a separate layer bonded to the block or layer. In footware, the cavities may be strategically located and circular or rectangular in form with the passageways being similarly shaped and extending through the top of the layer or block.

Abstract: A temperature-proof shoe formed by adhering a hollowed shape forming guide plate, which is circumferentially larger than an insole board that is the same size as the bottom surface of a form block, to the underside of a closed cell polyurethane foam layer at the sole portion of a shoe, and tucking in a leather facing in a manner to wrap up the forming guide plate with it. Also, by a roll-in outstitching applied to the leather facing and the outer circumference of the forming guide plate protruding to the outside from the leather facing of the instep portion, the temperature-proof shoes are free from the intrusion of water, satisfactory in heat-retaining property and excellent in design.

Abstract: An article of molded athletic footwear is provided in the form of a skate, running shoe or the like. The article of footwear comprises a molded, substantially rigid, lower shell portion which is adapted to receive and substantially encase the sole, toe and heel of a wearer. The instep portion of the lower shell is open to permit access to and from the interior of the shell portion. A molded, semi-rigid tongue is further provided which is integral to the shell adjacent the open instep. The tongue includes a center instep support and at least one pair of complimentary wing portions extending outwardly from the center instep support. The complimentary wing portions are adapted to wrap around a portion of the shell portion and secure together to secure the tongue over part of the shell portion and the wearer's foot. A pair of complimentary securing devices are provided at the outer ends of each of the wing portions and are adapted to secure one wing to the other wing.

Abstract: A ski boot having a rigid shell bass on which a cuff is journalled to pivot around a transverse axis, and flexion means for affecting the flexional characteristics of the cuff. The flexion means is formed of a spring member positioned between the cuff and the shell base. The spring member is positioned to at least partially extend around the instep of the boot and has no attachment point in the region adjacent to the journal axis.

Abstract: An athletic, sport, or leisure shoe utilizing a portion thereof for incorporating training weights to increase the resistance applied against the user's legs which must be overcome when training or exercising.

Abstract: A display button includes a front body member which has an opening or window. A disc-shaped member is rotatably mounted behind the front body member and retained there by a retainer member wedged or friction-fitted into a rearwardly folded circumferential lip or ear of the front body member. The disc-shaped member has at least one slot into which an indicia carrying insert can be inserted either through a slot of the window or of the retainer member. A plurality of distinct and unique indicia are affixed to the disc-shaped member on the side which faces the front body member, positioned so that each indicia can be brought into registry with and selectively displayed through the window.

Abstract: The subject invention is a picture frame adapted to contain, in addition to a picture, apparatus for storing and displaying teeth. The apparatus are accessible from the back of the frame and comprise a component having indentations for holding the teeth as well as for holding various items usable in the enactment of the tooth fairy myth. The items include containers for a tooth and for the coins to be exchanged for the tooth. The componet having indentations is covered by a removable transparent layer which in turn is covered by a back cover. The back cover may have an openable/closable or removable portion for display of the stored items or it may be readily removable for such display.

Abstract: A laminated mount for standard sized photographs including a backboard covered on one surface thereof with a mounting adhesive, to which mounting adhesive are secured two concentrically aligned release sheets, and a separate photographic mat. The backboard is of rectangular configuration sufficiently larger than the rectangular configuration of the standard sized photograph to provide a border around the standard sized photograph. The two release sheets are separated by a score line. The first release sheet is of substantially identical dimension to the standard sized photograph to be mounted. The second release sheet is of substantially identical dimension to the mat to be mounted to the backboard. Removal of the center section release sheet allows for adhesive contact with and virtually automatic alignment with the standard sized photograph. Removal of the second release sheet framing the first release sheet provides an adhesive area to which the mat can be applied.

Abstract: An inexpensive, quick change pricing display on a sign board employs one or more basic numerical arabic figure eight digits of a segmented construction. Each basic numerical eight is made up of designator segments that may have contrasting color with respect to a viewing background of the display or sign. Numerical digits of zero through nine are selectively formed on each basic eight by applying or removing covering strip segments or elements which may be of the same or a different color as the viewing background to selective designator segments of each basic eight in such a manner as to leave exposed or to present color segments that represent the desired numerical digit.

Abstract: A device for cyclically rearranging a pile of rectangular or square sheets (such as photographic prints) by repeatedly performing the operation of removing one sheet from one end of the pile and returning the removed sheet to the other end of the pile. To facilitate removal of each sheet from the pile, the sheet to be removed is pressed against a frictional surface by a roller on the separator structure which moves relative to the sheet to be removed in order to separate that sheet from the remainder of the pile. The frictional surface moves with the sheet to be removed, and the roller helps ensure that the sheet to be removed stays in contact with the frictional surface and is moved thereby.

Abstract: An edge lighted display in which light is transmitted through a translucent planar panel to be refracted by the presence of indicia, such as a crayon marking to provide a luminescent appearance. In the disclosed embodiment, the translucent panel which is made of synthetic resinous materials is provided with a thin coating on an outer surface thereof of a harden silicate material, whereby light rays pass in the plane of the junction between the outer surface of the panel and the inner surface of the coating prior to refraction for improved brilliance.

Abstract: A sign holder system comprising a display frame for displaying and supporting a sign, the frame being in two complementary halves which are connectible. Connections are also provided for attaching the display frame to a support structure. The connections in turn comprise an adaptor, which is intended to be located between the frame halves, which is, in turn, connected to a support for positioning the display frame in a chosen orientation.

Abstract: A portable iluminated signal person station is disclosed having a first frame supported on legs and a second frame having legs pivoted to it. A person can stand on the platform and direct traffic. Signs, light and reflectors can be supported on the second frame to add visibility and a spot light can be supported on the second frame and directed onto the signal person on the platform to increase his visibility.