Background of the Invention

Field of the Invention

This invention relates to a barricade system, and more particularly to a multipurpose barricade system to display message.

Description of Related Arts

A traffic cone is a universal symbol of caution. The traffic cone is usually found in places such as arenas or theatres as a sign to remind people not to enter a location or space that are not available or not allowable. However, said traffic cone may be suitable to display on limited places only, Moreover, the traffic cone may not obvious to pedestrians or vehicle drivers due to the size of the traffic cone. Hence, there is replacement of the traffic cone with a barricade for the same function and even giving more benefits to users.

A barricade is a barrier which can be located in a dangerous area to display and convey message to pedestrians of the dangerous. Said barricade also use for blocking specific areas from pedestrians or workers. For instance, it can warn and a!ert drivers of construction, maintenance and utility activities in or near the travelled way, and to guide and direct drivers while providing maximum safety for the equipment and the workers on the Job.

US Patent No. 4,977,897 disclosed a traffic barrier which composed of a unitary panel having a plurality of folds for permitting it to be folded into an A-frame composed of two message panels connected at an apex, the A-frame having a base. The folds in the unitary panel include; a center fold, which forms the apex of the A-frame two bottom folds each spaced a first predetermined distance from the center fold, which define a bottom panel adjacent each message panel, and two flange folds spaced a second predetermined distance from the center fold, which define a flange adjacent the end of each bottom panel. The base is established either by an interlocking tab and slot system located adjacent the flanges or by an adhesive interconnecting the two flanges. However, the traffic barrier is supported by a bottom foids and base panels only. These may not able to stand strong winds especially when vehicle pass by.

US Patent No. 4,541 ,190 disclosed a foldable, collapsible traffic display which is storab!e in the flat, folded state and can be erected to form a three dimensional hollow triangle or box. The apparatus includes three rectangular panels connected together by two folding hinge portions and a holding means for locking the display in its erected state. The display includes a ballast pocket in the central panel and a Veicro®-like straps holding means. An alternative embodiment employs tabs having a special geometry and male and female snap fasteners to lock the display in position. Warning indicia are printed on the panels and the erected display is preferably oriented during use which the appropriate warning is visible to oncoming traffic. The display may be turned inside-out and locked in the reverse mode so that the warning indicia on ail six panels can be made visible to other motorists. There is a need to have a ballast pocket which is for receiving different kind of weigh! during input ballast material such as sand, soil or rock to stabilize the device against high winds or air flow of passing cars. Hence, there is a need to have a simple barricade which have stable and strong stand for high winds.

Retracta-cade is another type of multi-purpose control barrier. Printed sign panels allow the Retracta-Cade crowd control barrier to be used by police or government agencies for multiple application including displaying messages such as warning, safeness and other messages, as crowd control or security barricade. Standard and custom sign panels are available to slide in on the body of the Retracta-Cade. An easy-release button can lock the signs in place during transport and release in seconds to remove or change signage. A reflective stripe is added to the body and extensions which provide better visibility at night time. However, the Retracta-cade is having small display message area even though the message is changeable. Hence, there is a need to have a larger area of display message or warning sign which is visible to people. Therefore, there is a need to provide a ssmple and multi-purpose barricade system that is beneficial to consumer other than traffic warning purposes. References

Summary of Invention

It is an objective of the present invention to provide a multi-purpose barricade system.

It is also an objective of the present invention to provide a foldabie and easy storage of barricade system. It is yet another objective of the present invention to provide high visibility of barricade system,

Accordsngiy, these objectives may be achieved by following the teachings of the present invention. The present invention relates to a multi-purpose barricade system, comprising: a holder (101); two pairs of supporting tegs (102) extended from the holder (101 }; a display panel (103} attached to the pair of supporting legs (102); characterised in that: the holder (101) comprises a joiner (105) for holding a top panel (104) above the holder (101 ). Brief Description of the Drawings

The features of the invention will be more readsiy understood and appreciated from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, in which: Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a barricade of the present invention for multipurpose barricade system; Figure 2 shows a perspective view of the holder in the barricade system in Figure 1 ; Figure 3 shows a perspective view of a barricade system with top attachment; Figure 4 shows a perspective view ot a joiner: Figure 5 shows a folded top pane! with a pair of extended legs,

Figure 8 shows a perspective view of a barricade system with advertisement panel;

Figure 7 shows a perspective view of a barricade system with LED light pane!;

Figure 8 shows a perspective view of a charging battery is attached to the barricade system in Figure 7;

Figure 9 shows a LED light panel with a charging battery,

Detailed Description of the Invention

As required, detailed embodiments of the present invention are disclosed herein; however, it is to be understood that the disciosed embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention, which may be embodied in various forms. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting but merely as a basis for claims, it should be understood that the drawings and detailed description thereto are not intended to limit the invention lo the particular form disclosed, but on the contrary, the invention is to cover ail modifications, equivalents and alternatives failing within the scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims. As used throughout this application, the word "may" is used in a permissive sense (i.e., meaning having the potential to), rather than the mandatory sense (i.e, meaning must). Similarly, the words "include," "including," and "includes" mean including, but not. limited to. Further, the words "a" or "an" mean "at least one" and the word "plurality" means one or more, unless otherwise mentioned. Where the abbreviations or technical terms are used, these indicate the commonly accepted meanings as known in the technical field. The present invention will now be described with reference to Figs. 1-8.

The present invention relates to a multi-purpose barricade system (100), comprising:

a holder (101 );

two pairs of supporting legs (102) extended from the holder (101); a display panel (103) attached to the pair of supporting legs(102); characterised in that:

the holder (101) comprises a joiner (105) for holding a top panel

(104) above the holder (101).

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the holder (101 ) comprises a rigid body that receiving supporting legs (102) to hold display panels (103), The holder (101) is made of high density polyethylene. Said high density polyethylene is having higher strength and toughness which may able to withstand strong wind. Therefore, the holder is more durable and can be recycled.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the two pairs of supporting legs (102) are attached to the holder (101 ) via snap fit lock in vertical position. The hoider (101) has a hole at each edge for receiving the supporting legs (102) to form the multi-purpose barricade system (100). Said supporting tegs (102) are made from square steel tube. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the supporting legs (102) are attached to the holder (101) to form a A-frame when erected and give a base stability to the barricade system (100). In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the display panel (103) is attached to the barricade system (100) through the aligned supporting legs (102). The display panel (103) is changeable for different usages such as traffic warning, advertisement or blocking targeted places.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the display panel (103) is made of nylon wherein it is also attachable with light-emitting diode (LED) light for the purpose of Increasing visibility and alertness to pedestrians or vehicle passer- by.

The LED light is powered by a battery system (108), wherein the battery system (106) comprising LED charging indicator (106b), on or off button (106a), direct current (DC) plug (108d) and charging circuit (108c). The electrical will flow as direct current once button is on. The direct current will then transfer to the light bulb in LEO. Said battery system (108) is secured to the supporting leg (102) by Veicro®-strap (101 a). The battery system (106) is in rod shape for easier storage whereby the attachment of the battery system (108) to the support leg (102) can be folded and unfolded easily, in a preferred embodiment of the present Invention, the top panel (104) having a pair of extended legs received by the holder (101), and a tube connected the pair of extended legs. The extended legs of the top panel (104) are further secured to the holder (101) by a quick release bold at both ends of the extended legs. in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the joiner (105) comprises a II -frame (105a) and a slot (105b) mounted on top of the U-frame. The joiner (105) is snap-fitted to the holder (101 ) in the top middle position to hold the top panel (104). The joiner (105) is made of polypropylene. The top panel (104) is secured to the joiner (105) by passing through the tube of top panel (104) to the slot (105b) of the joiner (105). Said tube will then be secured to the Joiner by screwing at the center of the tube to fix its position. The top panel (104) Is providing an additional space for displaying message, warning signal or advertisement while elevating the height of the barricade system (100) to enhance visibility of the barricade system

(100). The higher position of the top panel (104) at the barricade system (100) the better visibility to pedestrians or vehicle passer-by. The top panel (104) can be folded to the holder (101) and further secure by Velcro® strap (101 a).

The barricade system (100) is foldable and therefore can save the storage space by stacking the folded barricade system (100). The barricade system (100) is securabie by Velcro® strap (101a) to prevent nylon of the display panel (103) from hang out during folding of the supporting legs (102) in horizontal position.

Below is an example of multi-purpose barricade system (100) which the advantages of the present invention may be more readily understood, it is to be understood that the following example is for illustrative purpose only and should not be construed to limit the present invention in any way.

Example

A multi-purpose barricade system (100) is shown in Figure 1. The barricade system (100) comprises a holder (101 ) attached with two supporting legs (102) to form a A-frame at erected position. The supporting legs (102) are attachable with a display panel (103) for displaying means such as traffic warning signal, any traffic message or advertisement.

The holder (101) is shown in Figure 2, wherein the holder (101) comprises a number of holes at the edges for attaching supporting legs (102) and a Velcro ^® strap (101a) for securing said supporting legs (102) and display panel (103) during stacking for storage.

Figure 3 showed the barricade system (100) attached with top panel (104), The top panel (104) offers an additional space for displaying traffic warning signal or any traffic message while enhancing visibility of the barricade system (100) at a higher position, Figure 4 showed a joiner (105) comprises a U-frame (105a) and a slot (105b) mounted on top of the U-frame. The joiner (105) is snap-fitted to the holder (101 ) in the top middle position to hold the top pane! (104).

Figure 5 showed a folded top pane! (104) with a pair of extended legs. The tube of the top panei (104) is secured to the joiner (1 OS) by passing through the slot (105b) and screwed at: the center tube to fix its position. Figure 8 showed a barricade system (100) with display panel (103) for advertisement purposes. The advertisement message is changeable based on user ^' s need. The display panel (103) is further attachable with LED light as shown in Figure 7 for the purpose of signal warning for pedestrians or vehicle's passerby.

The LED light is chargeable with charger battery (106) and showed in Figure 8, The charger battery (106) rod is attached to the supporting legs (102) by using Velcro strap (101a) and is easily folded and unfolded with the supporting legs (102). figure 9 showed a charger battery (106) connected to the LED light panel (103 b) of the barricade system (100). The charger battery (108) comprises indicator (108b), on and off button (108a), direct current (DC) plug (1G8d) and charging circuit (108c). The LED light is in strip (107) on the panel.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments, also shown in the appended figures, it will be apparent for those skilled in the art that many variations and modifications can be done within the scope of the invention as described in the specification and defined in the following claims.

Description of the reference numerals used in the accompanying drawings according to the present invention: