Portable collapsible barricade

A portable traffic control device, comprising:

• at least three legs configured for placement on the ground,
• a hinge rotatably connecting the at least three legs to permit rotation of the at least three legs relative to each other between a collapsed state and an expanded state;
• and
• an elastic retaining structure connected to a first leg of the at least three legs and second leg of the at least three legs, wherein:
• when the at least three legs are in the collapsed state:
• the at least three legs are arranged with at least one leg of the at least three legs stacked between the first leg and the second leg to form a compact stack that facilitates portability,
• when the at least three legs are in the expanded state:
• the at least three legs are deployed such that the at least three legs are spread radially away from the hinge to enlarge the footprint of the at least three legs when placed on the ground to control a flow of traffic, and
• wherein the elastic retaining structure urges the at least three legs toward at least one of the expanded state and the collapsed state, the elastic retaining structure resisting movement of the at least three legs between the expanded state and the collapsed state.

A portable traffic control device, comprising:

• at least three legs configured for placement on the ground, the at least three legs being operably coupled together to permit movement relative to each other between a collapsed state and an expanded state;
• and
• an elastic retaining structure coupled to at least two of the legs such that moving the at least three legs between the collapsed state and the expanded state increases tension in the elastic retaining structure,
• wherein the at least three legs and the elastic retraining structure are configured such that the elastic retaining structure resists movement of the at least three legs between the collapsed state and the expanded state,
• wherein when in the collapsed state, the at least three legs are arranged with at least one of the legs stacked between at least two others of the legs to form a compact stack that facilitates portability, and the elastic retaining structure keeps the at least three legs in the compact stack and resists movement of the at least three legs toward the expanded state, and
• when in the expanded state, the at least three legs are deployed such that respective ground-engaging portions of the at least three legs are spread outwardly away from each other, and the elastic retaining structure keeps the at least three legs spread outwardly away from each other and resists movement of the at least three legs toward the collapsed state.