Patent ID: 8081087

Claim:
A flashing beacon in combination with a roadway sign, the combination comprising: a signpost; a sign secured to the signpost; a signal unit positioned on the signpost and spaced apart from the sign, the signal unit including a front face, a rear face and a pair of end faces; at least two light units mounted to the front face and at least one light unit mounted to an end face, of the signal unit, the at least two light units on the front face operating to emit a wig-wag flash pattern, the pattern including emitting within a predetermined time two light flashes from one light unit and three light flashes from the other light unit; a control unit positioned on the signpost and in electronic communication with the signal unit; a solar collector in electrical communication with the control unit; and an activation device positioned on the signpost in communication with the control unit and operating to activate the signal unit.