US20070006792A1

US20070006792A1 - Indicating tablet for a traffic cone

Info

Publication number: US20070006792A1
Application number: US11/180,091
Authority: US
Inventors: Wen-Nan Kuo
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2005-07-11
Filing date: 2005-07-11
Publication date: 2007-01-11

Abstract

An indicating tablet for a traffic cone includes a main body formed with a recessed surface for receiving a pattern or letters. The main body has its lower end formed integral with an insert member, and between the main body and the insert member is formed a connecting edge to enable the insert member to be moved elastically for facilitating the insert member to be inserted in the upper opening of a traffic cone. A plurality of clamping members are fixed at proper locations of the main body for clamping a pattern or letters on the indicating tablet for producing another indicating effect.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an indicating tablet for a traffic cone, particularly to one formed integral with an insert member to be inserted in the upper opening of a traffic cone for indicating traffic guidance and ensuring traffic safety. Various indicating patterns or letters can be movably fixed on the indicating tablet by clamping members to produce another indicating effect.
2. Description of the Prior Art
For the sake of safety, when a road is under maintenance or repairs, traffic cones are usually employed as temporary apparatus for separating and safeguarding. In reality, traffic cones can produce comparatively marked effects with the help of other auxiliary apparatus. For this purpose, a first conventional traffic cone is disclosed in a Taiwan Patent, No. 107105, titled “SPECIAL HANG HOOK FOR A TRAFFIC CONE”. The first conventional traffic cone is provided with a C-shaped hook having its lower end formed with an engage member with expanding elasticity. The engage member is provided with a projecting ring with a tapered surface to be inserted in the upper opening of a traffic cone. A separating rod is hung on the hang hooks of the traffic cones and plural warning lamps are disposed on the separating rod for giving out a warning light.
A second conventional traffic cone is disclosed in a Taiwan Patent, No. 395408, titled “TRAFFIC CONE EASY TO BE ASSEMBLED THEREON WITH FLASH WARNING MARKS”. The second conventional traffic cone is bored with an opening fixed thereon by two screws with a hang member having its lower end formed with a hook. The traffic cone is provided with a switch in the interior for controlling a battery-powered flash lamp hung on the hang hook of the traffic cone to give out flash light at night and in rainy or foggy days for ensuring traffic safety.
However, both the first conventional traffic cone provided with a separating rod and warning lamps and the second conventional traffic cone provided with a hook and a battery flash lamp are complicated in structure and high in cost.
A third conventional traffic cone is disclosed in a Taiwan Patent, No. 093220253, titled “INDICATING TABLET FOR A TRAFFIC CONE”. The third conventional traffic cone is fixed thereon with an indicating tablet on which a pattern or letters are printed for indicating traffic guidance. The Indicating tablet is made of a material of a little transparency; therefore, the pattern or the letters printed on the indicating tablet may become unclear at night when the headlight of an automobile emits light on the indicating tablet, resulting in much trouble to drivers.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A first objective of the invention is to offer an indicating tablet for a traffic cone, which has its lower end formed integral with an insert member to be inserted in the upper opening of a traffic cone to fix the indicating tablet on the traffic cone for indicating traffic guidance and ensuring traffic safety.
A second objective of the invention is to offer an indicating tablet for a traffic cone, on which various kinds of patterns or letters can be easily and freely printed for indicating or warning.
The features of this invention are described as follows.
1. The indicating tablet for a traffic cone includes a main body formed with a recessed surface for receiving a pattern or letters. The main body has its lower end formed integral with an insert member, and between the main body and the insert member is formed a connecting edge to enable the insert member to be moved elastically for facilitating the insert member to be inserted in the upper opening of a traffic cone.
2. The main body of the indicating tablet is fixed thereon with a plurality of clamping members at proper locations for clamping movable patterns or letters on the indicating tablet for producing another indicating effect.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

This invention will be better understood by referring to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an indicating tablet for a traffic cone in the present invention:
FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view of the indicating tablet for a traffic cone in the present invention:
FIG. 3 is a perspective view and partial side cross-sectional views of the indicating tab let for a traffic cone in the present invention:
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the indicating tablet to be combined with a traffic cone in the present invention:
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the indicating tablet combined with a traffic cone in the present invention:
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the indicating tablet combined with a traffic cone in the present invention: and
FIG. 7 is a front view of the indicating tablet hung at a certain spot on the outer wall of a store in the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

A preferred embodiment of an indicating tablet for a traffic cone in the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, includes a main body 1, and a plurality of clamping members 3 combined together.
The main body 1 made of a transparent or a light penetrable or not penetrable material is formed with a recessed surface 10 for receiving an indicating pattern or letters 11. The main body 1 has its lower end formed integral with an insert member 12, with a connecting edge 120 formed between the main body 1 and the insert member 12. Two comparatively large notches 121 are respectively bored between the opposite ends of the connecting edge 120 and the insert member 12 to enable the insert member 12 to be moved elastically. Thus, the insert member 12 can be easily inserted stably in the upper opening 20 of a traffic cone 2 and the indicating board can be firmly fixed on a traffic cone 2 for indicating traffic guidance, as shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6. In addition, the main body 1 has its periphery bored with a plurality of hang holes 13 for fixing a chain 14 to hang the indicating tablet at a proper location of a store, as shown in FIG. 7 for showing if it is open or closed
The clamping members 3 are fixed at proper points of the periphery of the main body 1. Each clamping member 3 is bored with combining holes 30, with fixing members 31 like rivets inserted through the combining holes 30 to fix the clamping members 3 on the main body 1. Each clamping member 3 is provided with a clamping plate 32 formed with plural projections 320 protruding downward and the clamping plate 32 has its rear side formed with an elastic recessed groove 321. When different patterns or letters 15 are to be clamped on the indicating tablet on the traffic cone 2, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, only slightly pull upward the clamping plates 32 of the clamping members 3 and position the movable pattern or letters 15 on the main body 1 and then release the clamping plates 32 to let the projections 320 of the clamping members 3 firmly clamp the pattern or the letters 15 on the indicating tablet, increasing value and effect in using the indicating tablet.
While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been described above, it will be recognized and understood that various modifications may be made therein and the appended claims are intended to cover all such modifications that may fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims

1. An indicating tablet for a traffic cone comprising:

A main body formed with a recessed surface for receiving designs or letters thereon:

An insert member formed integral with said main body, a connecting edge formed between said insert member and said main body, said insert member inserted in an upper opening of a traffic cone: and

A plurality of clamping members respectively bored with combining holes, each said clamping member having plural fixing members inserted through said combining holes to fix said clamping members on said main body, each said clamping member provided with a clamping plate, said clamping members firmly clamping a pattern or letters on said indicating tablet for producing another indicating effect.

2. The indicating tablet for a traffic cone as claimed in claim 1, wherein said main body has its periphery provided with said clamping members.

3. The indicating tablet for a traffic cone as claimed in claim 1, wherein said main body is provided with one clamping member.

4. The indicating tablet for a traffic cone as claimed in claim 1, wherein said main body is provided with a plurality of clamping members.

5. The indicating tablet for a traffic cone as claimed in claim 1, wherein said clamping plate of said clamping member is provided with a projecting edge protruding downward.

6. The indicating tablet for a traffic cone as claimed in claim 1, wherein said clamping plate of said clamping member has its rear side formed with an elastic recessed groove.