Placard mounting structure
AssigneeQuality Carriers, Inc.
InventorsTimothy Neil McLaren, Stephan Strydom, Cedric Vermaak, Glen Harm, Steven Craig
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Abstract
A device for holding a placard includes a backplate that is engaged with a rail structure and a retention panel that is engaged with the backplate and configured to receive a placard, the retention panel and the backplate being movable between a first position adjacent an end of the rail structure and a second position that is spaced apart from the end of the rail structure. The rail structure includes a first rail and a second rail extending parallel with one another in a first direction.
Claims20
A device for holding a placard, the device comprising:
- a backplate that is engaged with a rail structure;
- and
- a retention panel that is engaged with the backplate and configured to receive a placard, the retention panel and the backplate being movable between a first position adjacent an end of the rail structure and a second position that is spaced apart from the end of the rail structure,
- wherein the rail structure includes a first rail and a second rail extending parallel with one another in a first direction, and
- wherein the retention panel is configured to engage the backplate in a plurality of configurations that vary in at least one of a location and a number of retention panels.
A device for holding a placard, the device comprising:
- a first rail and a second rail extending parallel with one another in a first direction, the first and second rails being spaced apart from one another in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction;
- a backplate that is engaged with each of the first rail and the second rail;
- and
- a retention panel that is engaged with the backplate and configured to receive a placard,
- wherein the backplate is movably coupled to a support rod by a hinge, and
- wherein the support rod is configured to be rotated about a hinge axis that extends in parallel with the second direction.
A device for holding a placard, the device comprising:
- a retention panel that is engaged with a backplate;
- a support rod that is engaged with the backplate;
- and a receptacle in which an end of the support rod is removably received,
- wherein, when the end of the support rod is received in the receptacle, the support rod is configured to support the retention panel in a raised position,
- wherein the backplate is configured to slide along a rail structure between the raised position and a lowered position, and
- wherein, in the raised position, the retention panel is disposed above a midplane that bisects the rail structure between a top bracket and a bottom bracket.
A device for holding a placard, the device comprising:
- a first rail and a second rail extending parallel with one another in a first direction, the first and second rails being spaced apart from one another in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction;
- a backplate that is engaged with each of the first rail and the second rail;
- and
- a retention panel that is engaged with the backplate and configured to receive a placard,
- wherein the backplate is movably coupled to a support rod by a hinge, and
- wherein the first direction is a vertical direction and the second direction is a horizontal direction.
A device for holding a placard, the device comprising:
- a retention panel that is engaged with a backplate;
- a support rod that is engaged with the backplate;
- and a receptacle in which an end of the support rod is removably received,
- wherein, when the end of the support rod is received in the receptacle, the support rod is configured to support the retention panel in a raised position, and
- wherein the retention panel includes a plurality of retention panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.