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WO1988008600A1 - Panneau d'affichage/indicateur de rue - Google Patents

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WO1988008600A1
WO1988008600A1 PCT/US1987/000944 US8700944W WO8808600A1 WO 1988008600 A1 WO1988008600 A1 WO 1988008600A1 US 8700944 W US8700944 W US 8700944W WO 8808600 A1 WO8808600 A1 WO 8808600A1
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Armando Amaya
Gary Bayless
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SCENIC SIGN CORP
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F15/00—Boards, hoardings, pillars, or like structures for notices, placards, posters, or the like
    • G09F15/0006—Boards, hoardings, pillars, or like structures for notices, placards, posters, or the like planar structures comprising one or more panels
    • G09F15/0037—Boards, hoardings, pillars, or like structures for notices, placards, posters, or the like planar structures comprising one or more panels supported by a post

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  • This invention relates to a street sign having multidisplay faces positioned in an upstanding above ground location wherein each of the display faces include a first display zone for representing street names and like printed media and a second larger zone for including pictorial and printed advertising media in an area segregated from the street name or- identification.
  • the present invention is directed towards a display sign assembly having a plurality " of faces mounted on a display means wherein each of the faces are disposed in substantially transverse relation to one another and extend outwardly from the display means in a different direction. This allows observation of the signs from almost 360° since, in a preferred embodiment to be described in greater detail hereinafter, the signs preferably are located in perpendicular relation to one another.
  • An important feature of the present invention is directed towards the individual display faces comprising at least a first display zone specifically adapted and dimensioned to have print media disposed thereon and be representative of the identity of certain geographical locations such as the names of streets.
  • Each display face further includes a second display zone which may have a generally larger exposed surface area than the first zone and which is dimensioned and generally adapted to have pictorial representations as well as printed media mounted thereon and being qenerally representative of advertisincr. Therefore, while the plurality of display faces are each specifically designed to serve as street signs and be strategically located such as on the corner of intersecting streets or the like, each of the display faces may concurrently be used to display advertisincr media. Such advertising representations are therefore readily brought to the attention of those in the general vicinity of the subject sign assembly particularly when looking for the identity of the intersecting streets.
  • the display means comprising a plurality of display faces mounted in supported engagement on the upper end of an elongated standard.
  • the standard has its opposite or lower end secured to a base wherein both the base and the lower end is substantially burried or disposed to extend below a supporting ground surface.
  • the structure of the base itself may comprise a cementitious material anchoring sleeve disposed in encasing and bonded relation to the lower end.
  • the base is of a sufficient length so as to securely anchor the sign assembly within the supporting ground.
  • the remainder of the sign assembly extends in an upright orientation above the surface of the supporting ground.
  • the display means and plurality of display faces are maintained at a predetermined height above the supporting surface.
  • the overall length of the standard is such as to position the display means at least a minimum predetermined height above the supporting ground surface wherein such height is dependent upon certain local ordinances or requirements directed to the location of street sign or other advertisinq display signs. Further, it is important to locate the plurality of display faces at least a minimum distance above the supporting ground surface so as to avoid ready access thereto and thereby avoid vandalism, damage and otherwise disfiguring of the display faces.
  • the length of the base and accordingly the length of the lower end of the standard encased by the base generally is dependent upon the soil conditions of the supporting ground, the overall height of the standard and the weight of the combined standard and display means.
  • the standard extends upwardly from the supporting ground surface to an under portion of the display means a distance of approximately 1- feet.
  • Such distance is generally 2- to 3 times greater than the length of the base means disposed in burried or penetrating relation beneath the supporting ground surface.
  • the length of the burried base means and the distance the standard extends from the ground surface to the display device is of course dependent upon the overall dimension and accordingly the weight, air resistance, and other structural characteristics of the display device itself.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of the display and street sign assembly of the present invention.
  • Figure 2 is a sectional view showing structural details of the various components of the sign assembly.
  • Figure 3 is a top plan view along line 3-3 of Figure 2.
  • Figure 4 is a bottom plan view showing additional structural details of a mounting support structure of the present invention and taken along line 4-4 of figure 2.
  • Figure 5 is a front plan view of a display panel defining a plurality of the display faces integrally thereon and oriented in a planar orientation prior to being folded such that the plurality of display faces are disposed in transverse relation to one another.
  • the present invention is directed towards a sign assembly generally indicated as 10 and including a display device 12 supported on the upper end of an elongated supporting standard 14.
  • the lower end as at 16 is secured in encasing relation to a base means which includes an anchoring sleeve 18.
  • the anchoring sleeve is made from cementitious material and at least partially buried below a ground supporting surface generally indicated as 22. More specifically, the anchoring sleeve 18 encases the lower extremity 20 of the lower end of . the standard 14 and extends upwardly therefrom a predetermined minimum distance dependent on the overall dimension of the standard 14 and the dimension and configuration of the -display device 12.
  • the display device 12 comprises a plurality of display faces 38, 40, 42 and 44 each integrally formed on a display panel 36.
  • the display panel 36 is preferably formed from a baked aluminum material but may be readilv formed from any other flexible material capable of being bent or folded along each of the plurality of fold lines 50 disposed in substantially segregating relation to the individual display faces 38, 40, 42 and 44.
  • the individual display faces are oriented in substantially transverse relation to the next adjacent face or faces and preferably are arranged in perpendicular relation to such next adjacent faces.
  • the plurality of display faces 38, 40, 42 and 44 collectively define the lateral peripheral boundaries of the display device 12 and hollow interior portion contained therein.
  • an important structural feature of the present invention comprises each of the display faces including a first display zone 45 having an exposed surface which is specifically dimensioned and configured to extend along the lower peripheral edge 54 of each of the display faces and being adapted to have print media displayed thereon.
  • print media may be representative of street names or like geographical locations and therefore the overall sign assembly 10 may serve as a street sign located at an appropriate junction of streets such as on the corner thereof.
  • each of the display faces 38, 40, 42 and 44 further includes a second display zone 46 wherein the exposed area of the second zone is substantially greater than the exposed area of the first zone 45.
  • the exposed or display surface of the second zone 46 is specifically adapted to have pictorial and/or printed representations formed thereon which may be generally representative of advertising media. Therefore, the sign assembly of the present invention has the advantage of specific application such as a street sign and also has the versatility of serving to present and display advertising media concurrently with the display of the street location and/or identification.
  • the display means 12 of the present invention further includes a bottom portion 30 and a top portion 39.
  • each of the bottom and top portions have a substantially planar configuration and each have an aperture means 26 and 41 respectively formed therein.
  • the respective aperture means 26 and 41 are disposed in linear aligned relation to one another and are specifically disposed, dimensioned and configured to allow passage therethrough of the upper end 14' of the standard 14 (see Fig. 2) .
  • the respective aperture means are dimensioned at least slightly greater than the exterior surface of the standard 14' , at the upper end thereof, so as to allow sliding movement of the bottom and top portions 30 and 39 respectively relative to the upper end 14' of the standard means.
  • the entire display means 12 can be removably mounted on the upper end 14' of the standard 14 and thereby readily be removed therefrom for repair and/or replacement of the advertising media or print media located on the various zones of the individual display faces.
  • the bottom and top portions 30 and 39 extend generally outwardly from the respective aperture means 26 and 41 and each include a peripheral flange or lip 30' and 39' respectively. These flanges extend outwardly from the respective main base portions or planes of the bottom and top portions and are further disposed for direct connection to each of the plurality of display faces 38, 40, 42 and 44 about the common lower peripheral edge 54 and common upper peripheral edge 53 respectively.
  • Such interconnection between the plurality of faces and the bottom and top bottom portions along the respective flanges 30 r and 39 * is accomplished by any of a number of conventional connectors and preferably by a plurality of pop rivets extending through both the plurality of faces and the individual flanges 30' and 39'.
  • An additional structural feature "" of the present invention includes the provision of a caulking or grout material serving as a water sealant 47 and disposed at the junction of the peripheral edges 50 and 54 and the respectively positioned and secured flanges 30' and 39'.
  • Such sealing material &T may in fact be disposed along each of the seams defined at junctions of the interconnected panels and top and bottom portions in order to better seal the interior portion of the display means 12 from external weather conditions including rain,' wind, etc.
  • a vent aperture 32 and screen element 32' may also be disposed at least partially within the bottom portion 30 and serve to allow venting of any accumulated liquid from the interior of the display means 12 as well as passage of trapped air therefrom if such is desired
  • a mounting means which includes a mounting support structure generally indicated as 24 (Figs. 2 and 4) which is secured to the exterior surface of the standard 14 in spaced relation from an upper extremity 15 thereof. Further, the mounting support structure 24 is configured to extend, outwardly from the surface of the standard 14 into interruptive and supporting engagement with the bottom portion 30 as it rests on the mounting structure 24. More specifically and in the preferred embodiment, the mounting structure 24 comprises a plurality of brackets each having a substantially L-shaped configuration wherein one leg 28 is secured as by welding or other means to an outer surface of the standard 14 and wherein the individual brackets are disposed in spaced relation to one another.
  • each of the brackets include an outwardly extending leg portion 27 having sufficient length to engage and support the bottom portion 30 thereon.
  • the display means 12 may be removably mounted on the upper end 14' of the standard 14. Its disposition along the length of the standard 14 and its height above supporting ground surface 22 is dependent upon the particular location of the mounting support structure 24 and its spaced distance from the extremity 15 of the standard 14.
  • the mounting means further comprises a locking structure as best shown in figures 2 and 3.
  • such locking structure includes a locking pin 48 having an elongated configuration and removably secured to pass through a channel 48' formed adjacent the upper extremity 15 of the standard 14.
  • the length of the locking pin 48 is such as to be disposed in interruptive relation to the top portion 39 and more particularly positioned so as to restrict movement of the display means 12 and the top portion 39 from the upper extremity 15 of the standard 14. Obviously, removal of the locking pin 48 from the channel 48' and the standard 14 will allow removal of the display means 12 by sliding the display means off the upper extremity 15.
  • each of the display faces has a height, between the bottom and top portions 39 and 30 respectively of 30 inches and a width of 24 inches.
  • the height of the display means in addition to the height of the standard extending from the ground surface 22 to the bottom portion 30 generally requires a length of the anchoring sleeve 18 being burried or embedded within the supporting ground surface 22 some 2 ⁇ to 3 times greater than the 1-h foot distance of the standard 14 extending between the supporting ground surface 22 and the bottom portion 30.
  • This distance or the length of the anchoring means and lower end of standard 14 covered thereby is preferably in the range of 2-h to 3 feet.
  • the length of the anchoring means and the distance that the lower end of the standard 14 is disposed beneath the ground surface 22 is also dependent upon the soil conditions of the supporting ground as well as the weight, height, and overall configuration of the standard and display means 12.
  • Yet another structural feature of the present invention comprises both the peripheral boundaries of the aligned aperture means 26 and 41 having a configuration which substantially conforms to the exterior surface configuration of the standard 14.
  • both the configuration of the aperture means 26 and 41 and the standard 14 are square and accordingly, the display means 12 is not allowed to rotate. While the aforementioned configurations are not intended to be limited to a square configuration, such configurations should be correspondingly structured so as to prevent such inadvertent rotation of the display means and thereby maintain the respective display faces in their preset positions.

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Abstract

Un panneau d'affichage (12) présente une pluralité de faces d'affichage (38, 40 et 44) supportées de manière amovible sur l'extrémité supérieure d'un poteau allongé, l'extrémité inférieure de ce dernier étant fixée sur un socle qui est au moins partiellement enfoui sous une surface de support au sol (22) de sorte que l'ensemble de signalisation (10) est maintenu dans une orientation verticale. Le poteau (14) est de longueur prédéterminée de sorte que les faces d'affichage (38, 40, 42 et 44) sont espacées au-dessus de la surface de support au sol (22) au moins d'une distance minimale. D'autre part, chacune des faces d'affichage est séparée en une première zone d'affichage (45) apte à recevoir des caractères imprimés tels que des noms de rue, et en une deuxième zone d'affichage (46) apte à servir de support à de la publicité imprimée et pictoriale.
PCT/US1987/000944 1987-04-27 1987-04-27 Panneau d'affichage/indicateur de rue Ceased WO1988008600A1 (fr)

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Cited By (3)

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WO1992020057A1 (fr) * 1991-04-25 1992-11-12 Alpha Signs Limited Panneaux
US5606815A (en) * 1991-04-25 1997-03-04 Alpha Signs Ltd. Pole-mountable polygonal-section sign support
WO2000063870A1 (fr) * 1999-04-15 2000-10-26 Markos Arvanitis Plaque de rue comportant l'image de la personne en l'honneur de laquelle la rue a ete baptisee ou une image en lien avec le nom de la rue

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US2710472A (en) * 1950-11-24 1955-06-14 Russell J Leander Spinner display
US3218746A (en) * 1963-07-09 1965-11-23 Hawkins Hawkins Co Inc Sign assembly
US3579880A (en) * 1969-06-16 1971-05-25 Edward L Murphy Carousel sign
US4262439A (en) * 1979-05-21 1981-04-21 Dinaco, Inc. Display stand
US4347678A (en) * 1981-01-15 1982-09-07 Marketing Displays, Inc. Multi-sided display device
US4353179A (en) * 1981-06-09 1982-10-12 Jennings Hugh F Rotatable sign

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US2710472A (en) * 1950-11-24 1955-06-14 Russell J Leander Spinner display
US3218746A (en) * 1963-07-09 1965-11-23 Hawkins Hawkins Co Inc Sign assembly
US3579880A (en) * 1969-06-16 1971-05-25 Edward L Murphy Carousel sign
US4262439A (en) * 1979-05-21 1981-04-21 Dinaco, Inc. Display stand
US4347678A (en) * 1981-01-15 1982-09-07 Marketing Displays, Inc. Multi-sided display device
US4353179A (en) * 1981-06-09 1982-10-12 Jennings Hugh F Rotatable sign

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1992020057A1 (fr) * 1991-04-25 1992-11-12 Alpha Signs Limited Panneaux
GB2271459A (en) * 1991-04-25 1994-04-13 Alpha Signs Ltd Pole mountable polygonal section sign support
GB2271459B (en) * 1991-04-25 1994-10-26 Alpha Signs Ltd Signs
AU658625B2 (en) * 1991-04-25 1995-04-27 Alpha Signs Limited Sign support
US5606815A (en) * 1991-04-25 1997-03-04 Alpha Signs Ltd. Pole-mountable polygonal-section sign support
WO2000063870A1 (fr) * 1999-04-15 2000-10-26 Markos Arvanitis Plaque de rue comportant l'image de la personne en l'honneur de laquelle la rue a ete baptisee ou une image en lien avec le nom de la rue

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