Mounting spring, system and method for mounting a sign
AssigneesLind Media Company, Supro Spring and Wire Forms Inc.
InventorsJohn L. Siegenthaler, Kevin Provagna
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Abstract
A mounting system and method for tautly mounting a flexible material sign includes a plurality of mounting springs affixed to an associated sign structure. Each of the plurality of mounting springs includes a base portion, a grasping portion and a spring portion. The base portion is adapted to be secured to an associated sign structure, such as a structure to which the flexible material sign is to be mounted, a frame or similar structure surrounding the flexible material sign, etc. The grasping portion includes a finger adapted to be received within an aperture of the flexible material sign. The spring portion is disposed between the base portion and the grasping portion for applying a tension to the flexible material sign.
Claims20
A mounting spring for tautly mounting a flexible material sign, comprising:
- a base portion adapted to be secured to an associated sign structure;
- a grasping portion including a finger adapted to be received within an aperture of the flexible material sign;
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- a spring portion disposed between said base portion and said grasping portion for applying a tension to the flexible material sign.
A mounting system for tautly mounting a flexible material sign, comprising:
- a plurality of mounting springs affixed to an associated sign structure, each of said plurality of mounting springs including:
- a base portion adapted to be secured to the associated sign structure;
- a grasping portion including a finger adapted to be received within an aperture of the flexible material sign;
- and
- a spring portion disposed between said base portion and said grasping portion for applying a tension to the flexible material sign.
A method for tautly mounting a flexible material sign, comprising:
- securing a plurality of mounting springs to an associated sign structure, each of said plurality of mounting springs including a base portion adapted to be secured to an associated sign structure, a grasping portion including a finger adapted to be received within an aperture of the flexible material sign, and a spring portion disposed between said base portion and said grasping portion for applying a tension to the flexible material sign;
- for each of said plurality of mounting springs, applying a tension force on said grasping portion relative to said base portion to longitudinally move said grasping portion relative to said base portion by stretching said spring portion;
- passing said finger of each of said plurality of mounting springs through a corresponding aperture defined in the flexible material sign with said tension force applied;
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- releasing said applied tension force to allow said grasping portion to tautly pull on the flexible material sign.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.