Patent ID: 8154425

Claim:
A reinforcement device for a traffic control assembly, the traffic control assembly including a traffic signal disconnect hanger having a lower wall, a traffic signal positioned below the traffic signal disconnect hanger, the traffic signal having an upper wall, and a connector connecting the traffic signal disconnect hanger and the traffic signal, the reinforcement device comprising: a first stiffening member configured to be attached to or incorporated into a traffic signal disconnect hanger and connected to at least portion of the lower wall of the traffic signal disconnect hanger, the first stiffening member comprising a first aperture formed in an edge portion of the first stiffening member; a second stiffening member configured to be attached to or incorporated into a traffic signal and connected to at least a portion of the upper wall of the traffic signal, the second stiffening member comprising a second aperture formed in an edge portion of the second stiffening member; the first stiffening member and the second stiffening member spaced apart from each other; and a fastening member for connecting the first stiffening member to the second stiffening member.