Mounting arrangement for wind-deflectable bending sign

In a wind resistant sign for display purposes including a base and a resilient planar panel having a base portion supported by the base for extending outwardly from the base in a direction perpendicular to the base, the base formed of first and second mounting members, means for securing the mounting members together with the panel base portion received between the mounting members, the panel being thin and of such resilience and strength as to undergo repeated bending deflection relative to the base in response to forces of wind upon the panel, a breakage resistance improvement comprising:

• a. each of said first and second mounting members having a respective throat-forming outer portion,
• b. each said throat-forming portion being curved outwardly from the plane of the panel to form a curved surface diverging smoothly from the plane of the panel,
• c. there being curved inner surfaces of each said outwardly curved throat-forming portion which inner surfaces do not contact the panel faces when the panel is not undergoing bending deflection but which inner surfaces provide strain-relieving curved support for the panel faces when the panel is undergoing repeated bending deflection in response to wind,
• d. the length of the first and second mounting members being at least as great as the width of the panel base portion,
• whereby the panel base portion is prevented from breaking for a high number of bending cycles as said panel undergoes bending deflection in response to wind.