Claims
- 1. A portable and compact retroreflective sign system comprising:
- a) a base;
- b) a winding mechanism roller attached to said base;
- c) a retroreflective roll-up sheeting having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end is attached to said roller and said sheeting is wound about said roller;
- d) a sign support attached to said base for supporting said sheeting in an unrolled position, wherein said sign support is extendible from said base;
- e) an attachment means at the second end of said retroreflective roll-up sheeting for attaching said sheeting to said sign support; and
- f) a foldable cover on which said base is pivotally mounted, said foldable cover encloses the base, winding mechanism roller, said sheeting and sign support.
- 2. The sign system of claim 1 wherein said base includes a box for holding said winding mechanism roller, the retroreflective sign and said sign support in a retracted position.
- 3. The sign system of claim 2 wherein said base includes a plurality of legs mounted on said base.
- 4. The sign system of claim 2 wherein said box includes a cover and handle.
- 5. The sign system of claim 1 wherein said sign system further includes a traffic sign on the retroreflective roll-up sheeting.
- 6. The sign system of claim 1 wherein said retroreflective roll-up sheeting includes cube-corner prisms.
- 7. The sign system of claim 1 wherein said sign support includes a telescoping pole.
- 8. The sign system of claim 1 wherein said winding mechanism roller is a self-winding mechanism roller.
- 9. A portable and compact sign system comprising:
- a) a base;
- b) a winding mechanism roller attached to said base;
- c) a roll-up sheeting having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end is attached to said roller and said sheeting is wound about said roller;
- d) a sign support attached to said base for supporting said sheeting in an unrolled position, wherein said sign support is extendible from said base;
- e) an attachment means at the second end of said roll-up sheeting for attaching said sheeting to said sign support; and
- f) a foldable cover on which said base is pivotally mounted, said foldable cover encloses the base, winding mechanism roller, roll-up sheeting and sign support.
- 10. The sign system of claim 9 wherein said box includes a cover and handle.
- 11. The sign system of claim 9 wherein said sign system further includes a traffic sign on the roll-up sheeting.
- 12. The sign system of claim 9 wherein said roll-up sheeting includes retroreflective sheeting.
- 13. The sign system of claim 9 wherein said sign support includes a telescoping pole.
- 14. The sign system of claim 9 wherein said winding mechanism roller is a self-winding mechanism roller.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This present application claims priority to co-pending U.S. Provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/055,014, filed on Aug. 6, 1997; U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/054,960, filed on Aug. 7, 1997; and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/075,208, filed on Feb. 19, 1998. The entire teachings of each application are incorporated herein by reference.
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