US 12,451,034 B1Granted

Wind-driven poster display system

OwnerBirendra Prasadinventor

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Abstract

A wind-driven poster display system enables quick insertion of a poster display and rotates the poster display to catch the attention of people in the area or passing by. A wind-driven poster display employs a rotor assembly coupled to a stator assembly having a foundation base. The rotor assembly, including the poster mounting frame, rotates about the stator assembly via a bearing that is coupled between the stator assembly and rotor assembly by a stator-rotor coupling assembly. The poster mounting frame rotates via wind, wherein the poster mounting frame has a wind-capture mechanisms, wing blades extending from each of the respective left extension and right extension of the poster mounting frame, in opposing directions. When the wind blows, the wing blades catch the wind and cause the poster mounting frame to spin to expose a first surface and subsequently a second surface of the poster mounting frame.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A wind-driven poster display system comprising

a) a stator assembly comprising:
i) a foundation base;
and
ii) a foundation rod extending from said foundation base;
b) a rotor assembly configured to rotate about the stator assembly and comprising of:
i) a poster mounting frame comprising:
a top extension having a top extension slot;
a bottom extension;
a left extension and a right extension, each extending from the bottom extension to the top extension on opposing sides of the poster mounting frame to form a window in said poster mounting frame to receive a poster therein, and wherein each of the left extension and right extension comprise a U-channel to retain a side of said poster;
ii) a wind-capture mechanism comprising:
a wing blade extending from each of the left extension and right extension, in opposing directions from the poster mounting frame;
and
c) a stator-rotor coupling assembly configured between the stator assembly and rotor assembly comprising a bearing portion that enables the rotor to rotate about the stator assembly;
wherein the wing blades are configured to create a rotational force on the poster mounting frame when wind blows across the wind-driven poster display to cause the poster mounting frame to rotate about the stator assembly;
and
wherein each of the wing blades comprises a first extension portion extending from the poster mounting frame and a second extension portion extending from the first extension portion at a second offset angle that is less than 180 degrees.

13 more elements

A wind-driven poster display system comprising:

a) a stator assembly comprising:
i) a foundation base;
and
ii) a foundation rod extending from said foundation base;
b) a rotor assembly configured to rotate about the stator assembly and comprising of:
i) a poster mounting frame comprising:
a top extension having a top extension slot;
a bottom extension;
a left extension and a right extension, each extending from the bottom extension to the top extension on opposing sides of the poster mounting frame to form a window in said poster mounting frame to receive a poster therein, and wherein each of the left extension and right extension comprise a U-channel to retain a side of said poster;
ii) a wind-capture mechanism comprising:
a wing blade extending from each of the left extension and right extension, in opposing directions from the poster mounting frame;
and
c) a stator-rotor coupling assembly configured between the stator assembly and rotor assembly comprising a bearing portion that enables the rotor to rotate about the stator assembly;
wherein the wing blades are configured to create a rotational force on the poster mounting frame when wind blows across the wind-driven poster display to cause the poster mounting frame to rotate about the stator assembly;
wherein the stator-rotor coupling assembly comprises a bearing comprising:
a bearing plate;
a bearing shaft-sleeve portion;
and
wherein said bearing portion is configured between said bearing plate and said bearing shaft-sleeve portion to allow the bearing shaft-sleeve portion to rotate with respect to the bearing plate.

16 more elements

A wind-driven poster display system comprising

a) a stator assembly comprising:
i) a foundation base;
and
ii) a foundation rod extending from said foundation base;
b) a rotor assembly configured to rotate about the stator assembly and comprising of:
i) a poster mounting frame comprising:
a top extension having a top extension slot;
a bottom extension;
a left extension and a right extension, each extending from the bottom extension to the top extension on opposing sides of the poster mounting frame to form a window in said poster mounting frame to receive a poster therein, and wherein each of the left extension and right extension comprise a U-channel to retain a side of said poster;
and
ii) a wind-capture mechanism comprising:
a wing blade extending from each of the left extension and right extension, in opposing directions from the poster mounting frame;
each of the wing blades comprising:
a first extension portion extending from the poster mounting frame at a first offset angle of between 30 degrees and 120 degrees from the width axis of the poster mounting frame;
and
a second extension portion extending from the first extension portion at a second offset angle that is less than 180 degrees;
wherein the first extension portion is longer than the second extension portion by at least 25%;
and
c) a stator-rotor coupling assembly configured between the stator assembly and rotor assembly comprising a bearing portion that enables the rotor to rotate about the stator assembly;
wherein the wing blades are configured to create a rotational force on the poster mounting frame when wind blows across the wind-driven poster display to cause the poster mounting frame to rotate about the stator assembly.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.