Traffic sign with vertically movable light source
CA 2280262 A1 · Owner: Sakuma, Noritoshi · Inventors: Marukawa, Kyohei; Ishida, Kaoru; Sakuma, Noritoshi
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A traffic sign for use in a paved road has a housing with an open upper end. A holder is vertically movably received in the housing. A light emitting unit is installed in the holder to move therewith. A transparent plate is mounted on the holder to move therewith. The transparent plate permits a light from the light emitting unit to transmit therethrough. A space is defined between a bottom of the housing and a lower end of the holder to permit the vertical movement of the holder in the housing. An elastic support ring has an inner wall fixed to an outer surface of the holder and an outer wall fixed to an inner surface of the housing. Projections are formed on the elastic support ring. Each …
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- Filed August 11, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 11, 2019.
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