GB2338258A

GB2338258A - Portable road sign

Info

Publication number: GB2338258A
Application number: GB9812708A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Anthony Greenwood
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1998-06-12
Filing date: 1998-06-12
Publication date: 1999-12-15
Also published as: GB9812708D0

Abstract

A portable road sign consisting of a stand (1) being releasably secured to a sign (2) by a catch (4) or similar and arms 6 when erect. Adjustable Legs (5) further provide support for the sign and are releasably secured thereto. The sign is shown erected, to dismantle the adjustable legs are first folded away (see fig 3) then the catch is released (see fig 5) to allow the sign to be closed fully.

Description

1 PORT-,BLE PO.D SIGN.

This invention reLA3s to a nortable road sien.

2338258 Portable road signs are well known objects which comprise of either a permanently at-tached si,rn and sta-nd or seperat-e stand and detachable si--n. The stand,,hen permanently a-'-.tached to the sign, usually folds C 1 for ease of movenent or when de'Lac'-.ed Uoth t'-e,i and stand fold.

J_ 1) Portable -od signs are relatively expensive and when usinrpermanently 11 it is often found that they nre large and attached si.,n and stand, L W movement and storage is restricted. When usin: detached sign and standg difficult.ies arise in 'their assembly and that they are time consuming in their erection.

,ccord-'ng to 'he present invention there is provided a portable road A sien com prisi - ng of a permanently attached sign and stand, means 'or securing the si3n to the stand and signing beinn- adapted to slide W Q 1:1 alon- the stand -rom the rear end thereof and adiustable legs p-rovided o'he stand at or adjacent to the end, to provide stability;,hen Ihe n L, L U sign is erected and secured and beinz -dap-.eO. to 'old a-nd secure to s t an d.

speci--'ic embo(Ament of the invention will now be described by way of example with reference to t'-.--e accompanying drawings in wh-Lch:

W Fi,-ure 1 shows in perspective, the port.hle si,-n with the si,,n and stand in erected position.

Figure 2 illustrates the stand and arms -oroviding erection of si,cning along -.,.,,ith adjustable -egs providJng stal.3i!Jty to the sir, -ng -... ,'-len n. erected.

Figure 3 shows the adjustable legs se-perated -from the signing and folling to main stand.

Figure 4 shows the adjustable legs '-.'olded and secured to nain body of st an d.

Figure 5 illustrates si-ning and -.rms -providing erection, when released CJ C> - moving along the main body of the stand.

Figure 6 illustrates si-ning and stand when folded in closed -position.

1.J - Referrino- to the drawings, the portable road siGn comprises a stand 1 and a sign 2 mermanently attached to the stand at t-he front 3 thereof and being releasably secured by catch 4 or similar means, erected to the stand. At. the rear end of the stand, adjustable legs 5 are provided and releasably secured to si.--,nin- 2 by catch or similar, Q not shoi.m.

in order to re'-'e--se the si,.-n 2 when erected, the adjustable legs 5 are released and folded to stand 1 secured b7..- catch or similar means, not shoinn. The sign 2 is relea-sed from the erected p-o-sition C> - by releasing securing catch or similar 4 and body and arms providing erection 6 along the Stand 1, causing to fold when moved tbe rear of the standl.

To erect si-n and st'Land the st-cps described above --.re carried out in reverse sequence CT 1ATI!S 1 A -oo---table road sign comprising a -Oernnr-ently attached si- to t7ne stand. The si-n being adapted to slide a-lon- the main bodir of the 1 C Ii stand to erect position.and held by a releasalble means of catchment. Adjustable lgs are provided on the main body of --',he stand at or ad. jacent to tne end thereof and provi ding support when attached to signing.

Claims

2 A portable road sign as ellimed in Claim 1. cl-h,-rei-n guide and

erection means are -,)rovided on the main body of the stand, co-operable with the stand to control the slidlIng and er-c-L-Lon movement of the sien alonf7. the stand.

I C 3 A -oor't-,able road siGn as in Claiml or Cl-aim 2, wherein catchment means are n.ro-i.l.ed on t,ie cte-nd for arresting the sliding movement of the sign.

0 4 A mortable road s-LI-In as claimed in Claim 2 and C1.211M, 3 where catchment means is adapted to co-operate the guide and --rcc't5Lon me7-.is in order to al-rest the sliding mo7zemcnt of the si,-n.

U AI;1 j - L portable road si-n as cli-.ied in any preceding claim,,,,herein t'-,ie stand is pl-ovided with ti.!o legs.

6 A -portable road sign as clained in wherein catchnent mea-ns are mrovided or, --he legs w"hich are adjustable, to provide su- pport- ail.. arrest the noverient o-Z' the s.-'g-,i -wrhen -crect.

A -oor-,able road as claimed in c-ciy preceding claim, -....,herein the erection arms -from the signi -are ac.a-.94.,ed -p-r.d a't-cl-ed to co-onerate ith the sl- 7ing rovemcn' alon- the riain of Che stand.

i m 1 i 8 A por'i,.-..b-ie --o.,:,d sign as claimed any preceding cl c.in, -.... ?1,.erein he stand has at the end adjacent to the sign, F- handle or grip. te aid portability.

9 A -oortable road r,-L,-n substantially as described herein with reference to Ficures 1-6 of the accompanying draxqinr-s.