Display assembly with illumination system

An assembly for displaying a sign, said assembly including a sign frame and at least one light on said frame, the light including at least one electrical conductor thereon for conducting electric current thereto from an electrical power source, said assembly further comprising:

• at least one frame electrical conductor associated with the frame and connectable to the electrical power source;
• a light socket interconnectable with said frame and having a socket opening therein for receiving the light inserted therein;
• a connector interconnectable with said light socket, said connector having at least one electrical conductor thereon disposed for electrical contact with said electrical conductor on the light when the light is inserted into said light socket and said light socket is interconnected with said connector, said connector including connecting means for connecting said frame electrical conductor in electrical contact with said electrical conductor on said connector in order to establish electrical communication between the light and the electrical power source;
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• said frame electrical conductor being attached to a non-conducting strip member, said connector having attaching means thereon for attaching said strip member thereto, said frame electrical conductor and said electrical conductor on said connector being disposed for electrical contact with one another when said strip member is attached to said conductor, said attaching means including a pair of tabs spaced apart from one another on said connector for receiving said strip member inserted therebetween, said tabs having protrusions thereon for interlockingly engaging said strip member when said strip member is inserted therebetween.

An assembly for displaying a sign, said assembly including an elongated sign frame and at least one light on said frame, the light including at least one electrical conductor thereon for conducting electric current thereto from an electrical power source, said assembly further comprising:

• an electrical wire harness associated with said frame and extending longitudinally therealong, said wire harness including at least one longitudinally-extending frame electrical conductor electrically connectable to the power source;
• an elongated frame member having a pair of laterally spaced-apart channel portions thereon oriented in opposite directions facing one another and interconnected by a base portion having a frame opening extending therethrough for receiving the light inserted therein;
• a light socket having a pair of protrusions thereon extending in generally opposite lateral directions therefrom, said protrusions being insertably receivable with said spaced-apart channel portions in order to interconnect said light socket with said frame member, said light socket further having a socket opening extending therethrough and positioned for general alignment with said frame opening for receiving the electrical conductor on the light when said light socket is interconnected with said frame member and the light is inserted into said frame opening;
• a connector having a portion thereof insertably receivable in a portion of said socket opening in order to interconnect said connector with said light socket, said connector including at least a pair of spaced-apart legs and an electrical conductor disposed between said spaced-apart legs, said electrical conductor of said wire harness being insertably receivable between said legs in electrical contact with said electrical conductor on said connector, said connector further having a conductor opening extending therethrough in communication with the space between said legs and positioned to generally align with said socket opening when said connector is interconnected with said light socket, said electrical conductor on said connector extending into at least a portion of said conductor opening, the electrical conductor on the light being insertably receivable in said frame opening, said socket opening and said conductor opening to electrically contact said electrical conductor on said connector when said connector is interconnected with said light socket and said light socket is interconnected with said frame member, in order to establish electrical contact between the electrical conductor on the light and said electrical conductor of said wire harness.

A display holder having a plurality of frame sections forming a polygonal frame structure to receibve and hold a display piece, each of said sections having a pair of front and back parts adapted to be assembled in pivotal relationship with one another, said parts being provided with coacting hinge formations integral therewith and in mating pivotal engagement with one another, the improvement therein comprising first channel means formed in said back part, second channel means formed in said front part, and a spring means positioned in and extending between said first and second channel means, said spring means comprising a generally planar piece of material without any bends or folds therein, and said first channel means substantially enclosing one end of said spring means and having an arcuate-shaped center portion flanked on both sides by substantially flat wall portions, said improvement further comprising at least one light having an electrical conductor thereon, a second electrical conductor associated with said frame and disposed generally between said first and back parts of at least one of said sections, a light socket interconnectable with said front part and having a socket opening therein for receiving said light inserted therein, a connector interconnected with said light socket, said connector having at least one third electrical conductor thereon disposed for electrical contact with said electrical conductor on said light when said light is inserted into said light socket, said connector including connecting means for connecting said second electrical conductor in electrical contact with said third electrical conductor in order to establish electrical communication between said light and said third electrical conductor.

A poster display frame having a plurality of sections forming a polygonal-shaped structure for receiving, holding and displaying the display indicia, each of said frame sections comprising a front part and a back part hinged together in pivotal relationship to one another and a spring for biasing the two frame parts together and holding them in closed and open positions for respectively clamping in place and removing said display indicia, said spring extending between said two frame parts and positioned in channels in each of said parts, the improvement therein comprising said channel in said back part having an arcuate-shaped center portion and two substantially flat side wall portions substantially enclosing one end of said spring thereby allowing said one end to move in said channel but not be dislodged therefrom during pivotal operation of said two frame parts, said improvement further comprising at least one light having an electrical conductor thereon, a second electrical conductor associated with said frame and disposed generally between said front and back parts of at least one of said sections, a light socket interconnectable with said front part and having a socket opening therein for receiving said light inserted therein, a connector interconnected with said light socket, said connector having at least one third electrical conductor thereon disposed for electrical contact with said electrical conductor on said light when said light is inserted into said light socket, said connector including connecting means for connecting said second electrical conductor in electrical contact with said third electrical conductor in order to establish electrical communication between said light and said third electrical conductor.