Patent ID: 6962126

Claim:
A caution flag assembly comprising: a bracket having an upper end portion and a lower end portion connected to a vehicle; an elongated flagpole having a lower end portion operably connected to said upper end portion of said bracket; means for selectively maintaining said flagpole at a down position and for causing same to pivot upwardly about said upper end portion of said bracket, said maintaining and pivoting means being operably connected to said bracket and the vehicle, said maintaining and pivoting means comprising: a latch member including a first elongated arm having a first end portion fixedly connected to said bracket and further including a second end portion extending outwardly therefrom, and a second elongated arm having a first end portion pivotally connected to said second end portion of said first arm and further having a second end portion; and a telescopic section electrically coupled to said handle and including a support member having a first end portion connected thereto and a second end portion having a substantially hook shape, said second end portion of said support member being operably engaged with said second end portion of said second arm and for maintaining same at a predetermined position; and a locking member having a hooked lower end portion releasably engaged with said second end portion of said support member, said locking member being caused to disengage said support member when said telescopic section moves upwardly to thereby cause said second arm to pivot about said first end portion thereof after a user releases at least one of said electrical contacts on said handle; a power supply source electrically coupled to said maintaining and pivoting means; and a ski handle including a plurality of electrical contacts for causing a signal to be transmitted to said maintaining and pivoting means and to thereby maintain said flag pole at the down position, when a user releases at least one of said plurality of electrical contacts a signal is cancelled therefrom to thereby cause said maintaining and pivoting means to release said flagpole so that same can pivot upwardly from the down position.