Message delivery device

A message delivery device for use with an upstanding mast having a base section fixedly anchorable with respect to the ground, a top section telescopable in respect to the base section, and connector means for maintaining said top section in a selected position in respect to the base section, said device comprising:

• (a) a plurality of generally horizontal swing arms disposed in spaced vertical alignment with each other, each of said arms having an inboard end pivotally attached to the mast top section, and a free end extending radially outwardly of the mast;
• (b) mounting means for mounting each of said swing arms to pivot at least 180.degree.about an axis parallel to the mast, said mounting means being adjustable for applying a selective torque pre-load to each of said swing arms for resisting pivotal movement of each of said swing arms to thereby maintain each of said swing arms in nominally stationary angular orientation with respect to the mast;
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• (c) a message holder for use with each of said swing arms, each message holder including an arcuate hoop and a message tube for receiving messages, each of said tubes including a first end slidably engageable and disengageable with a corresponding swing arm free end to form a telescoping joint therewith, and a second end fixedly attached to said hoop to form a closed ring therewith;
• each of said message holders, with a message placed in its corresponding message tube and with the first end of said message tube engaged with a corresponding swing arm, being slidably disengageable from said corresponding swing arm by an operator, moving past the device on a traveling vehicle, extending his arm through said hoop and pulling said message holder from said corresponding swing arm.