Abstract: A system for collecting traffic cones is provided including a tractor and a trailer connected to the tractor for trailing the same. Next provided is a pick-up assembly for picking up a cone and placing the same on the trailer for stacking. Also, a conveyor is mounted on the trailer for transporting the cones to a rear extent of the trailer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a modular cone. The modular cone includes a tubular member and a selectively collapsible base member coupled to the tubular member, wherein the base member may be selectively collapsed and stored within the tubular member. In addition, different embodiments of the modular cone include reflective surfaces, a self-storing barrier tape, and various caps such as a strobe.

Abstract: A safety delineator is provided which includes a conical body portion to which is attached one or more vertical panels. A new and improved handle feature permits easy and comfortable full hand gripping of the delineator and also prevents sticking and jammning together of a plurality of the delineators when they are stacked. The delineators may be stacked without removing the vertical panels, since each vertical panel is particularly designed to wrap around the conical body portion to which it is attached as another vertical delineator slides over it.

Abstract: A safety or traffic marker is capable of providing a continuous physical border between two locations. A housing, or one of several adapters, are employed in a conventional traffic cone to dispense an elongated strip of tape therefrom. In one embodiment, the housing is physically incorporated into the interior of the marker, and is adapted for easy insertion and removal of a tape or safety material dispenser. In order to achieve easy insertion of the tape dispenser into the housing, the upper portion of the marker is split into separable sections. Since the marker is fabricated from a deformable material, the upper portion can be manually separated into an opened position for insertion of the tape dispenser therein. Hook and loop fasteners may be used to fasten together the two sections into a closed position. Adapters may also be used in conjunction with conventional traffic markers for creating a continuous physical border between two or more locations.

Abstract: A safety marker includes an hollow frusto-conical body; a base having an bowl-shaped main portion and a resiliently flexible skirt for yieldably stabilizing the marker against tipping relative to a supportive surface, the body being connected in upstanding relation to an inner portion of the base and concentric therewith, the base being formed to clear the cone defined by the inside surface of the body, the bowl being sufficiently large relative to the body and the base being weighted sufficiently that the marker is self-righting, the skirt being sufficiently flexible to be deflected against the bowl for preserving the self-righting capability of the marker.

Abstract: A temporary automobile marker is provided with a hollow base cone and a tower cone attached to the top of the base cone. The tower cone is co-centric with the base cone but has a smaller diameter in order to form two surfaces that help reflect light in a discontinuous fashion in order to make the marker more visible. A magnet is encased within the hollow base cone. The bottom edge of the base cone is covered with a pad so that the base cone and the encased magnet will not harm the surface of the vehicle to which the marker is attached. A method for employing the marker is also provided.

Abstract: A traffic collar cone has a delineator having a reflection sheet attached on its upper part. A plug is placed under the sheet having an air inlet and outlet extending upwardly and downwardly therethrough. A conical body member is provided, having in its upper end wall an insertion hole in which the plug is mounted. A support panel is provided at the bottom of the body and cone collars are attached on the outer surface of the body member, with vertical spacing between them. The traffic collar cone is made of flexible material and designed to recover its original shape after being impacted, so that injury to collar cone is eliminated or minimized. The support panel can be adhered onto a roadway.

Abstract: An apparatus for use as a sign or display, for example as a traffic barricade, includes a base that has a hollow cavity that can be filled with ballast, such as sand or water. A receiver is formed in the base to pivotably receive interchangeable vertical signs having display areas with instructions or attention grabbing indicia. The base and vertical sign also cooperate to hold the sign vertical until overcome by a certain amount and direction of force, at which time the sign pivots down to prevent breakage of the apparatus. It can be easily replaced to its original position. The base also cooperates with other removeable items such as a barrel type device which would matably fit around the perimeter of the base. The base is disassemblable from the sign or barrel for handling and storage.

Abstract: A traffic safety control security system is described. Warning lights, signs, and warning flags are connected and secured to the tops of standard traffic cones either with or without the use of cone adapters. One end of a stainless steel aircraft cable connects directly to the traffic control accessories, while the other end of the cable is secured by a removable security disc and padlock within the traffic cone. Interconnecting the accessory and traffic cone together prevents injury to vehicles or individuals nearby if a traffic cone is accidentally struck by a vehicle, or encounters violent weather, causing the accessory to fly loose as a projectile. In addition a chain can now interconnect traffic cones in the system together, preventing theft of the traffic cones and/or accessories. Set up and knock down of the system is consistent with customary traffic safety control procedures.

Abstract: A safety delineator is provided which includes a conical body portion to which is attached one or more vertical panels. A new and improved handle feature permits easy and comfortable full hand gripping of the delineator and also prevents sticking and jamming together of a plurality of the delineators when they are stacked. The delineators may be stacked without removing the vertical panels, since each vertical panel is particularly designed to wrap around the conical body portion to which it is attached as another vertical delineator slides over it.

Abstract: A traffic beacon apparatus has an upper portion comprising a panel member which is attached in an upright position by coupling member to base pedestal. The coupling member is a hollow shell structure formed of an elastic material. The panel member attaches to a top of the coupling member by bolts and barbed projections which are inserted into slots in the top of the coupling member. The coupling member has a flange along a lower perimeter thereof which couples with the base pedestal. The elastic material of the coupling member is more flexible than the panel member which is formed from a relatively stiff material. Apertures are formed in opposing sides of the coupling member to define a bending portion. Sides of the coupling member disposed between the apertures flex and bend when the traffic beacon is struck by a vehicle.

Abstract: An improved two-piece, detachable traffic device features a high-density, low-profile solid base. The base is, preferably, made of a molded unitary composition made of recycled rubber products, such as, spent motor vehicle tires. Further, it is molded such that it can be stacked for ease of storage with similar bases. The combined high-density and low profile flexible aspects of the base cooperate to ensure both that the base remains stationary during use and can easily be traveled over by a vehicle without damage resulting to the base or the vehicle. The mass of the base is concentrated at the periphery of the base to maximize the self-righting effect of the base while minimizing the over all weight of the base and material required.

Abstract: A traffic channelizing device has a base unit made from the sidewalls of used car or other vehicle tires, using tread portions as a stabilizer between two sidewalls, wound spirally and having an outer band with a protruding loop which results in the resilient integral base unit having a significantly reduced propensity to roll when the device is overturned. The device has the advantages of being highly resistant in wind and impact, yet being readily removable and stackable with substantially less manpower and transportation space than for existing devices. If the central hole for the upper sidewall portion of the base unit is larger than that for the lower sidewall portion, the device retains the traffic safety feature of the base being separable from the body portion in the event of a high impact, even where the upper portion comprises more than one sidewall.

Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus for mounting a light-emitting device on a traffic cone, including a head portion for housing the light-emitting device, a power source-receiving portion in connectable or connected electrical contact with the head portion, and a traffic cone-receiving portion. The head portion and the power source-receiving portion are disposed laterally with respect to the traffic cone-receiving portion such that when the apparatus is mounted on a cone and a power source is received in the power source-receiving portion, the head portion and the power source-receiving portion lie laterally alongside the section of the cone received in the cone-receiving portion, and the center of gravity of the apparatus is substantially coincident with the longitudinal axis of the cone.

Abstract: A collapsible marker cone for use with sporting events, such as in-line skating, comprising a base and a conical portion. The conical portion is attached to the base along a vertical axis and includes weakened regions such as vertically disposed slots which allow the conical portion to easily collapse, along the vertical axis, when a predetermined force, such as the weight of a falling person, is applied to the marker cone along the vertical axis. The weakened regions allow the conical portion to collapse prior to injuring the falling person.

Abstract: A collapsible traffic control assembly comprising a plurality of cylindrical segments selectively positionable relative to one another into a secured outwardly extending operative position or collapsed position wherein the segments are concentrically disposed within a housing. The housing of the assembly is adapted to allow a nesting stacked array of a plurality of such housings when the cylindrical segments associated therewith are disposed in their stored position.

Abstract: A mobile traffic warning sign including a heavy flat base, a conical spring fastened to the base at the top by holding-down plates and screws, and a collapsible conical covering with reflectors covered on the conical spring, and a case for receiving the warning traffic warning sign when the conical covering and the conical spring are collapsed and received in a circular recess on the base.

Abstract: A new and improved telescopic flag and cone device with a cone portion having an open top and a closed bottom. A pole portion having a plurality of telescoping poles is received through the open top of the cone portion and secured to the closed bottom. An uppermost pole has a securement slot therein. A flag portion is received through the securement slot of the uppermost pole for securement therewith. The flag portion optionally wraps around the uppermost pole thereby permitting the plurality of poles to be telescopically received within the cone portion for storage purposes.

Abstract: A two-part traffic channelizing device including a recycled rubber base (or other suitable material) having a slot with a textured interior surface extending therethrough and a vertically upwardly extending vertical member coated with reflective material and releasably inserted inside the slot, forming a friction/compression fit between the vertical member and the textured interior surface of the slot. The vertical member is held in position in the slot by friction/compression alone. Upon impact, the vertical member pops out of the slot, and the device is reassembled simply by reinserting the vertical member into the slot; no replacement parts are necessary, except for accessory items such as lighting devices or power sources.

Abstract: A barrier member adapted for easy mounting on and dismounting from a pair of conical pylon road members comprises an elongated barrier body, usually of thin sheet metal, providing a vertical barrier surface with a pylon-engaging member at each end. Each pylon-engaging member has an aperture of such diameter that it can be mounted on the pylon upper end with the end protruding through the aperture so that the barrier member is retained against transverse movement and is maintained at a predetermined distance above the road surface. Preferably the pylon-engaging member is formed from round cross section rod to provide wedging tangential retaining contact between itself and the softer plastics material of the pylon outer wall upon pressing the member downward on the pylon. The barrier body has a wider portion extending vertically and a narrower portion extending at an angle to the wider portion to increase the transverse rigidity, the pylon-engaging members being attached at their junction.

Abstract: Marker devices, each comprising a base with an upright post thereon, are molded from an elastomeric material. A marker device is attached by adhesive on the base thereof to each paint striping on a worn down street and each maintenance cover mounted on the worn down street. Once the marker devices are in place on the worn down street, the posts thereof must withstand the punishment of not only being flattened by truck tires, and the tracts of a paving machine that is being used to lay down the new coating of hot asphalt on the worn down street, but also the hot asphalt, and still spring back to their upright position. Thus, when the stripings are to be repainted on the resurfaced street and when the maintenance covers are to be adjusted upwardly to the level of the new coating of asphalt on the resurfaced street their exact locations on the street are immediately indicated by the posts of the marker devices without having to make any measurements.

Abstract: This invention relates to a traffic cone and in particular to one which includes a conical body having a top, a flexible bag having an upper mouth, an annular member mounted on the mouth of the flexible bag and having an outer wall and an inner wall between which there is a recessed wall portion adapted to engage the top of the conical body, whereby the flexible bag may be expanded in the conical body to receive water, sand, earth, rock, or the like, so as to enable the conical body to stand firmly on the ground when in use and the traffic cone may be piled up on another one when not in use.

Abstract: A rocking road emergency warning sign which is simple of construction and practical of use comprises a main body, a base, a top cover and a warning sign in which said main body is a spiral-shaped body formed by a resilient thin metal plate, said spiral-shaped body can be uncoiled into a triangular cone shape, the top portion of which has holes for attaching the warning sign. In addition, reflective papers or paints can be applied to both sides of the thin metal plate for intensifying the warning effect when the main body is swaying in the wind. The base is a substantially flat plate having a magnet on its bottom for sticking onto the metal part of the car. Also, clipping device are available at the cover to latch the top cover with the base together for carrying and storing.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for applying colored foam markers to road surfaces as a means of temporarily changing or outlining traffic patterns. In the preferred embodiment, dissoluble foam markers would be periodically deposited upon the road behind a work crew to alert motorists of a potential hazard ahead, in order to avoid any collisions between the motorist and the work crew. As the work crew would move up on the road, the foam markers would naturally dissipate and substantially disappear over a predetermined or a relatively short period of time so that the roadway automatically returned to its original traffic pattern when the work crew has left the area. Foam markers according to the present invention would enhance the safety of a work crew's operations and increase work output by freeing the work crew from the obligation of retrieving the markers after they are used.

Abstract: An improved portable warning marker of the type used to divert and/or guide motor vehicle traffic through or around roadway construction sites is disclosed. The warning marker may be of a foldable type including a plate member is pivotally attached to a flat base member, and a pair of wing members pivotally attached on opposite sides of the plate member so as to be independently tiltable from operative positions perpendicular to the plate and base members to a storage position against opposite broad surfaces of the plate member. Upon placing the wing members in their storage positions, the plate member is tiltable from an operative upright position to a downfolded storage position essentially parallel to the base member. A device for permitting a portable marker to be lifted through the use of a long handled tool having a hooked or forked end, which device is attached to an upper end of the marker is also disclosed.

Abstract: A traffic safety control system is described in which connection of standard information signs, standard flags and staffs, standard barricade rope and standard barricade tape, and standard chemical light sticks to standard traffic cones is facilitated by the use of special adapters. Battery operated warning lamps connected directly to standard traffic cones provide an additional safety factor when the system is utilized to perimeterize a traffic control area.

Abstract: A foam sheet material prepared by a single die-cut operation, to provide a foam sheet material with three foam panels connected by a living hinge, and with closure means on the outer edges of two of the panels. The die-cut sheet material is adapted to move between a flat, stacked, storing or packaging position and a vertically upright, cone-like-structure position.

Abstract: An insert device for a hollow traffic cone utilizing an element having a first portion capable of lying within the hollow traffic cone and a second portion extending to the exterior of the hollow traffic cone. An intermediate portion connects the first and second portions and possesses a reduced dimension relative to the second portion of the element to permit gripping of the element by the user. The element may be wedged or fastened to the hollow traffic cone.

Abstract: The signaling device (20) has a signaling body (21) and a holding device (22). The signaling body (21) is designed as a cornet-like hollow body which has four wall regions (24; 27) adjoining one another in the circumferential direction, of which two diametrically opposite wall regions (24) form the wide sides of the signaling body (21) and of which the other two likewise diametrically opposite wall regions (27) form the narrow sides of the signaling body (21). The wall regions (27) on the narrow side have the form of a conical shell. The wall regions (24) on the wide side are preferably flat. Between the signaling body (21) and the holding device (22) there is a coupling device (23). The wall regions (27) on the narrow side have above the foot (28) of the signaling body (21) in each case a recess (33; 34), which has a certain height and which extends in the circumferential direction up to the transitional point with the neighboring wall region (24) on the wide side.

Abstract: A truncated pyramidal pylon, has retroreflectant side walls each sloping at 8.degree.-10.degree. to the vertical for helicopters and 3.degree.-6.degree. to the vertical for fixed wing aircraft. The pylon may be constructed as a permanently erected unit or as a collapsible arrangement from hingedly connected flat surfaces, with a surface corresponding to each side, foldable to provide the assembled pylon.

Abstract: This invention is a folding warning marker device with multiple panels formed from a sheet of cardboard or other folding material. For exemplary purposes, the invention herein is shown as a four sided truncated cone having various warning indicia on the surface. It is characterized by ease of stacking and storage and toward that end can be stored in a flat layout condition. Disposed at the top of the cone is a vertical slit on opposing sides allowing for the insertion of a ribbon fence from one safety cone to the next thereby cordoning off an area of danger. The top of the truncated cone is characterized by a flap that folds over the slits in order to thus fasten the ribbon passing through to the safety cone. The bottom of the safety cone is characterized by folding flaps thus forming a base of a cone and thus securely holding the structure in place.

Abstract: A stackable road delineator includes an upright conical portion with a detachable weighted base. The top conical end has a handle graspable by the fingers of a human hand. Also, this end has a conical hollow interior so that when it is stacked on top of another similar delineator, the handle will freely fit within this hollow interior to thus provide stackable delineators.

Abstract: An improved road barrier for channelizing traffic is provided and consists of a hollow pyramidal structure having a frustrum top. A base is formed on the bottom for stabilizing the pyramidal structure on a flat surface. A plurality of spaced apart bands are formed on the pyramidal structure for dividing it into a plurality of tiers with each tier having a plurality of panel faces so as to add strength to the pyramidal structure. At least one rib is formed on the frustrum top for mounting a warning light thereto.

Abstract: A normally upstanding road marker includes a cone extending from a special base formed of an elastomeric material to induce a self righting movement to return the road marker to an upstanding position subsequent to it having been tipped over. The base includes a peripheral edge of undulating configuration defining a plurality of radially extending flaps and an annular depression for focusing bending of the base along a line radially inwardly of at least some of the flaps.

Abstract: A traffic marker includes an upright cone-shaped member (10) and a base (16). Two orifices (18) and (26) are provided on the upper end of the cone-shaped member (10) and on opposite sides thereof. A bracket (20) is provided having an interior portion (30) and an exterior portion (28). The bracket is operable to be inserted through the orifice (26) such that the distal end of the interior portion (30) contacts the interior surface of the cone-shaped member (10) at a point (38). An orifice (34) is disposed in the interior member (30) through which a flag (24) can be inserted. The flag (24) is inserted through the orifice (18) on the opposite side of the cone-shape member (10) through the orifice (34) to contact the opposite sides of the interior surface of the cone (10) at a point (36).

Abstract: A normally upstanding road marker including a conical body is provided with a special base formed of an elastomeric material for inducing self-righting movements to return the road marker to an upstanding position subsequent to its having been tipped over. The base is provided with a peripheral edge of undulatory configuration which allows the base to be large enough to induce the self-righting movements without being excessively heavy.

Abstract: A throwable, multi-sided emergency traffic warning marker. The marker body comprises a plurality of traffic-warning display faces preferably arranged in a tetrahedral configuration. Traffic warning indicia are present on each face, imparting visibility thereto. The marker assembly is contoured and proportioned to insure display of one of the display faces to oncoming vehicles when the marker is thrown, dropped or otherwise placed on a roadway surface.

Abstract: A semi-finished sheet for making disposable warning marker devices is shown having three major side panels of trapezoidal configuration and a minor bottom panel of triangular configuration. The sheet is foldable along fold lines with tabs lockably received in mating slots to form a frusto pyramid structure open at the top to facilitate insertion of suitable weights to enhance stability.

Abstract: A portable information marker having a tetrahedron stand joined to a base supported on a surface. The stand has a top wall releasably accommodating an information unit. The information unit and top wall have interlocking slot and ear structures allowing the information unit to be removed from the top wall and replaced with an alternate information unit. The alternate information unit can be a flashing light unit.

Abstract: A combination road construction barrier and marker comprising a generally conically shaped, preferably hollow, upper portion and a generally semispherically shaped base portion. Positioned at the top of the upper portion is a lens-covered light source for nightime operation. The bottom surface of the base portion is flat and is weighted so as to render this invention self-righting in response to strong winds or vehicle impact. One peripheral segment of the generally circular cross section of this invention is flat and extends longitudinally along substantially the entire length of the barrier to prevent excessive rolling in response to external force. The base may include a dry cell battery as one embodiment of a power source to supply electrical power to the preferred electric light source and which is serviceable through a lockable bottom closure. Alternate colored indicia portions may also be applied to the upper portion to improve visibility.

Abstract: A self-contained emergency signal has a base which contains a battery and a high-intensity flash/lamp actuating unit. The actuating unit is electrically connected to a battery and to a high-intensity flash lamp. A switch turns the actuating unit on and high-intensity lamp bursts are displayed through a transparent, translucent, polarized, colored or symbol containing a lens arrangement, or a combination of such elements. The emergency signal may have different forms such as cylindrical, elliptical, rectangular or triangular. In some embodiments the lens arrangements are in telescopic relationship to the base, or may be collapsible to a compact, easy-to-carry device. Exemplary circuitry for use with the various emergency signal embodiments is also part of the invention.

Abstract: A foldable traffic warning cone utilizes a first panel of generally fan shape having triangular faces joined at adjacent sides along face folding lines. The first panel has opposite free sides which interconnect to fold the first panel into an upright polygon. The triangular faces of the first panel have bottom ends with extending flaps which cooperate with a second panel having a number of sides commensurate to the number of faces on the first panel and which forms a base for the first panel. The second panel has wings extending outwardly from each of the sides and which are foldable to provide a wall extending about the base. The wings also trap the flaps and thereby connect the upright polygon and the base together. The warning cone can be selectively folded and unfolded for use and storage.

Abstract: A traffic road marker has an upright translucent shell supported on a weighted base. The shell contains a battery and light bulb operated by a self-actuating switch which engages when the shell is placed in an upright position. Optionally connected in the circuit are a circuit interrupter to flash the light bulb and a photocell to shut the circuit off during daylight hours.

Abstract: A collapsible conical element, particularly in the form of a collapsible road marker cone, comprises a base which is preferably relatively heavy, and a coiled strip, preferably of a resilient plastics material, the outer turn of the strip being restrained from pulling away from the base on extension of the coiled strip to form a cone and the strip having at least two projections, one on each face thereof disposed longitudinally and with the projection on the radially outward face being below the projection on the radially inward face when the cone is in the upright position base down. The base is preferably a substantially planar member, e.g. thick rubber sheeting, with a substantially circular aperture within which the outermost turn of the strip is retained, either by virtue only of the resilience of the coiled strip or with additional fixing.

Abstract: A highly visible display device has a base, a staff supported by the base, and a battery-operated signal device located at the top of the staff. A plurality of support poles are interconnected to form the staff, thereby enabling the display device to be erected and subsequently disassembled quickly and easily. A ballast bag is adapted to fit over the base in order to maintain the display device in place, for example against the action of high-speed vehicular traffic passing by the device. A flag may be secured to the staff to further enhance the visibility of the display device.

Abstract: A traffic controlling and road hazard warning device comprising a resilient frustro-conical or cylindrical road marker and a plurality of informational sign cards that are interchangeably and separably mounted on the upper end of the marker by means of slots and so designed to engage the upper end of the marker thereby securing the cards and preventing their rotation, yet allowing rapid installation and positioning of the cards on the marker.

Abstract: A container for the storage of sand, the container being of the type which may be stored in a motor vehicle such as a car or truck and which may be used to deliver sand to the wheels of a car stuck in the mud or snow. The container comprises a circular bottom and an elongated frustoconical body portion extending from the circular bottom, the body portion defining a pouring spout for pouring sand stored in the container. Because the body portion is elongated, sand can be delivered in difficult to reach places such as underneath a car. The container is preferably made out of a flexible water repellant fabric which may be folded over and affixed in the folded position to close the container during non-use. The container may also include a reflector mounted thereon to allow the use of the container as an emergency road reflector.

Abstract: A portable traffic marker in the form of a tetrapod with one by hollow is disclosed. A counter sink may be formed in each of the other three legs shaped as a parabola. A plurality of this type of marker may be nested together by means of the hollow and countersink.

Abstract: A highway barricade which has an appearance similar to that of a large steel drum is formed of an organic polymer. The sidewalls of the barricade are slightly tapered to permit the nesting together of a plurality of similar units, and the base portion thereof is provided with weighting means to permit it to withstand normal forces encountered in highway situations. Visibility of the device is enhanced by incorporating fluorescent, phosphorescent and/or reflective materials in the polymer; by providing faceted surfaces; and/or by locating a light source inside a translucent barricade.