Portable traffic sign

Claim 1

A portable traffic sign comprising: a handle; a frame fixed to and extending from said handle; a reflecting plate mounted to rotate within said frame on an axis parallel with and longitudinally bisecting said handle; said plate formed on one side by a first plurality of reflecting elements mounted therein in side-by-side relation; said plate formed on the other side by a second plurality of reflecting elements mounted therein in side-by-side relation; each reflecting element of said first plurality and said second plurality of reflecting elements having an outer spherical surface adapted to allow a light beam to pass in an entrance path therethrough and having an inner spherical surface adapted to reflect said light beam in a return path common to the entrance path; and said first plurality and said second plurality of reflecting elements having their inner spherical surfaces respectively bonded to each other said handle formed with an opening therein, a pair of pivot mountings being oppositely located on said axis in said frame to provide the rotation of said plate, one of said pivot mountings including a pin extending into said handle and having a part extending through said opening, said part having a ring mounted thereon for actuating rotation to rotate said plate.