Safety cone placing device and method
First Claim
1. A safety cone placing device, comprising:
- (a) a receptacle attached to a vehicle for holding a plurality of safety cones;
(b) a releasing means coupled to said receptacle for releasing one of said plurality of safety cones from said receptacle directly to a position on a ground surface and for preventing the remainder of said plurality of safety cones from being released from said receptacle, wherein each of said plurality of safety cones is capable of undergoing perturbations during said releasing and of staying upright and stable upon release from said receptacle; and
(c) a control means coupled said releasing means for controlling said releasing means such that said plurality of safety cones are released and placed at different positions on said ground surface while said vehicle moves.
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Abstract
Automatic delivery and placement of safety cones from a moving vehicle is provided. The key idea is that there is a receptacle that holds a plurality of safety cones. The receptacle is attached to the vehicle. A releasing means which is attached to the receptacle is controlled and advances the safety cones in an automatic and controlled fashion, one-by-one, to different locations on a road, street, freeway, intersection, or the like. The advantage is that it automatically takes care of the placement of a plurality of safety cones. There would no longer be a need for a person to manually deliver and place the safety cones. Therefore, the present invention provides for increased safety since it decreases or even eliminates the number of fatal or non-fatal accidents as well as chronic injuries of road-workers that are involved in placing safety cones.
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57 Claims
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1. A safety cone placing device, comprising:
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(a) a receptacle attached to a vehicle for holding a plurality of safety cones;
(b) a releasing means coupled to said receptacle for releasing one of said plurality of safety cones from said receptacle directly to a position on a ground surface and for preventing the remainder of said plurality of safety cones from being released from said receptacle, wherein each of said plurality of safety cones is capable of undergoing perturbations during said releasing and of staying upright and stable upon release from said receptacle; and
(c) a control means coupled said releasing means for controlling said releasing means such that said plurality of safety cones are released and placed at different positions on said ground surface while said vehicle moves. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for automatically placing one or more safety cones, comprising the steps of:
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(a) utilizing a plurality of safety cones each of which is capable of undergoing natural and traffic perturbations and of staying upright and stable in absence of said perturbations;
(b) attaching a receptacle to a vehicle for holding said plurality of safety cones;
(c) releasing one of said plurality of safety cones from said receptacle directly to a position on a ground surface via a releasing means, said releasing means preventing the remainder of said plurality of safety cones from being released from said receptacle; and
(d) controlling, via a control means, said releasing means such that said plurality of safety cones are released and placed at different positions on said ground surface while said vehicle moves. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A system for automatically delivering and placing safety cones from a moving vehicle, comprising:
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(a) a plurality of safety cones each of which is capable of undergoing natural and traffic perturbations and of staying upright and stable in absence of said perturbations;
(b) receptacle for holding said plurality of safety cones, wherein said receptacle is attached to said moving vehicle;
(c) a releasing means coupled to said receptacle for releasing one of said plurality of safety cones, one at a time, from said receptacle directly to a position on a ground surface and for preventing the remainder of said plurality of safety cones from being released from said receptacle; and
(d) a control means coupled to said releasing means for controlling said releasing means such that said plurality of safety cones are released and placed at different positions on said ground surface.
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57. A system for automatically delivering and placing safety cones from a moving vehicle, comprising:
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(a) a plurality of safety cones, wherein each of said plurality of safety cones comprises a base, a flexible means positioned over said base, and a cover covering said flexible means, wherein said base has an opening for stacking and is attached to the bottom of said flexible means, and wherein each of said plurality of safety cones is capable of undergoing natural and traffic perturbations and of staying upright and stable in absence of said perturbations;
(b) a receptacle attached to said moving vehicle for holding said plurality of safety cones;
(c) releasing means coupled to said receptacle for releasing one of said plurality of safety cones, one at a time, from said receptacle directly to a position on a ground surface and for preventing the remainder of said plurality of safety cones from being released from said receptacle; and
(d) a control means coupled to said releasing means for controlling said releasing means such that said plurality of safety cones are released and placed at different positions on said ground surface.
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