Appeal No.97-2716
Application 08/261,772
axis” (column 1, lines 51 and 52) and the entire marker or
indicator is made of a resin and the shaft-like portion 32 is
additionally provided with an embedded resilient metal strip to
yieldingly resist rolling (column 2, lines 3-8). Additionally,
both the triangular head 34 and the shaft-like portion 32 may
have a fabric of nylon embedded therein for reinforcement (column
3, lines 33 and 34). From the above, it is readily apparent that
Adams goes to great lengths to ensure that his traffic directing
marker or indicator (a) is durable and will resist displacement
when vehicles pass thereover and (b) will resist the tendency of
wind created by passing vehicles from twisting the marker and
blowing it about the roadway.
Latimer discloses a portable traffic sign having a sign
display portion 14 that is attached by clips or hooks 38 to a
hollow mast 12 and cross bar 13 that are oriented in a vertical
plane. It is the principal object of Latimer’s to provide a
portable sign that (1) is constructed from materials that are
“light in weight” and (2) can be easily “broken down” (see column
1, lines 65-68). The display portion is
fabricated from an open weave or perforated material,
of any color, which is preferably flexible, and can be
knitted or woven, a metal, synthetic, or natural
material, or the like, that will allow for a passage of
air. [Column 3, lines 62-66.]
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