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US 5,307,577 AGranted
Roof supported display
AssigneesRoy N. Brown, Charles A. Codding
InventorJohn M. Werling
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Abstract
A display supported on the roof comprising a case and a flexible panel. House number indicia is on the panel. The case is connected to the roof of a house structure and the panel is movable from a storage position wherein the panel is disposed in the case to a display position wherein the panel extends a distance from the space so that the house number indicia is observable or visible from a position above the roof.
Claims6
A method for displaying a house number indicia on a roof of a house structure, comprising the steps of:
- providing a display comprising:
- a case having a panel opening and encompassing a component space;
- a flexible panel having a first end, a second end, a first side, a second side, an upper surface and a lower surface, the house number indicia being disposed on the upper surface of the panel, the panel being extendible through the panel opening in the case;
- and
- means connected to the panel for moving the panel to a storage position wherein the panel substantially is disposed in the component space of the case and for moving the panel from the storage position to a display position wherein the panel extends a distance from the case such that the house number indicia are visible;
- connecting the display to the roof;
- moving the panel to the storage position in one mode of operation so that the house number indicia are hidden from sight;
- and
- moving the panel to the display position in one other mode of operation so that the house number indicia are visible from a position above the roof of the house structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.