Portable warning device

Claim 1

A PORTABLE WARNING SIGN PARTICULARLY ADAPTED FOR USE BY CROSS WALK GUARDS, INCLUDING: (A) FIRST AND SECOND PANELS OF SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME SIZE AND CONFIGURATION, WITH AT LEAST SAID FIRST PANEL BEING TRANSLUCENT AND HAVING A WARNING SIGNAL DEFINED THEREON; (B) FIRST AND SECOND FRAME MEMBERS THAT SUPPORT SAID FIRST AND SECOND PANELS IN LATERALLY SPACED RELATIONSHIP, SAID FIRST AND SECOND FRAME MEMBER INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND FLANGES THAT TELESCOPICALLY ENGAGE ONE ANOTHER AND FIRST AND SECOND SEMI-CYLINDRICAL SHELLS THAT EXTEND OUTWARDLY FROM SAID FIRST AND SECOND FLANGES, WITH SAID FIRST AND SECOND SHELLS HAVING FIRST AND SECOND ALIGNED GROOVES ON THE INTERIOR SURFACES THEREOF, AND SAID PANELS AND FRAME MEMBERS COOPERATING TO PROVIDE A CONFINED SPACE; (C) AN ELONGATE HOLLOW CYLINDRICAL HANDLE HAVING A CIRCUMFERENTIALLY EXTENDING RIB ON A FIRST END PORTION THEREOF THAT IS ENGAGED BY SAID GROOVES; (D) FIRST MEANS FOR REMOVABLY LOCKING SAID FLANGES TOGETHER TO SUPPORT SAID FIRST AND SECOND FRAME MEMBERS AND FIRST AND SECOND PANELS FROM SAID FIRST END PORTION OF SAID HANDLE; (E) AN INCANDESCENT BULB DISPOSED IN SAID CONFINED SPACE ADJACENT SAID FIRST END PORTION OF SAID HANDLE; (F) SECOND MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID BULB AT A FIXED POSITION RELATIVE SAID FIRST END PORTION; (G) BATTERY MEANS DISPOSED IN SAID HANDLE; (H) AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT CONNECTING SAID BATTERY MEANS TO SAID BULB; (I) A NORMALLY OPEN MANUALLY OPERABLE SWITCH FORMING A PART OF SAID CIRCUIT; AND (J) LIGHT REFLECTING MEANS COVERING THE INTERIOR SURFACE OF SAID FIRST FLANGE FOR REFLECTING LIGHT FROM SAID BULB BACK AND FORTH PARALLEL TO SAID PANELS TO ILLUMINATE SAID CONFINED SPACE WHEN SAID SWITCH IS CLOSED TO PROVIDE A BLANKET OF LIGHT AGAINST WHICH SAID FIRST PANEL IS VIEWED.