Patent ID: 8429841

Claim:
A traffic safety system ( 100 ) comprising: (a) a display panel ( 110 ) having a top edge ( 113 ), wherein a picture of a police car ( 117 ) is disposed on a front surface ( 115 ) of the display panel ( 110 ); wherein the picture of police car ( 117 ) shows a roof ( 118 ) that is positioned adjacent to the top edge ( 113 ) of the display panel; (b) a base ( 210 ) comprising a vertical shaft ( 220 ) having a first end ( 221 ) and a second end ( 222 ), and at least four legs ( 230 ) extending outwardly from the second end ( 222 ) of the vertical shaft ( 220 ); (c) a first ballast ( 241 ), a second ballast ( 242 ), a third ballast ( 243 ), and a fourth ballast ( 244 ) herein collectively referred to as a ballast ( 240 ), wherein each ballast ( 240 ) comprises a groove ( 245 ) disposed on an underside of the ballast ( 240 ), wherein each ballast ( 240 ) is disposed on a free end ( 232 ) of one of the legs ( 230 ), wherein the free end ( 232 ) of each leg ( 230 ) fits into the groove ( 245 ) of the ballast ( 240 ) to hold the leg in place, wherein the ballasts ( 240 ) function to provide weight and stability, wherein each leg ( 230 ) has a shaft end ( 231 ) and a free end ( 232 ) that extends away from the shaft ( 220 ), wherein the legs ( 230 ) are removably attached to the vertical shaft ( 220 ) via a support component ( 218 ) comprising a vertical connector ( 320 ) and a plurality of leg connectors ( 330 ), wherein the vertical connector ( 320 ) is orthogonal to the leg connectors ( 330 ), wherein the vertical connector ( 320 ) is removably connected to the second end ( 222 ) of the vertical shaft ( 220 ), wherein each leg connector ( 330 ) is removably connected to the shaft end ( 231 ) of each leg ( 230 ); (d) a frame ( 260 ) disposed on the first end ( 221 ) of the vertical shaft ( 220 ), the frame ( 260 ) is adapted to hold a solar panel ( 268 ), wherein the top edge ( 113 ) of the display panel ( 110 ) is attached to a first side edge ( 261 ) of the frame ( 260 ) via a first attachment means, wherein the solar panel ( 268 ) is disposed flat on the frame ( 260 ); (e) a light component ( 270 ) disposed on the frame ( 260 ) adjacently above the display panel ( 110 ) such that the light component ( 270 ) is positioned just above the roof ( 118 ) of the police car ( 117 ) picture, the light component ( 270 ) comprises at least one light which simulates a standard police car lights; (f) a securing means attached to a bottom edge ( 114 ) of the display panel ( 110 ) and to at least one leg ( 230 ), the securing means helps hold the display ( 110 ) in place; and (g) a battery compartment ( 330 ) housing a battery ( 338 ), the battery ( 338 ) is operatively connected to the solar panels ( 268 ) and to the light component ( 270 ), the battery ( 338 ) is charged by the solar panels ( 268 ) and supplies power to the light component ( 270 ), wherein the battery compartment ( 330 ) is disposed in the fourth ballast ( 244 ).