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US 2023/0143673 A1Published application
Reflective traffic cone
OwnerWilliam J. Keeganinventor
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Abstract
A reflective traffic cone incorporating a plurality of reflective members attached on its outer surfaces and inner surfaces, such that the traffic cone can reflect light from a vehicle and be visible in low light conditions even when it becomes knocked over upon a road surface.
Claims15
A traffic cone comprising:
- a body including:
- at least one side wall including:
- an outer surface;
- and
- an inner surface;
- and
- wherein said at least one side wall forms a bottom rim;
- wherein said at least one side wall forms an opening at a bottom portion thereof adjacent said bottom rim;
- a base including:
- a top surface;
- a bottom surface;
- and
- an opening;
- wherein said opening is formed through said base from said top surface through said bottom surface;
- wherein said opening of said body is equal to or larger than said opening of said base;
- wherein said body is attached to said base such that said opening of said body aligns with said opening of said base;
- wherein said base is adapted to be placed upon a road surface and support said body upwardly therefrom;
- a plurality of reflective members;
- wherein at least one of said reflective members is attached to said outer surface of said side wall of said body;
- and
- wherein at least one of said reflective members is attached to said inner surface of said side wall of said body;
- wherein when said traffic cone is in an upright position upon said road surface said at least one reflector member upon said outer surface of said side wall of said body is visible, and said at least one reflector member upon said inner surface of said side wall of said body is not visible;
- wherein when said traffic cone is in a fallen position upon said road surface said at least one reflector member upon said outer surface of said side wall of said body is visible, and said at least one reflector member upon said inner surface of said side wall of said body is also visible through said opening of said body and said opening of said base;
- and
- wherein said traffic cone is adapted to be visible via light from a vehicle reflecting off said at least one reflector member upon said outer surface of said side wall when said traffic cone is in said upright position, and is adapted to be visible via light from a vehicle reflecting off said at least one reflector member upon said inner surface of said side wall when said traffic cone is in said fallen position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.