Patent ID: 8191951

Claim:
A system for repositioning a traffic obstruction comprised of: a traffic barrel having a tapered cylindrical body with a top diameter of approximately 18 inches and a bottom diameter of approximately 23.5 inches and weight in excess of 25 pounds; a traffic obstruction repositioning device comprised of: an attachment plate with tread step adapted to engage a mounting structure positioned on the front surface of a vehicle to selectively attach said barrel placement device to said vehicle; a first contoured barrel pressure lever containing a first gear plate with a first gear plate aperture and an actuator attachment point; a second contoured barrel pressure lever containing a second gear plate with a second gear plate aperture, wherein said first gear plate and said second gear plate have corresponding gear teeth adapted to alternately engage each other; wherein said first gear plate aperture and said second gear plate aperture are adapted to receive a bearing around which said gear plates may pivot from zero to 230 degrees; wherein said first contoured barrel pressure lever and said second contoured barrel pressure lever are crescent-shaped members each having an inner traffic barrel engaging surface which is tapered to match the corresponding tapered cylindrical body of said traffic barrel; an axle holder having a U-shaped gear plate channel and a first and second securing aperture corresponding to said first and second gear plate apertures of said gear plates, wherein a fastener extending through each of said first securing aperture and gear plate aperture and said second securing aperture and gear plate aperture aligns said gear teeth in proper gear ratio; an axle cover having a U-shaped channel adapted to receive said first gear plate, said second gear plate and said axle holder; at least one connecting member attached at a first end to said attachment plate and at a second end to said axle holder, wherein said connecting member further includes at least one actuator attachment point; at least one actuator connected to said at least one connecting member at said actuator attachment point and said first contoured barrel pressure lever at said actuator attachment point and which moves said first contoured barrel pressure lever, causing said second contoured barrel pressure lever to move in conjunction with said first contoured barrel pressure lever by the engagement of said corresponding gear teeth, so that said first contoured barrel pressure lever and second contoured barrel pressure lever exert pressure to create a tractional force sufficient to lift said barrel; and a plurality of D-shaped rings secured to said axle holder and said attachment plate.