Foldable temporary and portable road sign structure
AssigneeTranex Roads & Traffic Pty Ltd.
InventorAllen Renwick Young
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Abstract
A portable temporary road sign structure comprises a sheet material substrate cut into a flat pattern having three interconnected panels: a display panel; a base panel; and a brace panel. The panels are formed to enable deployment into a self-supporting configuration in which the display panel is held upright when the base panel is placed on the ground. For transportation between sites the base and brace panels can be folded flat against the display panel whereby respective handle align for ease of carrying. Various apertures and formations are provided to enable the road sign structure to be held in place, when deployed, by roadside fixtures or weighted bollards.
Claims19
A temporary road sign structure comprising:
- a sheet material substrate cut into a flat pattern having three interconnected panels, the three interconnected panels including:
- a display panel;
- a base panel;
- and
- a brace panel
- wherein the display panel and brace panel each being connected to the base panel at opposite edges thereof defined by first and second parallel hinge lines,
- wherein an extent of the display panel orthogonal to the first hinge line is substantially equal to a combined extent of the base panel and brace panel, and
- wherein an end of the brace panel opposite the second hinge line is adapted to engage with the display panel, in use, to form a self-supporting structure in which the display panel is held upright when the base panel is placed on a ground surface.
A method of forming, transporting and deploying a temporary road signage structure, including:
- forming a sheet material substrate into a flat pattern having three interconnected panels comprising a display panel, a base panel, and a brace panel, the display panel and brace panel each being connected to the base panel at opposite edges thereof defined by first and second parallel hinge lines, wherein an extent of the display panel orthogonal to the first hinge line is substantially equal to a combined extent of the base panel and brace panel, and wherein an end of the brace panel opposite the second hinge line is adapted to engage with the display panel, in use, to form a self-supporting structure in which the display panel is held upright when the base panel is placed on a ground surface;
- configuring the road signage structure into a transportation configuration wherein the display panel is folded onto the base panel and brace panel about the first hinge line;
- carrying the road signage structure to a desired location;
- and
- deploying the road signage structure by configuring it into said self-supporting structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.