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Portable automated flagman

  • US 6,104,313 A
  • Filed: 08/10/1999
  • Issued: 08/15/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/12/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A portable traffic control device comprising:

  • a sign with a first and a second side, said first side having indicia forming a first word, said first word being stop, said second side having indicia forming a second word, said second word being slow;

    means for illuminating said sign;

    a shaft having a top end and a bottom end, the top end of said shaft being attachable to said sign;

    a housing affixed to the bottom end of said shaft;

    a drive mechanism housed at least in part within said housing, said shaft being engageable with said drive mechanism, wherein said drive mechanism acts to rotate said sign about one hundred and eighty degrees;

    a control system housed within said housing, said control system controlling actuation of said drive mechanism; and

    a collapsible tripod having legs vertically extending from and attachable to said housing to support said housing at a predetermined height above a supporting ground surface when said portable traffic control device is deployed to control traffic.

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