Patent ID: 7571693
Filing Date: 2009-08-11
Classification: E01F

Abstract:
1. A condensed retractable traffic cone, comprising: a lower portion comprised of a flat bottom section; a first and a second base support, each base support having a bottom with no top, two short sides and a long side, the short sides of the first base support foldable at a first position about the lower portion, and the short sides of the second base support foldable at a second position about the lower portion; a plurality of vertical risers comprised of at least two collapsible hollow vertical risers that fit within each other, each collapsible hollow vertical riser having a collapsed position and an expanded position; a lower riser of the at least two collapsible hollow vertical risers having a plurality of rotatable connections between the lower of the at least two collapsible hollow vertical risers and the first and the second base support; and an upper riser of the at least two collapsible hollow vertical risers being extendable from the lower riser of the at least two collapsible hollow vertical risers, wherein when the base supports are in an unfolded open position, the at least two collapsible hollow vertical risers are maintained in the expanded position due to a pulling force of the base supports on the lower riser of the at least two collapsible hollow vertical risers through the connections, and when the base supports are in a folded closed position, the at least two collapsible hollow vertical risers are maintained in the collapsed position due to a pushing force of the base supports on the at least two collapsible hollow vertical risers.