Powered electronic display awning
AssigneeGenesco Sports Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsTodd Blouin, Terry Pugh, Marc Meadows
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Abstract
An awning includes an electronic display panel frame that has a front end and a rear end. The rear end is pivotally attached to a fixed surface at a pivot location. The awning includes at least one lift mechanism that is pivotally connected to the electronic display panel frame and to a fixed mount surface. The at least one left mechanism selectively pivots the electronic display panel frame about the pivot location between a raised position and a lowered position. When in the raised position, the front end of the electronic display panel frame is positioned at a greater distance from a ground surface than the front end of the electronic display panel frame when positioned in the lowered position.
Claims21
An awning comprising:
- an electronic display panel frame having a front end and a rear end, wherein the rear end is pivotally attached to a fixed surface at a pivot location;
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- at least one lift mechanism pivotally connected to the electronic display panel frame and to a fixed mount surface,
- wherein the at least one lift mechanism selectively pivots the electronic display panel frame about the pivot location between a raised position and a lowered position, wherein, when in the raised position, the front end of the electronic display panel frame is positioned at a greater distance from a ground surface than the front end of the electronic display panel frame when positioned in the lowered position.
An awning comprising:
- an electronic display panel having a top side, an underside, a front end, and a rear end, at least the top side being configured to display computer generated media;
- an electronic display panel frame being attached to the underside of the electronic display panel, wherein the electronic display panel frame is pivotally attached to a fixed surface at a pivot location adjacent the rear end of the electronic display panel;
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- a pair of lift mechanisms pivotally connected to the electronic display panel frame at first ends, each lift mechanism being pivotally connected to a fixed mount surface at second ends.
A method of operating an awning comprising:
- positioning an electronic display panel generally horizontal over a ground surface;
- displaying computer generated media on the electronic display panel;
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- pivoting the electronic display panel between a lowered position and a raised position, wherein, when in the raised position, at least a portion of the electronic display panel is positioned at a greater distance from the ground surface than when the electronic display panel is positioned in the lowered position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.