A Foldable Or Collapsible Warning Triangle For Motor Vehicles Is Already Known Which
According to traffic regulation, above-mentioned warning triangle must be portable
, stable against toppling over and constituted so that, when in use, they can be perceived from an adequate distance.
As a general rule, foldable or collapsible warning triangles of the aforementioned type are used which are accommodated in a tubular case. After removal from said case, the stand component parts are appropriately folded out, the reflector legs are set up and secured by means of a patent button closure means just like the inner portion having a white background surface mostly constructed in the form of a plastic fabric and a vertical black bar. However, this warning triangle is subject to the disadvantage that when visibility is poor, especially in rain, at dawn or at dusk, in darkness or when it is snowing or in fog, it can be perceived only with great difficulty and, in many cases, be overlooked altogether with the consequence of a serious danger to traffic.
A foldable or collapsible warning triangle for motor vehicles is already known which, in shape and color, corresponds to the "Danger Spot" danger sign and consists of a stand which can be inwardly and outwardly folded, of three reflector legs arranged in the form of a triangle and and interjacent background surface with a black bar.
Furthermore, a breakdown warning unit for motor vehicles is known which consists of a warning triangle mounted on the wall of a suitcase which can be closed by means of a lid and which is maintained in the displayed condition by the suitcase, in which the wall of the suitcase which supports the warning triangle and the warning triangle proper consist of translucent material and, in the suitcase, a light source is disposed, the warning triangle being illuminable from within by this light source (DE-GM 85 10 200).
All these three warning triangles are subject to the disadvantage that they are constructed in a manner which involves an expensive construction and takes up much space and that a reliable illumination of the white surface and of the reflector legs is not always provided. Serious dangers to traffic ensue herefrom.
That is why it is the object of the present invention to improve the warning triangle mentioned in the beginning while avoiding the disadvantages pointed out, it is intended in particular for it to be clearly visible already from a great distance even when it is snowing, in fog and in heavy rain.
The special advantage resides in that this embodiment, can, in principle, also be foldably returned again into a small tubular case. On the other hand, in another embodiment, the entire warning triangle can, as a complete solid body, be equipped with an integrated lighting system, be mounted on a cuboid which is intended to serve simultaneously as a vertical black bar, and in such a way that the longitudinally located opposite surfaces are blackened so as to be opaque and the narrower lateral surfaces reflect light in the direction of the reflector legs and thus the still movable parts of the latter are the feet of the foldable stand.
If the cable or the distance-indicating cord is provided with appropriate markings and/or knot-like thickened portions and/or lighting elements such as incadescent lamps, lamps flashing at predetermined intervals, e.g. at a run-out cable length of 50 m, 100 m or 200 m, then the driver of the broken-down vehicle to be rendered safe will be able to see at once at which distance from the vehicle he happens to be at the moment with the portable warning triangle carried along and to be set up, and this even in the dark.
As an optimal way of ensuring that the warning triangle cannot be covered by snow, provision is made that the individual warning triangle components, such as the lighted warning triangle surface 52, the informatory distance-indicating signboard 40, the external surface of the light emergence areas of the warning light 22 or the reflector legs of the warning triangle are provided with one or several windshield wipers shown as 102,104 in FIG. 1 and 106 in FIG. 3, so that it will also be possible to keep the surfaces clean. The necessary electric drive can in this case be installed in the warning triangle proper.
by: erin
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A Foldable Or Collapsible Warning Triangle For Motor Vehicles Is Already Known Which