Patent ID: 6045110
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: E01F,G09F

Abstract:
A flag arm bracket adapted to removably secure a waning flag arm to a highway sign having at least a single frame member, the flag arm bracket comprising:an arm-receiving aperture disposed in the flag arm bracket, the arm-receiving aperture having a proximal end, a distal end, and an axis extending between the proximal end and the distal end, the arm-receiving aperture being adapted to accommodate the warning flag arm therein; andan elongate finger member adapted to releasably engage a portion of the warning flag arm when the warning flag arm is inserted into the arm-receiving aperture, the elongate finger member having a proximal finger end, a distal finger end and a longitudinal axis extending along a length of the elongate finger member between the proximal and distal finger ends, the longitudinal axis being oriented substantially parallel to the axis of the arm-receiving aperture, and the elongate finger member being adapted to be moved between an engage position where the elongate finger member engages the warning flag arm and a release position where the elongate finger member does not engage the warning flag arm, the elongate finger member further being adapted to be moved by a hand of a user from the engage position to the release position.