Patent ID: 8786461
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: B60Q,E01F

Abstract:
1. An electric road flare kit, comprising: a plurality of electric road flares, each flare comprising: a case for holding said plurality of electric road flares, said case being generally rectangular with a pivotal, lid top, a bottom, a rear side, a front side, two opposite sides interconnecting said front and rear sides, said top, bottom and sides defining a case interior, said case front side having a generally rectangular aperture formed therein, said front aperture extending from opposite side to opposite side, near to the bottom toward the top a predetermined distance; wherein said case interior has two parallel conductive strips along one of said opposite sides, extending from near the case bottom toward the case top, each of said conductive strips having an electrical lead attached thereto and extending through an aperture in the case rear side; wherein said case interior has a switch activation strip along the same side as the conductive strips, said switch activation strip being located between said conductive strips and extending from near said case bottom a predetermined distance toward the case top; wherein the case pivotal top has a spring attached thereto, said spring extending downward into the case interior; said spring terminating in a flat element flat element, said case top having a latch mechanism to hold the top lid in closed position; wherein said case interior has two, elongated parallel rotating elements contained therein near to the case bottom, said rotating elements each having a longitudinal axis extending from case side to case side, each said rotating element longitudinal axis being parallel to the case front and rear sides; wherein said case is adapted to hold a plurality of electric road flares within the case interior resting on said rotating elements and held in position by the lid flat element, wherein an electric road flare at a bottom of the stacked flares is adjacent the front side aperture.