Patent ID: 6347600
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
A portable indicating and protective structure for underground utilities including:a sidewall, said sidewall having an upper opening and a lower opening, an exterior side and an interior side, a first pair of ring elements provided in vertical relation on said sidewall, a second pair of ring elements provided in vertical relation on said sidewall, said first pair of ring elements and said second pair of ring elements located directly opposite of each other on said sidewall, a first pole, said first pole having a first pole upper portion and said first pole having a first pole lower portion, a banner, said banner having a right side, a left side, a front side and a rear side, said banner right side secured to said first pole upper portion and said banner left side secured to said second pole upper portion, a second pole, said second pole having a second pole upper portion and said second pole having a second pole lower portion, said first pole received in said first pair of ring elements, said first pair of ring elements not being securable along the length of said first pole, said second pole received in said second pair of ring elements, said second pair of ring elements not being securable along the length of said second pole, whereby said sidewall is placed about an item to be protected, and said first pole lower portion and said second pole lower portion are placed into the ground, securing said sidewall about the item to be protected.