Framing apparatus and method for mounting advertising material to a traffic control cabinet

An advertising medium comprising:

• a traffic signal control cabinet having a first planar side wall spaced from a second planar side wall, and planar front and rear walls extending therebetween, and top and bottom walls forming a rectangular shaped housing having an enclosed storage area formed therein, the cabinet further comprising a door extending over an opening formed in the rear wall, and where the top wall extends beyond the rear wall so as to form a flange above the door;
• a frame generally enclosing the cabinet, the frame having opposing rails for each of the side, rear and front walls of the cabinet, wherein opposing inside surfaces of each of the rails include a plurality of grooves extending longitudinally along the rail and spaced from each other;
• a light panel carried within a first groove of the plurality of grooves, the light panel held in spaced relation to a surface of a respective cabinet wall;
• an advertising panel carried within a second groove of the plurality of grooves, the advertising panel spaced from the light panel and further distanced from the cabinet wall than the light panel;
• a clear protective panel carried within a third groove of the plurality of grooves, the clear protective panel spaced from the advertising panel and further distanced from the cabinet wall than the advertising panel;
• a first tie rod extending between opposing rails proximate the rear wall and under the flange;
• a lock device affixed to each of opposing ends of the first tie rod, the lock device secured to the opposing rails proximate the rear wall, wherein a vertical lifting of the frame is limited by interaction of the first tie rod with the flange;
• a second tie rod extending between opposing rails proximate the rear wall and at a lower portion of the rear wall sufficient for permitting the access into the cabinet through an opened door;
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• a lock device affixed to each of opposing ends of the second tie rod, the lock device secured to the opposing rails proximate the rear wall.