Hanging sign and method
AssigneeRubbermaid Commercial Products LLC
InventorThomas Perelli
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Abstract
A hanging sign is provided for displaying messages. The sign may include a pair of walls that face in generally opposite directions so that messages can be displayed in two general directions, and a hook for hanging the walls from a support, such as a handrail assembly or other stanchion. The sign also may be configured to hang from a door handle and include a single display panel angled to face a pedestrian approaching the door. The sign may have a cavity to provide for nesting of a plurality of similar signs. A method is disclosed for hanging a sign to provide information to pedestrians.
Claims37
A sign comprising:
- a first wall having a first surface for displaying a message;
- a second wall having a second surface for displaying a message, wherein said first and second surfaces face in generally opposing directions;
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- a hook member connected to said walls and configured to be placed about a support.
A staircase sign for hanging on a hand railing assembly for a staircase, comprising:
- a first wall for displaying information in the direction of the top of the staircase, and
- a second wall for displaying information in the direction of the bottom of the staircase;
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- a hook member connected to said wallsand configured to be placed about a portion of the hand railing assembly.
A method of providing information to people moving along a railing assembly, comprising the steps of:
- providing a sign including a first surface for displaying information to people moving along the railing in one direction and a second surface for displaying information to people moving along the railing in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction, and a hook member for hanging the walls from the railing assembly;
- placing the hook member on the railing assembly to hang the sign.
A sign comprising:
- a display panel for displaying information, and
- a pair of side walls, each of said side walls being connected to a side edge of said display panel and increasing in width from a top of said display panel to a bottom of said display panel;
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- a hook member connected to said walls and configured to be placed about a support.
A sign for hanging on a door handle so that a person approaching the door is alerted to the presence of the sign, comprising:
- a display panel for displaying information, and
- a pair of side walls, each of said side walls being connected to a side edge of said display panel and increasing in width from a top of said display panel to a bottom of said display panel;
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- a hook member connected to said walls and configured to to be placed about the door handle, said side walls being of sufficient width adjacent the bottom of said display panel and being positioned to project away from the door so that at least one of said side walls is visible when approaching the door.
A method of alerting a person approaching a door to the presence of a sign on the door handle comprising the steps of:
- providing a sign having a display panel for displaying information, a pair of side walls, each of the side walls being connected to a side edge of the display panel and increasing in width from a top of the display panel to a bottom of the display panel, and a hook member;
- placing the hook member about the door handle so that one of the side walls projects away from the door and is visible when approaching the door.
A sign comprising:
- a first wall having a first surface for displaying a message;
- a second wall having a second surface for displaying a message, wherein said first and second surfaces face in generally opposing directions;
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- a base wall extending between said first wall and said second wall and having one side edge connected to a bottom edge of said first wall and another side edge connected to a bottom edge of said second wall, said first and second walls and said base wall forming a cavity to permit nesting of another sign within said cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.