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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2009
David Ross, Westport, CT (US);
William Lloyd, Westport, CT (US);
David Ross, Westport, CT (US);
William Lloyd, Westport, CT (US);
Other;
Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention is an illuminated stop sign for allowing pedestrians to control traffic. The system comprises a fixed support assembly; a pedestrian activated mechanism; a timer set for a predetermined period of time when the pedestrian activated mechanism is activated; and an octagonal display nonremovably mounted to the fixed support assembly comprising a backlight within the display and a display surface comprising a word 'STOP' visible when the backlight is illuminated and substantially not visible when the backlight is not illuminated, the backlight being illuminated until the predetermined period of time is expired.