Patent ID: 7681501

Claim:
A flare case assembly for supporting and dispensing at least one existing road flare, said flare case assembly comprising: a tubular holder; a lid removably attached to said holder; means for supporting said holder at an erected position, further comprising a spring-loaded support stand attached to said holder, said spring-loaded support stand comprising: a plurality of substantially L-shaped legs positioned at a distal end of said holder and engaged with a ground surface; a coiled spring attached to said holder and said legs respectively; and, a retaining clip removably positioned about said legs; wherein said support stand is pivotal about an axis registered orthogonal to a longitudinal length of said holder; and, means for raising and lowering said at least one existing road flare along a linear travel path partially defined along a longitudinal length of said holder, further comprising: a platform dynamically seated within said holder; a track formed along partial length of said holder; and, a tab coupled to said platform and being movably motioned within said track for biasing said tab upward and downward within said holder, said tab being seated exterior of said holder and tangentially oriented therewith; wherein said track has a notch integrated at an uppermost portion thereof, said tab being slidably displaced along said track and removably positioned in said notch, said tab being maintained at an uppermost portion of said track such that said at least one existing road flare is a partially exposed exterior of said holder.