IP Library Granted Patent US 8,157,405
Granted Patent B1
US 8,157,405 · App. 12/368,894 · Granted Apr 17, 2012

Traffic barricade light

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Patent No.
US 8,157,405
App. No.
12/368,894
Granted
Apr 17, 2012
Kind
B1
Abstract

A traffic barricade light is described. A housing comprises a collar, a bottom side, a height, a width and a depth. The housing is divided along an axis positioned within the depth. The housing comprises at least two angled walls on opposing shoulders of the housing within the depth at an oblique angle relative to the bottom side of the housing. Each angled wall comprises a recess and a passage from the recess to a compartment within the housing. A solar panel is coupled to each angled wall. The solar panels are electrically coupled in parallel with each other and with at least one rechargeable battery stored within the housing. A regulator circuit is electrically coupled between the at least two solar panels and the at least one rechargeable battery. A light source is electrically coupled to the battery. A lens is coupled to the collar.

Claims (38)

1. A traffic barricade light comprising:

a housing, the housing comprising a collar, a bottom side, a front side, a back side, and a depth, wherein the housing comprises at least two angled walls on opposing shoulders of the housing within the depth at an oblique angle relative to the bottom side of the housing, each angled wall comprising a recess and a passage from the recess to a compartment within the housing, each of the front side and the back side comprising:

a plurality of internal walls extending within the housing from the front side to the back side of the housing; and

a plurality of tabs extending from the plurality of internal walls, the plurality of tabs corresponding with a plurality of notches in the plurality of internal walls such that when the front side of the housing is mated with the back side of the housing, wherein the plurality of tabs each mates with its corresponding notch of the plurality of notches;

at least two solar panels, each of the at least two solar panels coupled to an angled wall, wherein the at least two solar panels are electrically coupled in parallel with each other and with at least one rechargeable battery stored within the housing;

a regulator circuit electrically coupled between the at least two solar panels and the at least one rechargeable battery;

a light source electrically coupled to the battery; and

a lens coupled to the collar.

2. The traffic barricade light of claim 1 , wherein at least two of the plurality of tabs are oriented in a different direction from one another.

3. The traffic barricade light of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of internal walls define a battery cavity.

4. The traffic barricade light of claim 1 , wherein one of the at least two solar panels is coupled within the recess.

5. The traffic barricade light of claim 1 , wherein a lens depth and the housing depth are substantially equal.

6. A housing assembly for a traffic barricade light battery comprising:

a housing comprising a collar, a bottom side, a front side, a back side, and a depth, wherein the housing comprises at least two angled walls on opposing shoulders of the housing within the depth at an oblique angle relative to the bottom side of the housing, each angled wall comprising a recess and a passage from the recess to a compartment within the housing, wherein the front side and the back side each comprise:

an external wall;

a plurality of internal walls extending within the housing from the front side to the back side of the housing; and

a plurality of tabs extending from the plurality of internal walls, the plurality of tabs corresponding with a plurality of notches in the plurality of internal walls such that when the front side of the housing is mated with the back side of the housing, wherein the plurality of tabs each mates with its corresponding notch of the plurality of notches.

7. The housing assembly of claim 6 , wherein at least two of the plurality of tabs are oriented in a different direction than one another.

8. The housing assembly of claim 6 , wherein the housing is separable at a midpoint of the depth.

9. The housing assembly of claim 6 , wherein the front side is removably coupled with the back side via at least one fastener passing through both the front side and the back side.

10. The housing assembly of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of internal walls define a battery cavity.

11. The housing assembly of claim 6 , further comprising at least two solar panels, each of the at least two solar panels disposed within a recess on each of the at least two angled walls.

12. A traffic barricade light comprising:

a housing, the housing comprising a collar, a bottom side, a front side, a back side, a height, a width and a depth, the depth being less than both the height and the width, wherein the housing comprises a recess and a passage from the recess to a compartment within the housing, and wherein each of the front side and the back side comprise;

an external wall;

a plurality of internal walls extending within the housing from the front side to the back side of the housing; and

a plurality of tabs extending from the plurality of internal walls, the plurality of tabs corresponding with a plurality of notches in the plurality of internal walls such that when the front side of the housing is mated with the back side of the housing, wherein the plurality of tabs each mates with its corresponding notch of the plurality of notches;

at least two solar panels electrically coupled in parallel with each other and with at least one rechargeable battery stored within the housing;

a light source electrically coupled to the battery; and

a lens coupled to the collar.

13. The traffic barricade light of claim 12 , wherein at least two of the plurality of tabs are oriented in a different direction than one another.

14. The traffic barricade light of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of internal walls define a battery cavity.

15. The traffic barricade light of claim 12 , wherein a regulator circuit is electrically coupled between the at least two solar panels and the at least one rechargeable battery.

16. The traffic barricade light of claim 12 , wherein the housing comprises at least two angled walls on opposing shoulders of the housing within the depth at an oblique angle relative to the bottom side of the housing.

17. The traffic barricade light of claim 16 , wherein the recess is disposed within each of at least two angled walls on opposing shoulders of the housing, the at least two angled walls located within the depth at an oblique angle relative to the bottom side of the housing.

18. The housing assembly of claim 6 , wherein a lens depth and the housing depth are substantially equal.

19. The traffic barricade light of claim 1 , wherein the housing is separable at a midpoint of the depth.

20. The traffic barricade light of claim 1 , wherein the front side of the housing is removably coupled to the back side of the housing via at least one fastener passing through both the front side and the back side.

Assignments (12)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME 049673/0062 Recorded Oct 1, 2025
From: CITIZENS BANK, N.A.
To: ACCUFORM MANUFACTURING, INC.; BASIC CONCEPTS, INCORPORATED; CHECKERS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, LLC; EAGLE MANUFACTURING COMPANY; GROUND PROTECTION, LLC; JUSTRITE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, L.L.C.; SAFETYCAL HOLDINGS, INC.; SUPERIOR MANUFACTURING GROUP, INC.
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 16, 2024
From: CITIZENS BANK, N.A.
To: BASIC CONCEPTS, INCORPORATED; JUSTRITE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, L.L.C; CHECKERS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, LLC; ACCUFORM MANUFACTURING, INC.; SAFETYCAL HOLDINGS, INC.; SUPERIOR MANUFACTURING GROUP, INC.; GROUND PROTECTION, LLC; EAGLE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 1, 2020
From: CHECKERS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, LLC
To: PI VARIABLES, INC.
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2020
From: CITIZENS BANK N.A.
To: CHECKERS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, LLC
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2020
From: CITIZENS BANK, N.A.
To: CHECKERS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 051817/0033 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 3, 2019
From: ACCUFORM MANUFACTURING, INC.; CHECKERS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, LLC; SUPERIOR MANUFACTURING GROUP, INC.; GROUND PROTECTION, LLC; BASIC CONCEPTS, INCORPORATED; JUSTRITE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, L.L.C.; EAGLE MANUFACTURING COMPANY; SAFETYCAL HOLDINGS, INC.
To: CITIZENS BANK, N.A., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 049673/0062 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 3, 2019
From: ACCUFORM MANUFACTURING, INC.; CHECKERS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, LLC; SUPERIOR MANUFACTURING GROUP, INC.; GROUND PROTECTION, LLC; BASIC CONCEPTS, INCORPORATED; JUSTRITE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, L.L.C.; EAGLE MANUFACTURING COMPANY; SAFETYCAL HOLDINGS, INC.
To: CITIZENS BANK, N.A., AS SECOND LIEN AGENT
Reel/Frame 049674/0742 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTERESTS RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME 034271/0136 Recorded Feb 1, 2018
From: MADISON CAPITAL FUNDING LLC
To: CHECKERS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 045215/0969 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 26, 2014
From: CHECKERS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, LLC
To: MADISON CAPITAL FUNDING LLC, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 034271/0136 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 20, 2014
From: CHECKERS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, INC.
To: CHECKERS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 034224/0802 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 4, 2012
From: C&C SIGNAL, LLC
To: CHECKERS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, INC.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2011
From: SCHLANGER, STEVEN ERIC; CLIFFORD, SCOTT ALLEN
To: C & C SIGNALS, LLC
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