Safety Cone Enhancer with Integrated Signaling and Quick-Link Arms
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional safety cones lack a structure for easy connection and integration of safety features such as safety flags and signal lights, requiring cumbersome methods like tape knots for linking and lacking efficient attachment mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
The safety cone enhancer, a ring-shaped or polygonal apparatus with central holes and arms, allows for secure stacking and attachment of safety cones, incorporating signaling devices like LEDs and flags, and simplifies the connection process using safety tape without knots.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If safety cones are connected using traditional tape knots, then safety cones can be linked together, but the connection process becomes cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
A connector device is introduced as an intermediary component between safety cones. This connector includes a body with first and second connection interfaces that attach to adjacent safety cones, eliminating the need for tape knots. The connector simplifies the linking process by providing a pre-fabricated attachment mechanism that requires no knot-tying skills and can be quickly secured to multiple cones simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The connector is pre-prepared with attachment interfaces before deployment. By having the connection device ready in advance with built-in attachment mechanisms (such as clips, hooks, or binding structures), the actual connection process becomes a simple matter of attaching pre-assembled units rather than performing complex knot-tying operations on-site.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional safety cones are used without integrated structures, then manufacturing is simple, but they lack easy connection mechanisms and integrated safety features
Solution Approach 1:
The safety cone design incorporates multiple functions into a single integrated structure. The cone includes not only its basic conical body for visibility and placement but also integrated connection interfaces (such as attachment points, clips, or coupling mechanisms) that enable easy linking to other cones. This multi-functional design allows the same object to serve both as a safety marker and as a connectable element in a barrier system.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection mechanism is merged directly into the safety cone structure rather than being a separate component. Attachment interfaces, clips, or coupling elements are integrated into the cone body itself, combining the functions of the safety marker and the connection device into a single unified object. This reduces the number of separate parts while adding functionality.
3Illumination intensity
If safety cones lack integrated signaling devices, then the structure remains simple, but visibility and safety warning capabilities are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
Signaling devices such as LED lights, reflective elements, or illuminated panels are merged into the safety cone structure. The signaling component is integrated with the conical body, either as an embedded element, a attached module, or a layered structure. This combination provides both the safety marking function and the enhanced visibility function within a single integrated object.
Solution Approach 2:
The safety cone is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: providing visual warning through its conical shape and color, enhancing visibility through integrated signaling devices (LEDs, reflectors), and enabling connection to other cones through built-in attachment interfaces. This multi-functional design makes the single object a comprehensive safety solution.
Data Source
AI summary
A safety cone enhancer fits onto a traffic cone or safety cone. The traffic cone or safety cone has a conical member with a first diameter at a base of the conical member and a second diameter at a top of the conical member. The safety cone enhancer has a round or polygonal member with a hole therethrough, the hole having a diameter which is less than the first diameter of the traffic cone and greater than the second diameter of the traffic cone. The safety cone enhancer has a plurality of arms extending from the round or polygonal member; and at least one of:a first hole in said round or polygonal member extending through said polygonal member from the top surface to the bottom surface, said first hole being configured to receive a first signaling device; anda second signaling device which shines light from a surface of the round or polygonal member.