Patent ID: 7062872

Claim:
A collapsible signaling device, comprising: a pocket member comprising a pair of overlying panels of flexible material, each having an outer periphery; a plurality of spacers at a plurality of points about the outer periphery of said panels; fasteners at said plurality of points joining said panels; an internal structure comprising an elongated mast having an upper portion; a slider member slidably movable with respect to said mast; a pair of struts of spring material having first ends attached to the upper portion of said mast and second ends attached to said slider member; said pocket member covering at least a portion of said struts; and said struts, said mast and said slider member cooperating to cause said struts to bow out and contact at least some of said spacers when said slider member is at a first position relative to said mast and to cause said struts to generally lie along said mast when said slider member is at a second position relative to said mast.