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US 2006/0032098 A1Published application
Portable sign frame assembly with changeable signage
AssigneeAmerican Louver Company
InventorGeoffrey Glass
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Abstract
A sign frame assembly having journally connected frames and appearing as an inverted “V” when deployed on a surface. Each frame has legs connected by a panel, and upper and lower crossbars which are parallel to each other and connect the legs. A receptacle defined by a plane including the panel and which is parallel to and separated from a plane formed by surfaces of the legs, and the upper and lower cross bars is provided to hold a flat object which may be used as a sign. The flat object may be inserted and removed without the use of tools or fasteners.
Claims51
A sign stand frame, comprising:
- a pair of legs disposed parallel to each other;
- an upper cross bar;
- a lower cross bar, the lower cross bar having a channel shape;
- and
- a panel,
- wherein the upper cross bar connects the pair of legs at a location near an upper end of the legs, the lower cross bar connects the pair of legs at a location between the upper cross bar and a lower end of the legs, the panel connects the pair of legs and is disposed such that a sign receptacle is formed between each of an inner vertical surface of the upper cross bar, an inner vertical surface of the lower cross bar, and a first plane coincident with a facing surface of the panel.
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A sign frame assembly, comprising:
- a first frame and a second frame, the frames having top portions which are journally connected;
- at least one of the frames having side legs, the side legs approximately orthogonal to the top portion, and the side legs being approximately parallel to each other;
- a lower cross bar joining the side legs and an upper cross bar disposed parallel to the lower cross bar and joining the side legs, the side legs, an inner surface of the lower cross bar and an inner surface of the upper cross-bar approximately defining a surface of a first plane;
- and
- a panel connecting the side legs, the panel being disposed such that a second plane approximately defined by a facing surface of the is displaced by a distance S from the first plane,
- wherein the lower cross bar has a first surface orthogonal to the first plane the first surface and facing the top portion, extending from an inner vertical portion of the lower cross bar towards the second plane.
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A sign frame assembly, comprising:
- a pair of legs,
- means for joining the pair of legs;
- and
- means for retaining a sign disposed between the two legs.
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A method of displaying a sign, comprising:
- providing a sign stand, the sign stand comprising:
- a first frame and a second frame, the frames having top portions which are journally connected;
- at least one of the frames having side legs, the side legs approximately orthogonal to the top portion, and the side legs being approximately parallel to each other;
- a lower cross-bar joining the side legs and an upper cross-bar disposed parallel to the lower cross-bar and joining the side legs, the side legs, an inner surface of the lower cross-bar and an inner surface of the upper cross-bar approximately defining a surface of a first plane;
- and
- a panel connecting the side legs, the panel being disposed such that a second plane defined by a facing surface of the panel is displaced by a distance S from the first plane,
- wherein the lower cross bar has a first surface orthogonal to the first plane the first surface and facing the top portion, extending from an inner vertical portion of the lower cross bar towards the second plane such that a receptacle is formed;
- providing a first sign;
- and,
- inserting the first sign in the receptacle.
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A method of displaying a sign, the method comprising:
- providing a sign stand frame, the sign frame comprising:
- a pair of legs disposed parallel to each other;
- an upper cross bar;
- a lower cross bar, the lower cross bar having a channel shape;
- and
- a panel,
- wherein the upper cross bar connects the pair of legs at a location near an upper end of the legs, the lower cross bar connects the pair of legs at a location between the upper cross bar and a lower end of the legs, the panel connects the pair of legs and is disposed such that a gap is formed between each of an inner vertical surface of the upper cross bar, an inner vertical surface of the lower cross bar, and
- a first plane coincident with a facing surface of the panel, so as to from a receptacle;
- providing a first sign;
- and,
- inserting the first sign in the receptacle.
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A sign, comprising:
- at least one surface suitable for display, and dimensioned such that it may be inserted in a sign stand frame, the sign stand frame further comprising:
- a pair of legs disposed parallel to each other;
- an upper cross bar;
- a lower cross bar, the lower cross bar having a channel shape;
- and
- a panel,
- wherein the upper cross bar connects the pair of legs near an upper end of the legs, the lower cross bar connects the pair of legs at a location between the upper cross bar and a lower end of the legs, the panel connects the legs and is disposed such that a space is formed between an inner vertical surface of the upper cross bar, an inner vertical surface of the lower cross bar, a first plane coincident with a facing surface of the panel and an upper edge of the upper cross bar.
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A sign frame, comprising:
- a pair of legs disposed parallel to each other;
- a first and a second upper cross bar;
- a first and a second lower cross bar, each lower cross bar having a lip at a lower end, the lips facing each other;
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- a panel, the panel having a first surface and a second surface, the panel disposed between a first plane containing the inner surfaces of the first upper cross bar and the first lower cross bar and a second plane containing the inner surfaces of the second upper cross bar and the second lower cross bar, a first distance between the first surface and the first plane and a second distance between the second surface and the second plane being dimensioned so as to accommodate the thickness of a sign,
- wherein the upper cross bars connect the pair of legs at a location near an upper end of the legs, and the lower cross bars connect the pair of legs at a location between the upper cross bars and a lower end of the legs.
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A sign frame, comprising:
- a pair of legs disposed parallel to each other;
- a first and a second upper cross bar;
- and
- a first and a second lower cross bar, each lower cross bar having a lip at a lower end, the lips facing each other, a first distance between an inner vertical surface of first and second lower cross bars and a second distance between the first and second upper cross bars, the first and second distances being sufficient to accommodate the thickness of at least one sign, and
- wherein the upper cross bars connect the pair of legs at a location near an upper end of the legs, and the lower cross bars connect the pair of legs at a location between the upper cross bars and a lower end of the legs.
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A sign frame, comprising:
- a pair of legs disposed parallel to each other;
- an upper cross bar;
- a lower cross bar, the lower cross bar having a bottom having a channel shape;
- and
- a panel,
- wherein the upper cross bar connects the pair of legs at a location near an upper end of the legs, the lower cross bar connects the pair of legs at a location between the upper cross bar and a lower end of the legs, the panel connects at least one of the upper and lower cross bars and at least one of the pair of legs and the lower cross bar, and disposed such that a gap is formed between each of an inner vertical surface of the upper cross bar, an inner vertical surface of the lower cross bar, and a first plane coincident with a facing surface of the panel.
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A sign stand frame, comprising:
- a frame having a top portion;
- side legs disposed approximately orthogonal to the top portion, the side legs disposed approximately parallel to each other;
- a lower cross bar joining the side legs, the inner surface of the lower cross bar and an inner surface of the top portion so as to approximately define a surface of a first plane, wherein the lower cross bar has a first surface at a lower portion thereof, the first surface being orthogonal to the first plane;
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- a panel, positioned a distance from the first plane, forming a second plane parallel to the first plane,
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.