Signals and indicators – Vehicle – Curb feelers
Reexamination Certificate
1999-01-23
2001-04-10
Ackun, Jacob K. (Department: 2859)
Signals and indicators
Vehicle
Curb feelers
C116S03500A
Reexamination Certificate
active
06213047
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to traffic barriers and, more specifically, to a pivotal locking telescopic safety barrier for mounting to a vehicle such as ambulances, fire trucks, rescue vehicles, and highway vehicles whereby said vehicle can immediately extend and lock the telescopic barrier creating a safe working perimeter around the aforementioned vehicles. The telescopic safety barrier comprises a housing and a pivotally attached telescopic member and can be mounted to the vehicle either permanently by means of fasteners or adhesives, or temporarily mounted using magnetic or vacuum means.
Said housing being a compartment for said telescopic member in its closed nonoperative position and having an aperture located on the pivotal end surface of said housing receiving the spring loaded locking member located on the upper surface of the first member of said telescopic member being utilized to lock said telescopic member in the operative extended position and a pin in the other distal end of said housing for locking said telescopic member in the non-operative closed position.
2. Description of the Prior Art
There are numerous methods presently being employed to indicate the existence of an emergency condition or work site on streets and highways usually involving flares and/or cones which are not clearly visible to following motorists, having been placed on the ground, thereby requiring the presence of a flagman or public official placed in the path of the oncoming vehicles to redirect traffic causing unsafe conditions for them and for the other individuals at the site.
SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
The present invention is a pivotal locking telescopic safety barrier mounted to vehicles such as ambulances, fire trucks, rescue vehicles, and highway vehicles whereby said vehicles can immediately extend and lock the telescopic barrier creating a safe working perimeter around the aforementioned vehicles while said vehicles are attending to the emergency conditions or work site conditions.
A primary object of the present invention is to provide a telescopic safety barrier that can be mounted to one or more sides of a vehicle either permanently by means of fasteners or adhesives, or temporarily using magnetic or vacuum means.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a telescopic safety barrier comprising a housing and a pivotally mounted telescopic barrier.
A still further object of the present invention is to provide a telescopic barrier that can be selectively extended transversely from one or more sides of said vehicle.
A yet further object of the present invention is to provide a telescopic safety barrier having locking means while in the closed non-operative position and further having locking means while said telescopic barrier is in the extended operative position.
Additional objects of the present invention will appear as the description proceeds.
To the accomplishment of the above and related objects, this invention may be embodied in the form illustrated in the accompanying drawings, attention being called to the fact, however, that the drawings are illustrative only, and that changes may be made in the specific construction illustrated and described within the scope of the appended claims.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Various other objects, features and attendant advantages of the present invention will become more fully appreciated as the same becomes better understood when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters designate the same or similar pairs throughout the several views.
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Means Edward L
Means Steven P
Ackun Jacob K.
Francis Faye
Kroll Michael I.
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