Safety sign/barrier

A cone-shaped sign comprising:

• a body having an interior volume and including a first portion and a second portion;
• a plurality of display surfaces arranged around the body and for displaying a plurality of messages;
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• an expandable fence in the interior volume and including a proximal end and an opposite distal end, the fence being moveable between a contracted position wherein the fence has a length that is minimized, and an expanded position wherein the fence has a length that is maximized, the fence being connected to the first portion of the cone-shaped sign at the proximal end and being connected to the second portion of the cone-shaped sign at the distal end, the first portion and the second portion of the cone-shaped sign generally abutting one another when the fence is in the contracted position.

A sign comprising:

• a body having a circular cross section, an interior volume, and including a first portion and a second portion;
• a display surface around the body for displaying one or more messages;
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• an expandable fence in the interior volume and including a proximal end and an opposite distal end, the fence being moveable between a contracted position wherein the fence has a length that is minimized, and an expanded position wherein the fence has a length that is maximized, the fence being connected to the first portion of the sign at the proximal end and being connected to the second portion of the sign at the distal end, the first portion and the second portion of the sign generally abutting one another when the fence is in the contracted position.

An expandable barrier, comprising:

• an expandable fence member having a length with opposite proximal and distal ends, the fence member being adapted for expanding and contracting the fence member length;
• a support including a first portion and a second portion, the expandable fence member being connectable to the first portion of the support at the proximal end and being connected to the second portion of the support at the distal end, the support being adapted to maintain the expandable fence member in an upright, stable orientation when the expandable fence member is connected to the first portion;
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• at least one display surface coupled to the expandable fence member and for displaying a message.

An expandable barrier, comprising:

• an expandable fence member having a length with opposite proximal and distal ends, the fence member being adapted for expanding and contracting the fence member length;
• a support including a first portion and a second portion, the expandable fence member being removably connectable to the first portion of the support at the proximal end and being removably connectable to the second portion of the support at the distal end, the support being adapted to maintain the expandable fence member in an upright, stable orientation when the expandable fence member connected to the first and the second portions of the support and is contracted;
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• at least one display surface coupled to the expandable fence member when the expandable fence member is connected to the first and the second portions of the support and for displaying a message.