Signal-operable traffic sign assembly

A traffic sign assembly, the traffic sign assembly being unfoldable when activated by a power loss signal for messaging onlookers, the traffic sign assembly comprising:

• a sign assembly, the sign assembly comprising a first sign portion, a second sign portion, a messaging surface, an interfacing surface, and means for effecting a sign axis of rotation intermediate the first and second sign portions;
• a bracket member, the bracket member comprising first and second bracket ends, the second bracket end comprising shaft-engaging structure;
• a shaft, the shaft comprising a bracket-engaging portion and a geared portion, the bracket-engaging portion being engaged by the shaft-engaging structure for forming a uniformly rotational shaft-bracket assembly;
• a pinion assembly, the pinion assembly comprising an actuable pinion member and means for receiving a pinion-actuating signal, the shaft and pinion assembly being attached to the second sign portion via the interfacing surface;
• assembly-signaling means for signaling the pinion assembly, the assembly-signaling means comprising signal-detection means for detecting power signals;
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• a power source, the power source being in communication with the pinion assembly and assembly-signaling means for enabling actuation of the pinion member a first direction when a power loss signal is detected by the signal-detection means, the pinion member being cooperable with the geared portion for rotating the shaft-bracket assembly, the rotating shaft-bracket assembly for unfolding the first sign portion about the sign axis of rotation for exposing the messaging surface, the messaging surface comprising primary indicia for messaging onlookers with a primary message.

A traffic sign assembly, the traffic sign assembly for selectively messaging onlookers, the traffic sign assembly comprising:

• a sign assembly, the sign assembly comprising a first sign portion, a second sign portion, an anterior messaging surface, and means for effecting a sign axis of rotation intermediate the first and second sign portions;
• a bracket assembly, the bracket assembly comprising a first bracket end and a second bracket end, the first bracket end being cooperable with the first sign portion, the second bracket end being pinion-actuable;
• a pinion assembly, the pinion assembly comprising an actuable member and signal-receiving means for receiving a pinion-actuating signal;
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• assembly-signaling means for signaling the pinion assembly via the signal-receiving means, the assembly-signaling means comprising signal-detection means for detecting power signals;
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• a power source, the power source being in communication with the pinion assembly and assembly-signaling means for enabling actuation of the member a first direction when a first power signal is detected via the signal-detection means, the actuable member being cooperable with the second bracket end for actuating the bracket assembly, the actuated bracket assembly for unfolding the first sign portion about the sign axis of rotation for exposing the messaging surface and messaging onlookers with a primary message.