Emergency vehicle extendable safety barrier
OwnerSteven P Means, Edward L Meansinventors
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Abstract
The present invention 10 discloses a telescopic device 14 mounted onto the side of an emergency vehicle 12 which has reflectors, 16, lights, or a caution sign 22 mounted on its rear facing surface so that when it is in its extended position the reflectors, lights, or caution sign are visible to the oncoming traffic and thereby act as a safety warning. The device has a base 21 for being mounted directly onto the side of the emergency or maintenance vehicle 12. The base 21 contains a hinge 21 about which the telescopic member rotates. Each telescopic section of the telescopic member 14 has means for stopping 26 each other section comprising overlapping lips 26 which allow the sections to be extended.
Claims1
An apparatus for a vehicle safety warning, comprising:
- a) a base for mounting onto a side of the vehicle, said base having a recessed area formed by a rectangular shaped flat bottom attached to said vehicle and walls on four sides forming said recess;
- b) a telescoping member comprising an elongated arm with telescoping extensions, said elongated arm having a proximal end and a distal end from which said extensions are extensible;
- c) said elongated arm and telescoping extensions each having a front face and side walls forming hollow recesses allowing for axial telescoping of said extensions with safety warning symbols attached to an outside surface of each front face of said elongated arm and telescoping extensions;
- d) means comprising a pin for pivotally attaching the proximal end of said elongated arm to said base, said telescoping member movable between a nested position completely within said recess of said base with said extensions retracted into said elongated arm and a deployed position with said telescoping member at right angles to said base and side of the vehicle permitting said extensions to be fully extended with the warning symbols displayed;
- e) means for mounting said base onto the vehicle whereby deployment of said telescopic member provides a warning to approaching vehicles;
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- f) stopping means on said elongated arm and extensions for limiting outward extension of each extension, said stopping means comprising overlapping shoulder members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.