Cortina QuadraFlex VI Springless Portable Sign Stand with 48” X 48” Roll-Up Sign

Report Number(s): TR-P40338-01-E

Description: The Cortina Companies Quadraflex VI Springless Portable Sign Stand with 48” x 48” Roll-Up Sign is a work-zone traffic control device. For this test, a 48” x 48” roll-up sign was installed on the sign stand. The as-tested device consisted a base assembly, screw lock sign holder, and 48” x 48” roll-up sign. The assembled device had a total mass of 21 lbs (9.5 kg). The overall height of the stand is 6.9 ft. (2.1 m). The sign stand was tested with four (4) 30 lbs (13.6 kg) sandbags. The base assembly is made up of the C-Center weldment, four (4) telescoping legs, and subassembly clamp with screw lock sign holder. The C-Center weldment consists of a mast constructed of 1.25” x 1.25” x 0.108” steel tube and two (2) V-brackets constructed of 0.172” thick steel plates. The telescoping legs are attached to the C-Center weldment through the v-brackets and consist of two (2) parts: an inner leg constructed of 1.0” x 1.0” x 0.106” steel tube and an outer leg constructed of 1.26” x 1.26” x 0.106” steel tube. The subassembly was constructed mainly of 1.0” x 1.0” x 0.065” steel tube and was inserted into the top of the C-Center Weldment. The Quadraflex VI Springless Portable Sign Stand was tested with a 48” x 48” roll-up sign for this test. The rollup sign is made up of the flexible substrate sign mounted to two (2) fiberglass crossbrace ribs measuring 1.25 in. wide by 65.0 in. long each. The sign’s vertical rib is inserted into the subassembly clamp and clamped with the screw lock sign holder.

Test Level: 3

Eligibility Letter: WZ-444

MASH Test Number: 3-71, 3-72

Proprietary/Non-proprietary: Proprietary

Pass/Fail: Pass

Evaluation: Full-Scale Crash Testing

Sponsor: The Cortina Companies