Patent ID: 8142130

Claim:
A safety cone placing device, comprising: (a) a receptacle removably attached to a vehicle for holding a plurality of safety cones each having a flexible cone part on top of a base, wherein said plurality of safety cones are being held by said receptacle in a compressed position or in a spring-loaded position by respectively having said flexible cone part compressed or spring-loaded; (b) a releasing means coupled to said receptacle for releasing one of said plurality of safety cones from said receptacle and from said compressed or spring-loaded position directly to a position on said ground surface and for preventing the remainder of said plurality of safety cones from being released from said receptacle, wherein each of said plurality of safety cones is capable of undergoing perturbations during said releasing and of staying upright and stable upon release from said receptacle; and (c) a control means coupled to said releasing means for controlling said releasing means such that said plurality of safety cones are released and placed at different positions on said ground surface while said vehicle moves.