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US 8,136,280 B2Granted
Hand held placard display with a plurality of individual messages mounted in a circular bound fashion
OwnerJim Spelmaninventor
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Abstract
A hand-held inter-auto display device includes a handle portion and an interconnecting and substantially planar display portion. A plurality of individual sheets, each displaying at least a portion of a selected message, are displayed from at least one side of the planar display portion. A visual enhancement element, including any of LED elements, phosphorescent coatings or reflective lettering, is associated with at least one of the handle, display portion and sheets to better display a selected message of an exposed sheet supported upon the display portion.
Claims12
A hand-held inter-auto display device, comprising:
- a body including a handle portion and an interconnecting and substantially planar display portion;
- a plurality of individual sheets pivotally bound to said planar display portion, each displaying at least a portion of a selected message from at least one side thereof of said planar display portion;
- a visual enhancement element associated with at least one of said handle, display portion and said sheets, said visual enhancement element further comprising a plurality of LED lighting elements at perimeter spaced locations along said display portion of said body;
- further comprising said body being constructed as first and second halves to encapsulate therebetween a network arrangement of communication lines to said LED elements;
- a compartment located in said handle portion and including a releasable cover which reveals a portable power supply;
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- a selected message being displayed upon an exposed sheet supported upon said display portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.