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US 12,444,329 B2Granted
Reflective marker for indicating location of a nearby fire hydrant
OwnerBrian Jeffrey Periconeinventor
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Abstract
In a first aspect of the subject invention, a reflective marker is provided for mounting to a utility pole or tree to indicate a location of a nearby fire hydrant, the marker including: a band having opposing inner and outer surfaces, the outer surface being light reflective with an icon provided thereon, wherein, the band is mountable to the utility pole or tree with the icon generally facing in the direction of the nearby fire hydrant.
Claims10
A method of providing a visual indicator of a location of a fire hydrant, the method comprising:
- providing a band having opposing inner and outer surfaces, the outer surface being light reflective with only a single icon provided thereon, wherein the band is strip shaped having a length and a height, the length being greater than the height, wherein the single icon extends across a minor portion of the length and extends across at least a majority of the height;
- and,
- mounting the band to a utility pole or tree located nearby the fire hydrant, the band being mounted with the inner surface facing the utility pole or tree and with the single icon being oriented to generally face in the direction of the fire hydrant, wherein the band is mounted about the utility pole or tree with the length extending across at least a portion of the circumference of the utility pole or tree.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.