Outdoor pull-down display sign for use with existing outdoor signs
OwnerWilber S. Hoyt, William S. Thorntoninventors
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Abstract
An outdoor pull-down signboard is provided which is adaptable to existing sign support columns by being mounted above and in-front-of the existing signs and in some cases utilizes the reader board panels extracted from the existing signs. A frame for retaining and rapidly replacing picture panels covers all or a portion of the signboards face and further provides a transparent panel covering a reader board portion is also provided.
Claims15
An outdoor pull-down display sign adapted to be mounted juxtaposed to an existing fixed outdoor advertising sign mounted on a vertical support comprising:
- a. a support frame;
- b. means for adaptably attaching said support frame to a vertical sign support;
- c. at least one signboard core box, flexible means for suspending said at least one signboard core box from said support frame, said at least one signboard core box including upper and lower channel members connected by end cap members, a corrugated panel located between said upper and lower channel members having channels along one face for holding sign members and letters;
- d. latching means for latchably securing said signboard core box relative to an existing outdoor advertising sign;
- e. counter-balance means for reciprocally raising and lowering said at least one signboard core box from ground level to said support frame, said counter-balance means attached to said flexible means;
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- f. securing means for releasably securing a display advertising panel to said at least one signboard core box.
An outdoor pull-down display sign adapted to be superimposed over an existing fixed outdoor advertising sign mounted on a vertical support comprising:
- a. a support frame for attachment to the vertical support;
- b. at least one signboard core box;
- c. a latching means for latching said at least one signboard core box relative to the vertical support;
- d. a counter-balance means for reciprocally raising and lowering said at least one signboard core box from ground level to said support frame, said counter-balance means including flexible suspension means movably guided relative to said support frame and supporting said at least one signboard core box;
- e. channel means for attachment to the vertical support housing said counter-balance means;
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- f. means for aligning said at least one signboard core box adapted to be aligned with and superimposed externally over an existing fixed outdoor advertising sign.
An outdoor pull-down advertising display sign adapted to be used with an existing vertical sign support juxtaposed to an existing outdoor advertising display sign comprising, a fixed frame adapted to be mounted to an existing vertical sign support above an existing outdoor advertising display sign, at least one pull-down signboard having upper and lower portions and including thereon changeable character display means for receiving letters and numbers, flexible means suspended from said fixed frame, said at least one pull-down signboard being adapted to be aligned with and superimposed externally over an existing outdoor advertising display sign, latch means mounted to said lower portion of said at least one pull-down signboard adapted to releasably retain said at least one pull-down signboard in juxtaposed parallel alignment to an existing outdoor advertising display sign, said at least one pull-down signboard being vertically adjustable between said fixed frame and a lower character display changing position, and counter-balance means secured to said flexible means to allow for ease of lowering of said at least one pull-down signboard, and said character display means being retained by a perimeter frame attached to said at least one pull-down signboard.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.