Patent ID: 6951434

Claim:
A traffic control device, comprising: a barrier unit including a top wall, a bottom wall, opposed side walls and opposed end walls interconnected to form a hollow interior, said top wall being formed with at least two spaced openings; a first post and a second post each having an inner portion and an outer portion, said inner portion of each of said first and second posts being inserted into said hollow interior of said barrier unit through one of said openings in said top wall; a flexible bushing mounted at each of said openings in said top wall and a lower mounting device mounted to said bottom wall in alignment with one of said flexible bushings, said inner portion of one of said first and second posts slidably engaging one of said flexible bushings upon insertion into said hollow interior and seating on said aligning lower mounting device, said aligning flexible bushings and lower mounting devices releasably holding said first and second posts within said hollow interior of said barrier unit with said outer portion protruding from said top wall; a sign mounted to said outer portion of said first and second posts of said barrier unit, said aligning pairs of upper and lower mounting devices permitting disengagement of said first and second posts and said sign from said barrier unit upon impact with a vehicle so that said sign substantially avoids contact with the vehicle.