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US 2008/0155869 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for billboard with advertisement including electroluminescent lighting
AssigneeSafe Lites, LLC
InventorsAaron J. Golle, John T. Golle
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Abstract
Method and apparatus provide for attaching a planar electroluminescent lamp unit to the side of a billboard, and providing a media adhered to the surface of the lamp unit and to the side of the billboard adjacent the lamp unit, wherein the media has advertising indicia printed thereon. The lamp unit is connected to a source of power on the billboard.
Claims9
Apparatus comprising:
- a billboard sign;
- at least one electroluminescent (EL) lamp sign affixed to the billboard sign, the EL lamp sign having at least one circuit to receive power used to illuminate the sign and at least one portion of an outward facing surface illuminated by EL light;
- wherein the EL lamp sign is affixed to the billboard sign with a first relatively low tack adhesive and a second relatively high tack adhesive.
A billboard sign comprising:
- a vinyl billboard sign;
- at least one electroluminescent (EL) lamp sign affixed to the vinyl billboard sign, the EL lamp sign having at least one circuit to receive power to illuminate at least a portion of an outward facing surface illuminated by EL light;
- wherein the EL lamp sign is flexible and affixed to the vinyl billboard sign with at least a relatively low tack adhesive that allows the EL lamp sign to move relative to the surface of the billboard sign while maintaining enough adhesion to the surface of the billboard sign to at least partially maintain it in place.
Apparatus comprising:
- a flexible billboard sign;
- at least one electroluminescent (EL) lamp sign affixed to the billboard sign, the EL lamp sign having at least one circuit to receive power to illuminate at least a portion of an outward facing surface illuminated by EL light;
- wherein the EL lamp sign is flexible and affixed to the billboard sign with at least a relatively low tack adhesive that allows the EL lamp sign to move relative to the surface of the billboard sign while maintaining enough adhesion to the surface of the billboard sign to at least partially maintain it in place.
Apparatus comprising:
- at least one flexible assembly including a planar flexible vinyl billboard sign and at least one planar flexible electroluminescent (EL) lamp sign affixed to the flexible billboard sign with at least one adhesive, the EL lamp sign having at least one circuit to receive power to illuminate at least a portion of an outward facing surface illuminated by EL light;
- and
- wherein the flexible vinyl billboard sign can be stretched over a billboard frame.
Apparatus comprising:
- a shipping or storage tube;
- at least one flexible assembly including a planar flexible vinyl billboard sign and at least one planar flexible electroluminescent (EL) lamp sign affixed to the flexible billboard sign with at least one adhesive, the EL lamp sign having at least one circuit to receive power to illuminate at least a portion of an outward facing surface illuminated by EL light;
- wherein the flexible vinyl billboard sign can be stretched over a billboard frame;
- and
- wherein the flexible assembly is rolled up in the shipping or storage tube.
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A billboard system comprising:
- a billboard frame to support a billboard sign including one or more electroluminescent (EL) lighting elements;
- an electronics unit mounted proximate the billboard sign and including:
- an inverter to provide a source of alternating current power for the EL lighting elements;
- one or more switches to supply power independently to each of the one or more EL lighting elements;
- a controller to activate the switches selectively in accordance with a program;
- and
- at least one input to receive program information wherein the program may replaced or modified.
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Apparatus comprising:
- a billboard sign;
- at least one electroluminescent (EL) lamp sign affixed to the billboard sign, the EL lamp sign having at least one circuit to receive power used to illuminate the sign and at least one portion of an outward facing surface illuminated by EL light;
- and
- a panel attached over at least a portion of at least one of the EL lamp signs, wherein the panel includes a polarizing component that may be electrically activated to cause at least a portion of the panel to block or transmit light impinging thereon.
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Apparatus comprising:
- a curved surface;
- at least one flexible EL lamp sign with an advertising message mounted to the curved surface;
- and
- a battery supplying power to the EL lamp sign.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.