Sign assembly with removable sign panel and related method

A sign frame, comprising:

• spaced apart first and second upright frame members;
• a first lateral frame member extending between the first upright frame member and the second upright frame member;
• a second lateral frame member extending between the first upright frame member and the second upright frame member, the second lateral frame member spaced vertically below the first lateral frame member to define a sign panel receiving space therebetween;
• wherein the first lateral frame member includes a lower side with a downwardly facing panel receiving slot;
• wherein the second lateral frame member includes an upper side with an upward facing panel receiving slot;
• wherein the downwardly facing panel receiving slot is sized and configured for permitting an upper edge section of a sign panel to be shifted upward and pivotably moved within the downwardly facing panel receiving slot;
• wherein the downwardly facing slot comprises a lower entry section and an upper section, wherein the lower entry section has a depth dimension that is smaller than a depth dimension of the upper section.

A method of modifying a sign assembly, comprising:

• utilizing a sign assembly that includes a first lateral frame member and a second lateral frame member, the second lateral frame member spaced vertically below the first lateral frame member to define a sign panel receiving space therebetween, a first sign panel positioned in the sign panel receiving space with a lower edge section of the first sign panel engaged in an upward facing slot of the second lateral member and an upper edge section of the first sign panel engaged in a downwardly facing slot of the first lateral frame member, wherein the downwardly facing slot comprises a lower entry section and an upper section, wherein the lower entry section has a depth dimension that is smaller than a depth dimension of the upper section;
• shifting the first sign panel upward, further into the downwardly facing slot, such that the lower edge section of the first sign panel is moved upward and out of the upwardly facing slot;
• after the shifting, pivoting the first sign panel such that the lower edge section of the first sign panel pivots into a position offset from the second lateral member while the upper edge section of the first sign panel pivots within the upper section of the downwardly facing slot;
• after the pivoting, moving the first sign panel out of the downwardly facing slot to remove the first sign panel from the sign assembly.