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US 6,578,302 B1Granted
Sign assembly
AssigneeIDL Incorporated
InventorsVincent F. Benaquista, Shaun P. Blackham
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Abstract
A sign assembly particularly useful for point of purchase displays is provided. The sign assembly provides an easily changeable sign portion, but when mounted remains securely in position. The sign assembly may utilize pre-existing structures for its support.
Claims12
A sign assembly comprising:
- a support member, elongated oppositely disposed parallel flange members affixed to said support member, said elongated flange members each including an elongated trough portion on one side thereof having a U-shaped cross-section, transverse pin members mounted at predetermined intervals between opposite walls with said U-shaped trough portion,
- a resilient laterally compressible sign member including a sign portion having oppositely.disposed parallel flat lip portions, said lip portions sized to engage said U-shaped trough portions of said flange members, said lip portions having oppositely disposed pin member receiving openings, each of said pin member receiving openings of said lip portions having a pin member docking portion engageable with said transverse pin members and a pin member locking portion substantially perpendicular to said pin member docking portion, said pin member receiving openings of said lip members and said transverse pin members in operative alignment,
- whereby, said sign assembly may be quickly assembled by laterally compressing said sign member and aligning said pin members with the docking portion of said pin member receiving openings of said lip portions of said sign portion and releasing said sign member after said pin members and docking portions of said pin member receiving openings are in alignment and then sliding said sign member to engage said locking portion of said pin member receiving openings thereby securing said sign member to said flange members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.