Retractable Parking and Safety Cone and Method of Use
First Claim
1. An alerting device for use with motorcycles and small vehicles, comprising:
- a portable warning fixture; and
,a means for securely connecting the warning fixture to a vehicle and for allowing the secure extension of the warning fixture to a desired distance from the vehicle such that the warning fixture can be placed so as to give notice of the presence of the vehicle.
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Abstract
The present invention includes a retractable signaling apparatus and a method of using the apparatus to alert passers-by to the presence of a stationed vehicle that may be obscured from view. In situations that include the parking of a small vehicle or the stationing of such a vehicle along a road due to mechanical difficulties, it is often difficult for passers-by, including pedestrians and other motorists, to be aware of the presence of the vehicle. In such situations the present invention provides an easily carried signaling device that can be tethered to the vehicle. The signaling device provides an alert to passers-by of the presence of the vehicle in a timely manner such that collision with the vehicle can be avoided. The tethering means ensures that the alert is maintained in view of ambient conditions or mischief that could otherwise cause the loss of the alerting device.
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25 Claims
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1. An alerting device for use with motorcycles and small vehicles, comprising:
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a portable warning fixture; and
,a means for securely connecting the warning fixture to a vehicle and for allowing the secure extension of the warning fixture to a desired distance from the vehicle such that the warning fixture can be placed so as to give notice of the presence of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An alerting device for use with motorcycles and small vehicles, comprising:
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a portable warning fixture comprising a compactable indicator; a line for securely connecting the alerting device to a vehicle and for allowing the secure extension of the warning fixture to a desired distance from the vehicle such that the warning fixture can be placed so as to give notice of the presence of the vehicle; and a housing, carried by the vehicle, for containing the warning fixture and the line when the alerting device is not in use. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of alerting passers-by to the presence of a stationary vehicle comprising:
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providing a portable alerting device; providing a securing means, attached to the alerting device and a vehicle, for securely connecting the alerting device to the vehicle and for allowing the secure extension of the alerting device to a desired distance from the vehicle such that the alerting device can be placed so as to give notice of the presence of the vehicle stationing the vehicle and placing the alerting device, secured by the securing means, at the desired distance from the vehicle so as to alert passers-by to the presence of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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