Reversible flex holder for flexible face sign
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Abstract
The present invention is a reversible single-piece flex holder for retaining a flexible sign face to a sign frame. The flex holder has a latch block and a latch blade movable toward the latch block about a hinge, for clamping the margin of a sign face. A pair of pivot lips are provided on the outside of the flex holder for engagement into a slot in a sign frame. These pivot lips are symmetrical to each other relative to a clamping axis of the flex holder, such that the flex holder is interchangeably mountable to the margin of a flexible sign face. The flex holder also has a stopper lip extending from the latch block and a stopper bulge on the latch blade. The lip and the bulge interfere with each other when the latch blade is reopened to a certain extent to prevent over-stressing the hinge.
Claims20
A flex holder for retaining a flexible sign face to a sign frame, comprising:
- a single-piece elongated body having two sides;
- latch means between said two sides for attachment thereof onto a margin of a flexible sign face;
- said latch means defining a clamping axis thereof;
- a pair of pivot lips on said elongated body, having means for engagement to a sign frame;
- said pivot lips being symmetrical to each other relative to said clamping axis;
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- a pair of torque bulges on said elongated body, each of said torque bulges having means to cooperate with a margin of a flexible sign face to apply a torque thereon:
- said torque bulges being symmetrical to each other relative to said clamping axis and spaced apart from said pivot lips along said clamping axis;
- such that an interchangeable positioning thereof on a margin of a flexible sign face relative to said clamping axis is available.
A flex holder for retaining a flexible sign face to a sign frame, comprising:
- an elongated body having a generally rectangular cross-section, a clamping axis, a latch block and a latch blade extending there along, and a hinge joining said latch blade to said latch block;
- latch means on said latch block and said latch blade for selectively clamping a margin of a flexible sign face therein;
- a pair of pivot lips on said elongated body, having means for engagement into a sign frame;
- said pivot lips being symmetrical to each other relative to said clamping axis;
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- a pair of torque bulges on said elongated body, having means to cooperate with a margin of a flexible sign face to apply a torque thereon;
- said torque bulges being symmetrical to each other relative to said clamping axis;
- said pivot lips and said torque bulges defining four corners of said rectangular cross-section;
- such that an interchangeable positioning thereof on a margin of a flexible sign face is available.
A flex holder for retaining a flexible sign face to a sign frame, comprising:
- an elongated body having a generally rectangular cross-section, a clamping axis, a latch block and a latch blade extending there along, and a hinge joining said latch blade to said latch block;
- latch means on said latch block and said latch blade for selectively clamping a margin of a flexible sign face therein;
- a pair of pivot lips on said elongated body, having means for engagement to a sign frame;
- said pivot lips being symmetrical to each other relative to said clamping axis;
- a pair of torque bulges on said elongated body, having means to cooperate with a margin of a flexible sign face to apply a torque thereon;
- said torque bulges being symmetrical to each other relative to said clamping axis;
- said pivot lips and said torque bulges defining four corners of said rectangular cross-section;
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- a plurality of engagement lips between one of said pivot lips and one of said torque bulges;
- such that an interchangeable positioning thereof on a margin of a flexible sign face and a mounting thereof in different sign frames are available.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.