Sign mounting systems and methods
AssigneeTarget Brands, Inc.
InventorsShannon P. Lindquist, Randy M. Staples, Kent I. Kritz
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Abstract
An outrigger for mounting a dual-panel sign to a display system, the dual-panel sign having a first panel and a second panel positioned opposite the first panel. The outrigger includes a support end configured to be selectively coupled with the display system, an attachment end configured to be selectively coupled with the dual-panel sign between the first panel and the second panel, and an intermediate portion extending between the support end and the attachment end. The first panel and the second panel shield the attachment end from view. The support end, the attachment end, and the intermediate portion are each integrally formed of a rigid material. Sign assemblies and display systems provide additional advantages.
Claims22
A combination including:
- a sign including a first panel and a second panel opposite the first panel;
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- an outrigger comprising:
- a support end,
- an attachment end configured to be selectively coupled with the sign between the first panel and the second panel, which shield the attachment end from view,
- an intermediate portion extending between the support end and the attachment end, wherein the support end, the attachment end, and the intermediate portion are integrally formed of a substantially rigid material, and
- a mounting device configured to selectively couple with a display system, the mounting device being coupled with the support end;
- wherein at least a portion of the attachment end of the outrigger extends non-linearly from the intermediate portion, wherein the attachment end and at least a portion of the intermediate portion are positioned between the first panel and the second panel of the sign, and wherein the sign further includes a spacer positioned between the first panel and the second panel and coupled with at least one of the first panel and the second panel, the intermediate portion of the outrigger extending along and interfacing with a lowermost edge of the spacer to at least partially support the sign using gravity.
A combination including:
- a dual-panel sign including a first panel and a second panel opposite the first panel;
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- an outrigger comprising:
- a support end,
- an attachment end configured to be selectively coupled with the dual-panel sign between the first panel and the second panel, which shield the attachment end from view,
- an intermediate portion extending between the support end and the attachment end, wherein the support end, the attachment end, and the intermediate portion are integrally formed of a substantially rigid and non-deformable material, and
- a mounting device formed separately from and being configured to be selectively coupled to a display system and being coupled with the support end, the mounting device including two or more hooks each configured to interface with one of a plurality of apertures defined by the display system, wherein during use, when the mounting device is coupled with the display system, the attachment end extends upwardly from an adjacent end of the intermediate portion and is positioned above the support end to decrease interference with products supported by the display system and placed near the outrigger;
- wherein at least a portion of the attachment end of the outrigger extends non-linearly from the intermediate portion, wherein the attachment end and at least a portion of the intermediate portion are positioned between the first panel and the second panel of the dual-panel sign, and wherein the dual-panel sign further includes a spacer positioned between the first panel and the second panel and coupled with at least one of the first panel and the second panel, the intermediate portion of the outrigger extending along and interfacing with a lowermost edge of the spacer to at least partially support the dual-panel sign using gravity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.