Patent ID: 7261051

Claim:
A condensed retractable traffic cone device, comprising: two separate base supports that are rectangularly shaped; each base support having a bottom with no top, two short sides and a long side; the short sides of the base support containing upper and lower section tabs on the side adjacent to the open side of each base support; wherein a lower portion is comprised of a rectangular flat bottom section having holes and slots on each side allowing the lower section tabs of the two separate base supports to be inserted into the holes of the lower portion and allowing the upper section tabs of the two separate base supports to be inserted into the slots of the lower portion allowing rotation of the base supports about the lower portion; wherein a retractable arm is comprised of flexible upper, middle and lower tapered hollow vertical risers having a rectangular shape and that fit within each other; wherein the lower hollow vertical riser of the retractable arm is affixed to the top side of the lower portions; wherein the upper hollow vertical riser of the retractable arm has a handle affixed to its top and has a pair of upper linkages affixed to the top of the upper hollow vertical riser; wherein the lower hollow vertical riser has a series of ball and socket connectivities located on opposite sides; wherein a series of lower linkages connect the ball and socket connectivities of the lower hollow vertical riser to the base supports; wherein a series of middle hollow vertical risers are designed to fit within each other with the upper hollow vertical riser located at the top of the series of middle risers and the lower hollow vertical riser is located at the bottom of the series of middle risers; wherein the flexible upper, middle and lower rectangularly shaped risers are retracted within each other and the base supports are rotated about the lower portion transforming the device into a relatively flat storage position comprising a rectangular shape when not in use.