US 12,249,255 B1
Deployable portable sign system
Russell Edward Latenser, II, Edmond, OK (US); and Thomas Scott Johnson, Oklahoma City, OK (US)
Assigned to Information Exchange Network, Inc., El Reno, OK (US)
Filed by Russell Edward Latenser, II, Edmond, OK (US); and Thomas Scott Johnson, Oklahoma City, OK (US)
Filed on Sep. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/466,427.
Int. Cl. G09F 21/04 (2006.01); G09F 7/20 (2006.01); G09F 7/18 (2006.01)
CPC G09F 21/04 (2013.01) [G09F 7/20 (2013.01); G09F 2007/1865 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A separable and deployable portable sign comprising:
a sign base which is independent of and separate from a transportation frame, the sign base having an uppermost edge and an lowermost edge;
a sign panel on an upright member affixed to the sign base and extending above the uppermost edge of the sign base; and
one or more stabilizers affixed to the sign base, each having a lower edge and an upper edge, having at least a first stowed configuration for transportation, and at least a deployed configuration holding the sign base above a surface according to a minimum mating height and clearance to receive a corresponding transportation subsystem, wherein a footprint area defined by the one or more stabilizers in the deployed configuration is at least eighty-percent greater than a footprint area defined by the sign base;
wherein the sign base has at least three corners in a horizontal plane, and wherein the one or more stabilizers are pivotally attached with each stabilizer lower edge above the uppermost edge of the sign base such that the one or more stabilizers may be pivoted into the deployed configuration and into the stowed configuration.