US2007053742A1PendingUtilityA1

Flashing trail marker

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Sep 6, 2005Filed: Aug 5, 2006Published: Mar 8, 2007
Est. expirySep 6, 2025(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Matthew Pacholke
A01M 31/00E01F 9/619
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Abstract

An improved battery powered flashing light trail marker of the type having an elongated body containing an electrically powerable light source in electrical communication with an electric battery by way of a switch and flashing circuit so that when the switch is closed the light source flashes light from one end of the elongated body, the elongated body having a longitudinal axis and means for attaching the elongated body to a tree branch attached to the second end of the elongated body. The improvement relates to the means for attaching the elongated body to a tree branch or the like. The means for attaching the elongated body to a tree branch or the like is a clip (such as an alligator clip) having a spring, a linear member and a clamping member pivotally attached to the linear member, the spring positioned to press against both the linear member and the clamping member so that one end portion of the clamping member is biased by the spring into contact with one end portion of the linear member, the linear member having a longitudinal axis, the second end portion of the linear member being attached to the second end of the elongated body so that the longitudinal axis of the elongated body and the longitudinal axis of the linear member are parallel or coincident.

Claims

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1 . An improved battery powered flashing light trail marker of the type having an elongated body containing an electrically powerable light source in electrical communication with an electric battery by way of a switch and flashing circuit so that when the switch is closed the light source flashes light from one end of the elongated body, the elongated body having a longitudinal axis and means for attaching the elongated body to a tree branch or the like attached to the second end of the elongated body, wherein the improvement comprises: the means for attaching the elongated body to a tree branch or the like being a clip comprising a spring, a linear member and a clamping member pivotally attached to the linear member, the spring positioned to press against both the linear member and the clamping member so that one end portion of the clamping member is biased by the spring into contact with one end portion of the linear member, the linear member having a longitudinal axis, the second end portion of the linear member being attached to the second end of the elongated body so that the longitudinal axis of the elongated body and the longitudinal axis of the linear member are parallel or coincident.  
   
   
       2 . The trail marker of  claim 1 , wherein the elongated body is cylindrical in shape.  
   
   
       3 . The trail marker of  claim 1 , wherein the electrically powerable light source is a light emitting diode.  
   
   
       4 . The trail marker of  claim 2 , wherein the electrically powerable light source is a light emitting diode.  
   
   
       5 . The trail marker of  claim 1 , wherein the clip is an alligator clip.  
   
   
       6 . The trail marker of  claim 2 , wherein the clip is an alligator clip.  
   
   
       7 . The trail marker of  claim 3 , wherein the clip is an alligator clip.  
   
   
       8 . The trail marker of  claim 4 , wherein the clip is an alligator clip.

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