Assistance summoning device

Details Assistance summoning device Assistance summoning device

1997-11-04

1999-04-13

Silbermann, Joanne

Card, picture, or sign exhibiting

Signs

Automotive vehicle carried

40603, G09F 1700

Patent

active

058932267

ABSTRACT:
An easy to install, reliable, and portable assistance summoning device that displays a need for assistance through interchangeable reflective symbols and letters, and more particularly to a banner like device that is temporarily attachable to vehicles such as cars, trucks, motorcycles, boats, campers, and aircraft. The banner like device is made of a light weight, flexible, and foldable sheet of material to allow compact storage of the device. The sheet of material having at least two support rods to maintain the banner in an unfurled position. The support rods may also be made of magnetic material to allow attachment of said banner to metallic surfaces. Each support rod having a durable elastic band attached to each respective end thereof, whereby said elastic bands may be attached to protruding elements of a surface to maintain the device in an extended position. At least a pair of adjustable cords, each cord being attached to the elastic band at one end, and each cord having a latching means at the opposite end, whereby said latching means are attached to certain objects to maintain said banner in an unfurled position. Each cord also having an adjusting means to control the length of said cord to maintain the banner in a taut position.

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