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(11) | EP 4 071 737 A3 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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| (54) | TRAFFIC LIGHT SYSTEMS, MOVEABLE BASE UNITS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS |
| (57) A traffic light system comprises one or more temporary moveable base units, each
having a support pole for supporting a traffic light signal head; each one of said
base units comprising a socket for receiving a connector for removably connecting
to one or more wires for transporting traffic light signals from an external control
hub to said base unit; said base unit being self-standing and moveable to a chosen
site for temporary deployment; said system comprising one or more permanent grounded
traffic light poles in the vicinity of said temporary base unit comprising a socket
for receiving a connector for removably connecting to one or more wires for transporting
traffic light signals to said traffic light poles; and an underground tunnel leading
to said permanently erected traffic light pole and which may house, in use, one or
more wires to said external control hub; wherein said socket of said temporary moveable
base unit and said socket from said permanent grounded traffic light poles are connectable
in sequence with the same connector which is connected to one or more wires for connection
to said external control hub; whereby traffic light signals may be rapidly switched
from a temporary base unit to said permanently erected traffic light pole.
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