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The invention discloses a container and support stand for conventional road flares, thereby allowing said stand to support flares during use. The device consists of multiple round flare holders or tubes, which are snapped around a central core holder. The core holder will accommodate four (4) to six

The invention discloses a container and support stand for conventional road flares, thereby allowing said stand to support flares during use. The device consists of multiple round flare holders or tubes, which are snapped around a central core holder. The core holder will accommodate four (4) to six (6) flares dependent upon the model. Each flare tube has a waterproof cap. To use, a person would select one or more flare tubes from the central core, remove each cap, and slide out the flare. A locking system to prevent the flare from falling all of the way back into the tube is then activated, along with a spring-levered two-foot support stand. The stand is then deployed with the flare ignited and dropped into the tube. When finished, the spent flare can be discarded, a new one placed in the holder, the cap replaced, and the holder snapped back into the central core holder, thus making the device ready for the next use.

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What is claimed is: 1. A flare case assembly for supporting and dispensing at least one existing road flare, said flare case assembly comprising: a tubular holder; a lid removably attached to said holder; means for supporting said holder at an erected position, further comprising a spring-loaded su

What is claimed is: 1. A flare case assembly for supporting and dispensing at least one existing road flare, said flare case assembly comprising: a tubular holder; a lid removably attached to said holder; means for supporting said holder at an erected position, further comprising a spring-loaded support stand attached to said holder, said spring-loaded support stand comprising: a plurality of substantially L-shaped legs positioned at a distal end of said holder and engaged with a ground surface; a coiled spring attached to said holder and said legs respectively; and, a retaining clip removably positioned about said legs; wherein said support stand is pivotal about an axis registered orthogonal to a longitudinal length of said holder; and, means for raising and lowering said at least one existing road flare along a linear travel path partially defined along a longitudinal length of said holder, further comprising: a platform dynamically seated within said holder; a track formed along partial length of said holder; and, a tab coupled to said platform and being movably motioned within said track for biasing said tab upward and downward within said holder, said tab being seated exterior of said holder and tangentially oriented therewith; wherein said track has a notch integrated at an uppermost portion thereof, said tab being slidably displaced along said track and removably positioned in said notch, said tab being maintained at an uppermost portion of said track such that said at least one existing road flare is a partially exposed exterior of said holder. 2. The flare case assembly of claim 1, wherein said coiled spring is directly attached to said holder and said legs respectively. 3. The flare case assembly of claim 1, wherein said retaining clip comprises: a pair of prong ends releasably engaged to said legs; wherein said retaining clip biases said legs inwardly at a tensed position from a spaced equilibrium position; and, wherein said coiled spring raises said legs upwardly from a lowered tensed position. 4. The flare case assembly of claim 1, wherein said supporting means further comprises: a core holder releasably secured to said holder, said core holder including a plurality of arcuate depressions formed along a periphery thereof, each of said depressions having an inner circumference approximately equal to an outer circumference of said holder such that said holder frictionally fits within a corresponding one of said depression inner circumferences. 5. The flare case assembly of claim 1, wherein said lid comprises: a chain tethered thereto as well as said holder respectively. 6. A flare case assembly for supporting and dispensing at least one existing road flare, said flare case assembly comprising: a tubular holder having a closed bottom end and an open top end; a lid removably attached to said holder; means for supporting said holder at an erected position, further comprising a spring-loaded support stand attached to said holder, said spring-loaded support stand comprising: a plurality of substantially “L”-shaped legs positioned at a distal end of said holder and engaged with a ground surface; a coiled spring attached to said holder and said legs respectively; and, a retaining clip removably positioned about said legs; wherein said support stand is pivotal about an axis registered orthogonal to a longitudinal length of said holder; and, means for raising and lowering said at least one existing road flare along a linear travel path partially defined along a longitudinal length of said holder, further comprising: a platform dynamically seated within said holder; a track formed along partial length of said holder; and, a tab coupled to said platform and being movably motioned within said track for biasing said tab upward and downward within said holder, said tab being seated exterior of said holder and tangentially oriented therewith; wherein said track has a notch integrated at an uppermost portion thereof, said tab being slidably displaced along said track and removably positioned in said notch, said tab being maintained at an uppermost portion of said track such that said at least one existing road flare is a partially exposed exterior of said holder. 7. The flare case assembly of claim 6, wherein said coiled spring is directly attached to said holder and said legs respectively. 8. The flare case assembly of claim 6, wherein said retaining clip comprises: a pair of prong ends releasably engaged to said legs; wherein said retaining clip biases said legs inwardly at a tensed position from a spaced equilibrium position; and, wherein said coiled spring raises said legs upwardly from a lowered tensed position. 9. The flare case assembly of claim 6, wherein said supporting means further comprises: a core holder releasably secured to said holder, said core holder including a plurality of arcuate depressions formed along a periphery thereof, each of said depressions having an inner circumference approximately equal to an outer circumference of said holder such that said holder frictionally fits within a corresponding one of said depression inner circumferences. 10. The flare case assembly of claim 6, wherein said lid comprises: a chain tethered thereto as well as said holder respectively. 11. A method for supporting and dispensing an existing road flare, said method comprising the steps of: providing a core holder and a holder removably attached thereto, said holder having a lid, a tab, a track and a support stand respectively attached thereto, said support stand having a plurality of legs, a coil spring and a retaining clip respectively; removably grasping said holder from said core holder; removing said lid from said holder; motioning said tab upwardly along said track; locking said tab into place by placing said tab within a notch formed within said track exposing a top end of said existing road flare; squeezing said legs inwardly towards each other; while squeezing said legs, pulling said legs outwardly from said retaining clip; releasing said legs and thereby motioning said legs outward from each other; placing holder on a desired surface; and, igniting said existing road flare. 12. The method of claim 11, further comprising the steps of: placing a new one of said existing road flare into said holder; releasing said tab from said notch; motioning said tab and said new road flare downwardly along said holder; replacing said lid on said holder; squeezing said legs inwardly towards each other; motioning said legs towards said holder until positioned between said retaining clip; releasing said legs and thereby allowing said legs to spring outwardly and rest within said retaining clip; and, releasably securing said holder to said core holder.