Sign holder
OwnerMike T. Callasinventor
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Abstract
A sign holder assembly used to pendently support signs, posters or advertising material from a ceiling or overhead support. The holder assembly has a strip of magnetic material that adheres directly to metal ceiling structures. A channel body accommodates one or more hooks that are attachable to the sign. A gripping tool having an elongated handle is used to locate the holder assembly adjacent the metal ceiling surface and remove the holder therefrom.
Claims37
A holder for suspending sheet material from a ceiling surface comprising:
- an elongate member having body means, at least one hook means slidably mounted on the body means for suspending sheet material from the body means, and magnet means mounted on the member, the magnet means releasably attachable to magnetic holding material to retain the member on the magnetic holding material.
A magnetic holder assembly for suspending sheet material from a metal ceiling surface, the holder adapted to be located adjacent the metal ceiling surface for magnetic attachment thereto with a gripping tool having an elongated handle from a floor level, comprising:
- a member including body means having means defining slot means, first hook means having first connector means, second hook means having second connector means, the first and second connector means extendable into the slot means to slidably mount the first and second hooks means on the body means, the body means having means engageable with the first and second connector means to retain the connector means within the slot means, the first and second hooks means moveable along the body means to laterally space the first hook means from the second hook means at selected distances, and magnetic means mounted on the member, the magnetic means having an upper surface located above a top surface of the member whereby the magnetic means is releasably attachable to the metal ceiling surface for suspending sheet material therefrom in a level position.
A holder for a sign releasably supported on a metal ceiling surface, the holder adapted to be located adjacent the ceiling surface for attachment thereto with gripping means, comprising:
- an elongated member having a tubular body surrounding a slot, hook means mounted on the body for suspending a sign from the body, the hook means having connector means extendable into the slot to mount the hook means on the body, the body having a pair of inwardly directed ends partially closing a bottom portion of the slot thereby retaining the connector means within the slot, and magnetic means mounted on the member releasably attachable to the metal ceiling surface to retain the member on the ceiling surface for suspending a sign from the metal ceiling surface.
A tool used to install and remove a magnetic sign holder from a metal support comprising:
- a body attached to an end of an elongated pole, the body having a first jaw engageable with the holder, arm means pivotally mounted on the body, a second jaw connected to the arm means, the second jaw moveable toward the first jaw into engagement with the holder whereby the first and second jaws grip the holder allowing the holder to be positioned on the metal support from a floor level.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.