Patent ID: 6535117
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: B60Q,E01F,Y10S

Abstract:
A highway safety warning triangle and illumination light, in combination, comprising:(a) a collapsible triangle having three pivotably connected legs, wherein the base leg of said triangle comprises a lower, flat horizontal part and an upper vertical flange; and wherein one end of a first upper side leg is pivotably connected to a first end of said base leg and one end of a second upper side leg is pivotably connected to the second end of said base leg, wherein the upper legs may be folded so that said upper legs are parallel to said upper vertical flange, with top edges of the upper legs positioned at the top edge of the vertical flange, and bottom edges of the upper legs positioned at the intersection of the flat horizontal part and the upper vertical flange, for compact storage of said triangle when said triangle is not in use; (b) an upper, essentially flat illumination frame, wherein said frame comprises a flat upper part adpated to receive a light panel and a lower attaching part, wherein said lower attaching part is adapted to detachably secure said illumination frame to the upper vertical flange of said triangle; and (c) an illumination light unit detachably secured to said illumination frame, said light unit comprising a plurality of lights, a power source and a control means, wherein said lights may be set to flash, strobe or light constantly or sequentially; wherein said warning triangle and detachable illumination light may be compactly stored when not in use.