Andy L Wishert

US Patent:

7681501, Mar 23, 2010

Filed:

Sep 26, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/284941

Inventors:

Andy L. Wishert - El Campo TX, US

International Classification:

F42B 4/26

US Classification:

102343, 102342, 116 63 P, 248519

Abstract:

The invention discloses a container and support stand for conventional road flares, thereby allowing said stand to support flares during use. The device consists of multiple round flare holders or tubes, which are snapped around a central core holder. The core holder will accommodate four (4) to six (6) flares dependent upon the model. Each flare tube has a waterproof cap. To use, a person would select one or more flare tubes from the central core, remove each cap, and slide out the flare. A locking system to prevent the flare from falling all of the way back into the tube is then activated, along with a spring-levered two-foot support stand. The stand is then deployed with the flare ignited and dropped into the tube. When finished, the spent flare can be discarded, a new one placed in the holder, the cap replaced, and the holder snapped back into the central core holder, thus making the device ready for the next use.