Foldable emergency reflecting device

Abstract

A foldable emergency reflecting device comprising three members having reflective media thereon. Each member comprises two arms extending at an acute angle with respect to an apex. The ends of the arms are pivotally interconnected such that the members can be extended to form an emergency reflective triangle or folded to form a compact triangle for storage. A foldable base is provided.

I claim: .[.1. In a foldable emergency reflecting device, the combination comprising 
     
        and means interconnecting said legs and said members..]..[.19.   The combination set forth in claim 18 wherein said last-mentioned means comprises openings in said legs and integral projections on said members..]..[.20.  The combination set forth in claim 19 wherein said projections on said members are adjacent the apices of said members..]..[.21.  The combination set forth in claim 19 wherein the uppermost leg of said legs includes a downwardly extending projection adapted to engage the ground when said legs are in extended position..]. 
     
     
        .Iadd.22.  In a foldable emergency reflecting device, the combination comprising three members having reflective media thereon,   each member comprising a pair of arms rigidly connected to one another and extending at an acute angle to one another,   means pivotally interconnecting the end of the arm of one of said members with the end of the one arm of a second member,   means pivotally interconnecting the end of the other arm of the second member to one arm of the third member,   and means releasably interconnecting the other arm of the third member to the other arm of the first member to provide a generally triangular construction such that when said means releasably interconnecting is disconnected, the members may be swung relative to one another to produce a compact folded construction,   said means pivotally interconnecting the end of the arm of one of said members with the end of the arm of a second member comprising a bracket fixed on said one arm of said one of said members and transverse pin means pivoting said arm of said second member to said bracket and said one arm of said one member,   a base provided for the reflecting device including flat legs pivoted to one another by a pin on said bracket,   at least some of said legs being foldable between a position overlying one another adjacent said bracket and the arm of one of said members to a position generally at a right angle to the plane of said members.   
     
     
        .Iaddend. .Iadd.23.  The combination set forth in claim 22 wherein said axis of said pin means and said pivotal axis of said legs are adjacent one 
     
     
        another and intersect. .Iaddend. .Iadd.24.  The combination set forth in claim 23 wherein the length of each said leg is substantially the same as the length of said one arm of said first member. .Iaddend. .Iadd.25. The combination set forth in claim 22 wherein at least two of said legs are provided to extend in underlying relation to two of said members when said members are in the unfolded condition, and means interconnecting said last mentioned legs and said two members. .Iaddend. .Iadd.26. The combination set forth in claim 25 wherein said last-mentioned means comprises openings in said legs and integral projections on said members engaging said openings. .Iaddend. .Iadd.27. The combination set forth in claim 25 wherein said projections on said members are adjacent the apices of said members. .Iaddend. .Iadd.28. The combination set forth in claim 26 wherein the uppermost leg of said legs includes a downwardly extending projection adapted to engage the ground when said legs are in extended position. .Iaddend.