US1840915A - Sign frame - Google Patents

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H. K. PALMER Jan. 12, 1932.

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Patented Jan. 12, 1932 UNITED srrss HENRY k. PALMER, or onsense, ,eamoam I Application filed oaober 7, 1930." Serial my 4556,2173.

providea novel frame for illuminated street 7 signs, by means of whichthe units of the sign maybe readily assembled about a street lamp poetand mounted thereon or detached and removed from the post if desired;

1 Other objects and advantages will appear 1 v hereinafter. w I

v The invention is illustrated in the annexed drawings which form a part of this specification and in which, Z

Fig. 1 is a plan view ofmyinvention shown assembled about and mounted'u'pon a street lamp post for use as an illuminated street sign, the sign plate, reflector and top plateiof the sign beingomitted. 1- Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section of my invention takenon a line 2--2 of Fig. 1 with the lamp post omitted j Fig. Sis a transverse vertical section of one itnit of my sign frame takenon line of Fig. 4 is a front view of oneof the corners of my sign frame as viewed from line. i

- r flange 19 along'its upper edge, between which lu'g'sand flange o f each end me mber is fitted ofFig.1. V I

Fig. 5 isa side view .of one of the end mem bers of one of the male frame units as viewed in the direction of arrows 5 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a side view of one of the end members of one of the female frame units as viewed in the direction of the arrows 6 in r Fig. 1. v

Fig.7 is a bottom view of two assembled v end members of a pair of male and female frame units as viewed from the lines-7 7 Fig. 8 is a front elevation of a street sign embodying my invention.

Fig. 9 is a rear elevation of a sign unit including a male frame unit of my invention.

Fig. 10 is a rear elevation of a sign unit including a female frame, unit of my invention. l

Fig. '11 is a fragmentary front view of one of my frame units.

and irespectively. r

ig. cross section of my sign frame takenon line 12-12 of Fig. 1. V

ig. 13 is 'a fragmentary horlzont-al section talzenoirline 13-13 of Fig. 4;.

' Cor-responding parts are designated by the same reference charactersin all the figures.

=My sign frame is composed of male units the sign .units 3- 1 and I'female units 2 for Each male unit 1 comprisesa pairof triangular. end members 5'and three edge strips 6,v 7 and. 8Q: Each femaleunit, 2. comprises a pair of triangular endmembers 9 and; three" edge strips 6,7 andl8,-

Each end member5 and 9 is formed with afront raillO, a rear rail 11 and'a'toprail 12', against-which rails abutthe tends of the sign plate 13, the reflectortlt and/the :top 7 g plate 15 ,respe'ctively'ofa=sign -unit- 3 .014. -Each front rail "10 is formed with an intermil flange 16 along its outer edge upon which v flange Tests a 'sign p'late113at oneend. "f Each rear rail 11-is formed with-an internal flange I '17, along its rear edgeupon'which fiangerests 'a reflector lt at one end. .The top rail 12 ofr each: end member is ,formed with lugs 18 along its lower edge and with aninternal an-end of a top glasslfi, which glass issupported by said lugs. The top rail 12 of-the.

end-member 50f eachmale frame unit l is formed. with an external flange 20 alon'g its a weather jointbetween said end members 5 and 9. asshown in Fig- 12. On the outer edge'of the front railslO of the end members 9 of the female frameaunitsQ are formed bosses'z2l providedzwith screw holes 22 to re ceive screws 23. for holding corner pieces 24.

over the outer rails 10 of the end frame mem: be rs 5-and 9 of adjoiningframeu'nits 1 and 2," providingweather' oints between'said adjoining rails 10 as shownin'F igs. l, 3, 4, 8

11 of the end members 5 of the'male frame units 1,, are formed depending threaded. shanks'25 and shoulders 26 at the base or upand. 11 On the outer side of the rear rails i 7 per end of said shanks, which shanks are extended through bores 27 in bosses 28 formed on the outer side of the inner rails 11 of the end members 9 of the female units 2, the shoulders 26 of the end members 1 resting upon the upper end of said bosses 28, whereby the male frame units 1 are-mounted upon the female frame units 2, and theisign iunits 3 and 4E assembled at right angles to each other with their adjoining ends mitred together by the end frame members 5 and'9 which extend at an angle of forty-five degrees to their edge strips 6, 7 and 8. (See Fig. 1.) The bosses 28 of. theframe end, members 9 are fitted in sleeves 29 on the outer ends of the arms' 30 of'a bracket 31jsecured on a lamp post 32, the bosses 28-being formed with externalfianges :33attheir upper ends which flanges rest upon-the upper endsof said sleeves 29,'whereby the signis mounted upon' saidlamp post; Nuts 34L screw on the lower ends of the shanks 25 against the lower ends of the bosses 28, whereby the male frame units 1 are detachably secured to the-female 2 frame units 2 and the sign detachably mounted on the bracket 31 and the lamp post 532.

Theedge'strip 6 of each frame unit 1 or2 is-V-shaped in cross'section and is secured at its ends to the flanges 17in the lower corners of the end members or -9 of said frame units byscrews 35.. The edge strip. 7 of each frame 1 unit 1 or Qris V-sh'apedQin'J cross" section" and isssecu red at'its ends to the flanges 17, in the reanupper corners ofthe en'd members. 501

i 9 ofisaid frame units, by screws. 36'; Each front edge-"rail 8:iS formed with up=turned flanges 37'atits ends, and screws 38 ZLIGLdIlVBIl'i through said flanges: into the; upper front cornersof the end frames 5 or Qoftlfeframe The lower edgesofeach signplate 13 and reflectorrl lrest and are'supported in 1 the. loweredge strip 6 of'a frame unit 1 or'2.

The upper edge of each sign plate'13 and the forward edge ofeach top plate15 rest with-. i

in: thenupper-front edge strip 8-of eachreflector'l isand the rear; edge of each top plate 15 -rest .within the; rear 'upper' edge strip 7 T of a frameiunit l or 2. I

The end frame members- 5 and 9 being formed by theirails 10, 11 .and-l2ileavesopen ings40 and 41 within said end members which opening-s permit light from onezssign' unit 3 orlfco enter the adjoiningsign units, where-' by the reflection of shadows-J from the endmembersof a' signnnit' 3 'or 4 through-the glass sign plate 13 ofthesignunitis prevented;

I x claim as 1 my. invention:

1. .Asign composed of'a plurality ofv sign units each sign-unit incliidinga framezu-nit, eachwframe unit including end frame mem berg-each endframemember being formed by side rails leavingan opening within said rails, the: end members of; each frame unit being fitted to the end members of adjoining frame units and means for securing said frame units together, external flanges along the upper rails of certain-of said end frame members, which flanges overlap the upper rails of the adjoining end frame members.

2. A sign com-posed of apl-urality of sign units, eachJsi-gn unit including. a frame unit, the frame unit of each sign unit being mitred at its ends with the ends of the frame units of adjoiningsign units; apertured bosses formed on the ends of certain of said frame units,'shanks formed on the ends of the other frame units to be extended through said aperturedbosses, and shoulders at the bases of said-shanks adapted to rest upon the upper ends of said bosses.-

3. A sign composed of a plurality of sign units,- each sign unit including a frame unit, each. frame unit including. end frame members,- fitted to the end members ofa-djoining frame units, apertured bosses on the end members of. certain of said frame units, shanks formed onthe end'members of the otherframeunits adapted to project through said aoertured bosses, and shoulders'at the bases of said shanks for engaging. the upper endsfof said bosses. V

i. A sign composed of a plurality of sign units, each sign unitincludinga frame unit, theframe unit ofeach sign unit being joined at its ends-with the ends of the frame units of adjoining" signunits, apertured bosses formed on the ends at the inner. corners of certainzof said frame units, shanks formed

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