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US 8,146,279 B2Granted
Advertising sign and method
OwnerSteve W. Elmerinventor
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Abstract
An advertising sign includes an advertising element having a base, mounting means pivotably connected to the base for securing the advertising sign to a mounting surface, and at least one protrusion extending between the base and the mounting means such that a range of pivotal motion of the mounting means relative to the base is more limited in an area of the protrusion than in other areas.
Claims11
A vehicle advertising sign comprising:
- an advertising element having a base, the base having at least one mounting point adapted to pivotably mount at least one mounting means for securing the advertising element to a vehicle mounting surface;
- wherein, in the area of the at least one mounting point, the base is configured to limit a range of pivotal motion of the mounting means relative to the base more in one direction than in other directions;
- and
- wherein the base includes a plurality of corners, the at least one mounting point includes a plurality of mounting points and the base is configured to limit the range of pivotal motion of the mounting means relative to the base towards apexes of the corners than in other directions.
1 more element
A vehicle advertising sign comprising:
- an advertising element having a base;
- a plurality of magnet assemblies pivotably mounted to the base such that the sign can be releasably secured to a curved vehicle surface;
- a plurality of protrusions extending between the base and the magnet assemblies such that a range of pivotal motion of the magnet assemblies relative to the base is more limited in areas of the protrusions than in other areas.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.