Material to increase traffic sign awareness

• US 9,881,526 B2
• Filed: 03/01/2015
• Issued: 01/30/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sakko, Michael Winston
• Original Assignee: Sakko, Michael Winston
• Inventors: Sakko, Michael Winston
• Primary Examiner(s): DAVIS, CASSANDRA HOPE
• Application Number:
  US14/634,861
• Publication Number:
  US 20160253931A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,066 Days
• CPC Class Codes: E01F 9/60 Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 13/16 Signs formed of or incorporating reflecting elements or surfaces, e.g. warning signs having triangular or other geometrical shape
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/10 by an adhesive layer
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 7/18 Means for attaching signs, plates, panels, or boards to a supporting structure

Abstract

Material for a sign support structure, such as a signpost, providing greater visibility an added awareness to the sign comprising a film or sheeting on which is printed contrasting colored segments or contrasting colored designs, words, or letters replicated repeatedly on or within and along the length of the material. The material, when attached to the sign support structure or an independent substrate that is subsequently attached to the sign support structure, provides a higher visibility pattern drawing awareness to the sign.

Claims

1. A traffic skin comprising in combination, a flexible elongated retro-reflective film or sheet comprising indicia of alphanumeric and/or graphic symbols corresponding to a traffic or informational sign, said indicia replicated repeatedly at predetermined intervals along the length of said flexible elongated retro-reflective film or sheet creating pattern of contrasting colors;

a sign panel comprising indicia of alphanumeric and/or graphic symbols the same as the indicia replicated repeatedly on said flexible elongated retro-reflective film or sheet and;

a vertical sign supporting post having a front facing surface said sign panel attached to a top of the vertical sign post wherein;

said flexible elongated retro-reflective film or sheet is attached to the front facing surface of said vertical sign supporting post such that the indicia on the flexible elongated retro-reflective film or sheet and the indicia on the sign panel are visible simultaneously.

2. The traffic sign of claim 1 wherein;

said retro-reflective film or sheet is attached to a flat planar independent substrate;

said flat planar independent substrate is secured to the front facing surface of said sign post.

3. A traffic sign comprising in combination,

a flexible retro-reflective film or sheet comprising indicia of alphanumeric and/or graphic symbols, said indicia replicated repeatedly at predetermined intervals along the length of said elongated retro-reflective film or sheet creating a pattern of contrasting colors;

a sign panel comprising indicia of alphanumeric and/or graphic symbols the same as the indicia replicated repeatedly on said flexible elongated retro-reflective film or sheet;

a vertical sign supporting post having front facing surface and;

an elongated flat planar independent substrate wherein;

said elongated retro-reflective film or sheet is attached to said elongated flat planar independent substrate, said elongated flat planar independent substrate is mounted to the front facing surface of said post such that the indicia on the flexible elongated retro-reflective film or sheet and the indicia on the sign panel are visible simultaneously.

4. The traffic sign of claim 3 wherein;

said retro-reflective film or sheet comprises a means to secure said flexible elongated retro-reflective film or sheet to said flat planar independent substrate secured to the front facing surface of said sign supporting posts.