Patent ID: 6648170
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: E01F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for deploying traffic warning devices, comprising:(1) providing a plurality of said traffic warning devices, each said traffic warning device having an elongated body; (2) providing a road having a surface; (3) providing a container for deploying said traffic warning devices, said container comprising: a housing having a loading port and a deployment port, said loading port and said deployment port each shaped and dimensioned to pass said traffic warning devices so that said traffic warning devices may enter said container through said loading port, reside inside said container, and exit said container through said deployment port; and, said deployment port having a retaining mechanism which holds said traffic warning devices in place within said container; (4) inserting said plurality of traffic warning devices into said loading port so that said traffic warning devices reside inside said container; (5) transporting said container to a desired location; and, (6) causing said retaining mechanism to sequentially release said traffic warning devices so that said traffic warning devices exit said container and are deposited upon said surface of said road.