US 5,394,631 A · Multiple-panel advertising sign-capable of assembling multiple messages which are selected and displayed individually

Abstract

A multiple-panel display device for assembling and displaying selected messages includes at least one pair of rigid rectangular panels each having a display surface for displaying a message, a first articulation connecting the panels in each pair to one another, and a supporting frame with a guide for guiding the panels between a first position in which their display surfaces are in the same plane, and a second position in which their display surfaces are mutually confronted. The display device includes a plurality of sheets having images formed thereon which are angularly displaceable with respect to the panels, and a fastening system on each panel for selectively fastening a selected number of the sheets against the display surface of each of the panels. The display device may include several pairs of display panels and corresponding sheet assemblies operating in a predetermined sequence.

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Dependent claims

A multiple-panel display device for assembling and displaying selected messages, comprising:

a first pair of generally rectangular panels, each panel having a display surface for displaying a message;
a first articulation connecting said first pair of panels to each other;
a supporting frame with a guide means for guiding said first pair of panels between a first position in which said display surfaces of said first pair of panels are generally coplanar, and a second position in which said display surfaces are mutually confronted;
wherein a plurality of sheets having images formed thereon are pivotally attached to said first articulation and are angularly displaceable with respect to said panels about said first articulation, and fastening means on each panel for selectively fastening a selected number of said plurality of sheets against the display surface of a respective one of said panels, whereby the image formed on at least one selected sheet forms a portion of a displayed message when said first pair of panels are in their first position.

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A multiple-panel display device for assembling and displaying selected messages, comprising:

at least one display panel assembly, said display panel assembly comprising a pair of panels, a plurality of sheets having images formed thereon, an articulation about which said panels and sheets are hingedly mounted, and a fastening means on each panel for selectively fastening said sheets against a display surface of a selected one of said panels, said sheets being angularly displaceable about said articulation with respect to said panels;
and
a supporting frame with a guide means for guiding said panels of said at least one display panel assembly between a first position in which the display surfaces of the panels are generally coplanar, and a second position in which the display surfaces are mutually confronted;
whereby the images formed on said sheets are selectively displayed when said at least one display panel assembly is in its first position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Multiple-panel advertising sign-capable of assembling multiple messages which are selected and displayed individually

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Multiple-panel advertising sign-capable of assembling multiple messages which are selected and displayed individually

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