Disabled motor vehicle help summoning device

A help summoning device for use on a disabled motor vehicle comprising:

• a base housing including means for securing said housing to said vehicle, a compartment for receiving at least one battery, and a first pin socket mast mounting member, said first pin socket including electrical connections to said battery;
• a telescopically extendable elongated mast including at least two sections axially collapsible to substantially the length of one section but remaining elongated once extended, said mast being hollow and including a second pin socket at the base of the lowermost mast section which can be coupled to said first pin socket of said base housing and a bulb socket secured to the upper end of the uppermost mast section and extending outwardly therefrom with electrical wires extending through said hollow mast and interconnecting said second pin socket in the base of said mast to said bulb socket;
• a flasher bulb connected into said bulb socket;
• a brightly colored rigid flag secured to the uppermost mast section with a portion of the flag being relieved around said bulb and bulb socket;
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• a lens fitted around said bulb and bulb socket and engaging the upper end of said mast and the relieved portion of said flag whereby said flag and mast portion of said device can be collapsed to substantially the length of said uppermost mast section with said base housing being positioned onto said rigid flag for storage in a generally rectangular box which can be fitted within the glove compartment or under the seat of said vehicle, said mast being extended and coupled to said base housing via said first and second pin sockets and said base being secured to the roof of said vehicle to summon help by means of said flag and said flasher bulb which commences operation upon coupling said mast to said base housing.