Patent ID: 7191729

Claim:
A device for storing multiple highway flares and for supporting and elevating the flares during burning, said device comprising; a substantially flat base having four sides, an anterior end and a posterior end, said base for placement on an outdoor surface; a storage container for storing the flares, said storage container having a bottom, a front wall, a rear wall, two side walls and a cover, the bottom being integral with the base adjacent the anterior end; a support assembly for supporting the burning flares and elevating said flares substantially above the outdoor surface, said support assembly comprising at least two struts, an at least one first strut and an at least one second strut, each having an upper end, a lower end and a midpoint, the at least two struts being pivoted together at their midpoints and having pivot means at their lower ends; anchor means integral with the base adjacent the posterior end, said anchor means for pivotally receiving the pivot means of the at least one first strut and for pivotally and slidably receiving the pivot means of the at least one second strut so that the at least two struts can be folded down against the base and can be raised to an elevated orientation without detachment from the base, and at least one reversible locking means within said anchor means for locking the at least one second strut into the elevated orientation; and holder means affixed to the upper ends of the at least two struts for securely holding the flares during burning; whereby when flares are needed the device is placed on the outdoor surface, the at least two struts are pivotally raised to the elevated orientation, the at least one second strut is locked in position, the cover of the storage container is opened, two flares are removed and placed into the holder means and ignited.