Traffic Barricade Redesign
November 2018
The result of a collaborative project with the City of Edmonton Traffic Operations Department was this barricade redesign. Although the design itself could still use some major improvements, I'd like to focus in on the hinge that I have designed and applied to this project. As our barricade design was meant to be flat packed, I designed a hinge that could fold out the legs in just seconds. The mechanism is simple and the legs open on their own, when required, as demonstrated. However, what is not seen in the video is the fact that by setting the barricade down once the legs are open, they are actually locked in the open position until you pick it back up, then they are automatically unlocked again.