Patent ID: 6273597
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: B60Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A roadside warning sign system for alerting passing motorists and emergency vehicles of a potential hazard or the need for assistance comprising, in combination:a sign support comprised of a housing having a generally rectangular configuration, the housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, opposed side walls, an open front face, and an open back face, the open front face and the open rear face each having upper and lower support brackets secured thereto, the support brackets having an L-shaped cross-section defined by a horizontal upper segment and a downwardly extending vertical lower segment, the upper and lower support brackets forming a support channel, the housing having a light source disposed interiorly thereof, the light source having a power cord extending outwardly therefrom with an adapter disposed thereon, the adapter being couplable with a cigarette adapter, the opposed side walls of the housing each having a generally diamond-shaped protrusion extending outwardly therefrom;a plurality of signs each being couplable with the support channels of the open front and rear faces of the housing of the sign support, each of the signs having a rectangular configuration, the signs each having indicia thereon corresponding with vehicle problems or hazardous conditions, the signs each being translucent;a base portion adapted for coupling with a roof of a vehicle, the base portion being comprised of a lower horizontal member having an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface having a plurality of suctions cups disposed thereon for engaging the roof of the vehicle, the base portion including a pair of side brackets extending upwardly from the upper surface of the lower horizontal member, the side brackets each having a to generally diamond-shaped aperture therethrough whereby the generally diamond-shaped protrusions of the sign support can be extended therethrough for securing the sign support to the base portion.