Sign with inserts
AssigneeSign Matters, Inc.
InventorMaureen Yarborough
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Abstract
A sign with the front comprising one or more image and/or text cut-outs. The cut-outs may be used in combination with non-cutout images or text, which can be printed or otherwise fixed to the front. A sleeve or holder is disposed on the back of the sign to receive and secure one or more inserts. Inserts may then be inserted and removed through the top opening. Images, colors, or patterns on the side of the insert facing the front of the sign can be seen through the cut-outs by a viewer of the sign, and appear to fill the respective portions of the cut-outs. Inserts may be changed out periodically to change the appearance of the sign without changing the cut-out images and/or text. Inserts may be changed out daily, seasonally, for holidays, and for special events or other reasons.
Claims20
A method for altering an appearance of a bathroom sign that is attached to a wall adjacent to a bathroom, the bathroom sign having a cut-out extending between a front side of the sign and a back side of the sign, the cut-out having a shape representing an image of a person that is visible from the front side, the method comprising:
- while the bathroom sign remains attached to the wall, removing a first removable insert from a space located behind the back side of the sign, the first removable insert including a first ornamental pattern that is visible through the cut-out to create a first appearance to the image of the person;
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- after the removing and while the bathroom sign remains attached to the wall, inserting a second removable insert into the space behind the back side of the sign, the second removable insert including a second ornamental pattern that is visible through the cut-out to create a second appearance to the image of the person, the first ornamental pattern being different from the second ornamental pattern.
A method for altering an appearance of a bathroom sign attached to a wall, the bathroom sign having a cut-out extending between a front side of the sign and a back side of the sign, the cut-out having a shape representing an image of a person that is visible from the front side, the method comprising:
- without removing the bathroom sign from the wall, inserting a first removable insert into a space located behind the back side of the sign, the first removable insert including a first ornamental pattern that is visible through the cut-out to create a new appearance of clothing located on the image of the person.
A kit for altering an appearance of a bathroom sign having a back side that is attached to a wall, the bathroom sign having a cut-out extending between a front side of the sign and the back side of the sign, the cut-out having a shape representing an image of a person that is visible from the front side, the kit comprising:
- a first removable insert configured to be inserted into a space located between the back side of the sign and the wall, the first removable insert including a first ornamental pattern that is visible through the cut-out to create a first appearance of clothing on the image of the person;
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- a second removable insert configured to be inserted into the space located between the back side of the sign and the wall, the second removable insert including a second ornamental pattern that is visible through the cut-out to create a second appearance of clothing on the image of the person, the first ornamental pattern being different from the second ornamental pattern.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.