US2168484A

US2168484A - Highway signal

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Publication number: US2168484A
Application number: US266193A
Authority: US
Inventors: Loux Raymond Arthur
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1939-04-05
Filing date: 1939-04-05
Publication date: 1939-08-08
Anticipated expiration: 1956-08-08

Description

Aug. 8, 1939. R, A L 2,168,484

HIGHWAY SIGNAL Fild April 5, 1959 J I Inventor ?2.2ZZ 021x.

A itomeys Patented Aug. 8, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFPCE 1 Claim.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in highway signals and has for one of its important objects to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a device of this character embodying novel means for securing a flag to a staff.

Another very important object of the invention is to provide a highway signal flag comprising a staff which, when in use, is adapted to be mounted either on a base or reversed and driven into the ground.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a highway signal flag of the character described which will be comparatively simple in construction, strong, durable, compact and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of an embodiment of the invention, showing the staff mounted on a base, a portion of said base being broken away in section.

Figure 2 is an elevational view of the staff, showing said staff inverted and ready to be driven into the ground.

Figure 3 is a View in horizontal section, taken substantially on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that the reference numeral I designates 35 a metallic staff of suitable length and diameter. One end portion of the staff I is threaded, as at 2. At its other end, the staff I terminates in a point 3. In Fig. 1 of the drawing, the reference numeral 4 designates a removable supporting base which is threadedly mounted on the end portion 2 of the staff I. The base 4 may be of any suitable metal.

Removably and adjustably mounted on the staff I is a flag 5 of any suitable material. One of the vertical marginal portions of the flag 5 is wrapped around the staff I, as at 6, and secured through the medium of a clamp assembly which is designated generally by the reference numeral I.

The clamp I comprises a metallic rod 8 which terminates in a hook 9 at its upper end. Mounted for longitudinal adjustment on the rod 8 is a plurality of resilient clips III which are adapted to secure the flag 5 on the staff I. Each clip I0 includes an eye or loop I through which the rod 8 passes and in which said rod is frictionally gripped. Extending from the eye or loop I are legs I2 which secure the flag 5 to the staff I. The lower end portion of the rod 8 may be milled or roughened, as at I3, to prevent the clips II) from slipping off said rod at this end.

It will thus be seen that a highway signal flag has been provided which may be expeditiously assembled for use. The clips I0 may be expeditiously adjusted on the rod 8 for flags of different dimensions. By simply pulling on the rod 8 all of the clips III may be conveniently disengaged when desired for permitting detachment of the flag 5 from the staff I. This construction and arrangement permits the flag 5 to be secured on either end portion of the staff I. Figure 1 of the drawing illustrates the staff I supported on the base 4. If desired, the base 4 may be dispensed with and the staff I inverted for driving the pointed end 3 thereof'into the ground. When this is done a cap I4 is threaded on the end portion 2 of the staff I. Of course, the flag 5 is always secured on the end portion of the staff I which is uppermost.

It is believed that the many advantages of a highway signal flag constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood and although a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

A highway signal comprising a staff, a flag having a marginal portion folded about said staff, and means for detachably securing said flag to said staff, said means including a rod terminating in a hook at one end, and a plurality of resilient clips adjustably mounted on said rod, each clip including an eye encircling the rod and frictionally gripping same and legs projecting from said eye and clamping the flag on the staff.

RAYMOND ARTHUR LOUX.