Patent Application
20230407582
When a vehicle breaks down on the side of the road, in the middle of the highway, or even on a city street, warning devices are essential to inform other motorists on the road of potential car/person presence and/or to help prevent another traffic accident situation from occurring that would heighten the emergency. Current products available on the market today, however, often get destroyed easily, can sometimes be ineffective, and are difficult for motorists to see due to their material and size. There have been no products available as original equipment or as an aftermarket to address this problem.
An apparatus that is simple to use yet effective to see and to warn other motorists of a broken down vehicle is not being met by any known device or system at present. There have been no products available as original equipment or as an aftermarket to address this problem either.
The main purpose of roadside emergency flag display is to provide users with an improved reflective warning device for broken down vehicles and other emergency situations on the road.
The disclosure includes a telescoping pole comprising a bottom end and a top end and a plurality of telescoping sections there between. The disclosure also includes a base comprising a plurality of legs each hingedly joined to the telescoping pole bottom end via a respective hinge. The disclosure yet includes a flag comprising a foldable frame joined to the telescoping pole via a flag hinge.
Throughout the description, similar reference numbers may be used to identify similar elements depicted in multiple embodiments. Although specific embodiments of the invention have been described and illustrated, the invention is not to be limited to the specific forms or arrangements of parts so described and illustrated. The scope of the invention is to be defined by the claims appended hereto and their equivalents.
Reference will now be made to exemplary embodiments illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used herein to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the disclosure is thereby intended. Alterations and further modifications of the inventive features illustrated herein and additional applications of the principles of the inventions as illustrated herein, which would occur to one skilled in the relevant art and having possession of this disclosure, are to be considered within the scope of the invention.
The present disclosed roadside emergency flag display, also known as the “Warning ‘Flag’ Stand” offers a modern accessory that ensures users are able to effectively and clearly notify upcoming vehicles about their situation; thus, allowing for a safer experience for other travelers on the road in addition to the individuals involved in a pending automotive dilemma, themselves. While normal warning triangles are heavy, breakable and only come in sets of three, the warning “flag” stand device comes in a primary set of six and can be deployed by the driver with minimal physical labor and effort. Furthermore, unlike today's products which sit on the ground at only about a foot high, the warning “flag” stand introduces a novel fiberglass stand possessing a metal four leg base that sits at approximately two to three feet high to ensure other drivers on the road can clearly see the warning sign positioned. To further enhance functionality, the double-sided reflective foldable triangle frame is placed on an indestructible sturdy base to guarantee the platform is securely planted on the ground. The warning “flag” stand ensures a fully operational warning device that is specifically designed to alert oncoming traffic about an emergency situation on the road.
Although the operations of the method(s) herein are shown and described in a particular order, the order of the operations of each method may be altered so that certain operations may be performed in an inverse order or so that certain operations may be performed, at least in part, concurrently with other operations. In another embodiment, instructions or sub-operations of distinct operations may be implemented in an intermittent and/or alternating manner.
