Replaceable sign panel assembly for a merchandise cabinet
AssigneeThe Coco-Cola Company
InventorsTran Q. Minh, Edwin F. Womack, Jr., Leonard F. Antao
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Abstract
A sign panel assembly for use in conjunction with an illuminated sign panel on a merchandise cabinet, such as a vending machine or refrigerated display case includes two elongated transparent framing strips, pieces of double-face tape on the distal ends of each strip, and a flexible sign panel with graphics or artwork therein insertable between the strips and a back surface of the illuminated sign. The sign panels may be easily interchanged in order to display different graphics or artwork as desired.
Claims29
A sign panel assembly for use on a selected area of an illuminated sign on a merchandise cabinet comprising:
- at least two elongated framing strips formed of transparent plastic material;
- fastening means for connecting said strips to said illuminated sign, said fastening means including spaced adhesive regions on distal ends of each framing strip, the space between each adhesive region being at least as great as the height of said flexible sign panel;
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- a flexible sign panel having a central field for containing graphic material therein and spaced side portions to be supported by said strips against a rear surface of said illuminated sign.
In a vending machine having an outer door and an illuminated sign in said outer door, the improvement comprising:
- a sign panel assembly for use on a selected area of the illuminated sign in the door including,
- at least two elongated framing strips formed of transparent plastic material, said fastening means including spaced adhesive regions on distal ends of each framing strip, the space between each adhesive region being at least as great as the height of said flexible sign panel,
- fastening means for connecting said strips to said illuminated sign, and
- a flexible sign panel having a central field for containing graphic material therein and spaced side portions to be supported by said strips against a rear surface of said illuminated sign.
A method of securing a sign panel assembly to a selected area on a rear surface of an illuminated sign on a cabinet comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a sign panel assembly including,
- at least two elongated framing strips formed of transparent plastic material,
- fastening means for connecting said strips to said illuminated sign, said fastening means including spaced adhesive regions on distal ends of each framing strip, the space between each adhesive region being at least as great as the height of said flexible sign panel and
- a flexible sign panel having a central field for containing graphic material therein and spaced side portions to be supported by said strips against a rear surface of said illuminated sign;
- b) securing said strips to a rear surface of the illuminated sign in spaced relationship utilizing the fastening means;
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- c) inserting the side portions of the flexible sign panel between the strips and the rear surface of the illuminated sign.
A sign panel assembly for use on a selected area of an illuminated sign on a merchandise cabinet comprising:
- at least two elongated framing strips formed of transparent plastic material, said framing strips having inner and outer longitudinal edges, at least the inner edges being beveled to minimize light scattering therefrom;
- fastening means for connecting said strips to said illuminated sign;
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- a flexible sign panel having a central field for containing graphic material therein and spaced side portions to be supported by said strips against a rear surface of said illuminated sign.
In a vending machine having an outer door and an illuminated sign in said outer door, the improvement comprising:
- a sign panel assembly for use on a selected area of the illuminated sign in the door including,
- at least two elongated framing strips formed of transparent plastic material, said framing strips having inner and outer longitudinal edges, at least the inner edges being beveled to minimize light scattering therefrom,
- fastening means for connecting said strips to said illuminated sign, and
- a flexible sign panel having a central field for containing graphic material therein and spaced side portions to be supported by said strips against a rear surface of said illuminated sign.
A method of securing a sign panel assembly to a selected area on a rear surface of an illuminated sign on a cabinet comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a sign panel assembly including,
- at least two elongated framing strips formed of transparent plastic material;
- fastening means for connecting said strips to said illuminated sign, said framing strips having inner and outer longitudinal edges, at least the inner edges beveled to minimize light scattering therefrom, and
- a flexible sign panel having a central field for containing graphic material therein and spaced side portions to be supported by said strips against a rear surface of said illuminated sign;
- b) securing said strips to a rear surface of the illuminated sign in spaced relationship utilizing the fastening means;
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- c) inserting the side portions of the flexible sign panel between the strips and the rear surface of the illuminated sign.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.