CA1223441A - Sign boards - Google Patents

Sign boards

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CA1223441A
CA1223441A CA000500656A CA500656A CA1223441A CA 1223441 A CA1223441 A CA 1223441A CA 000500656 A CA000500656 A CA 000500656A CA 500656 A CA500656 A CA 500656A CA 1223441 A CA1223441 A CA 1223441A
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Yves Harnois
Andre Bareil
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G09EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09FDISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
    • G09F3/08Fastening or securing by means not forming part of the material of the label itself
    • G09F3/18Casings, frames or enclosures for labels
    • G09F3/20Casings, frames or enclosures for labels for adjustable, removable, or interchangeable labels
    • GPHYSICS
    • G09EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09FDISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F7/00Signs, name or number plates, letters, numerals, or symbols; Panels or boards
    • G09F7/02Signs, plates, panels or boards using readily-detachable elements bearing or forming symbols

Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE

This sign board is of the type in which display elements can be changed from time to time. The board comprises the three following laminations: a continuous backing, a spacer lamination adhering to one face of the backing and defining a series of pocket-forming cutouts, each having an access opening along one side; and a facing sheet lamination adhered to the spacer lamination and forming a series of windows, each opposite a pocket, each window of a smaller size than that of the associated pocket.
For each pocket, there are provided a stack of individual display sheets, all of the same size, conforming to the size of the associated pocket and each stack insertable and removable in its associated pocket through said access opening. The foremost display sheet of the stack is visible through the window, while the other display sheets of the stack are hidden from view. All the display sheets of one stack are interchangeable. A locking strip is preferably provided to lock the display sheets in their respective pockets.

Description

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION
_ The present invention relates to sign boards and, more specifically, to such boards in which at least certain display elements must be changed from time to time.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Sign boards are used in public places, such as stores, banks and the like, to display advertising and messages, the elements of whi.ch must be changed from time to time, for instance, the price of certain items being sold or the interest of savings account available in a bank.
Up to now such s:ign boards requiring changes of certain display elements were complex and expensive to manufacture and alsodid not obey the fundamental rules of the graphic arrangement of the various display elements. Moreover, such known systems require separate storage systems for the display elements not used at any particular time.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
It is therefore the main object of the present invention to provide ~I sign board. which obviates the above-noted disadvantages, ln that it is of a simple and inexpensive construction and obeys the rules of graphic art; and in that the various display elements can be easily inter-changed and stored within the sign board itself.
Another object of the invention is to provide a sign board of the character described, further including a locking strip to lock the various display elements within the sign board.
SUMMARY OF THE I~NTI~N
The sign board of the invention is of laminate-construction and comprises a continuous backing; a spacerlamination adhering to one face of the backing and defining a series of pocket-forming cutouts, each having an access A- ;~

~23441 opening along one side, a facing sheet lamination adhered to said spacer lamination and forming a series of windows, each opposite a pocket, each window of a smaller size than that of the associated pocket, and for each pocket, a stack of individual display sheets, all of the same size, conforming to the size of the associated pocket and each stack insertable and removable in its associated pocket through said access openiny, the foremost display sheet of the stack visible through the window, the other display sheets of the stack being hidden from view by the foremost d splay sheet, all -the display sheets of one stack being interchangeable, so that any selected display sheet of such stack can be positioned in foremost display position.
The sign board of the invention can be of double construc-tion, with pockets and the facing sheet lamination assembly arranged on both sides of the backing. The access openings of at least the majority of the pockets can be closed by a locking strip removably adhered to the board. In certain arrangements, this locking strip itself can be formed with a pocket with an access opening for the remov-able insertion of a stack of display sheets.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

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Figure 1 is a front view, partially broken away, of a first embodiment;
Figure 2 is a top view of the samet but with the locking strip removed;
Figure 3 is a side elevation of the same, with the locking strip removed;
Figure 3a is a section on line 3a'3a of Figure 1;
Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of a second embodiment;
Figure 5 is a front elevation, partially broken away, of the second embodiment;
Figure 6 is a top plan view of Eiyure 5;

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Figure 7 is a side elevation of Figure 5, with the locking strip partially removed;
Figure 8 is a fron-t elevation of a third embodiment, partially broken away.
Figure 9 is a top view of the same; and Figure 10 is a side elevation of the same.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL EMBODIMENTS OF THE
INVENTION
-Referring to Eigures 1, 2, and 3 showing the first embodiment, the sign board, generally indicated at 1, defines a flat body, made of the following laminations:
a continuous backing 2; a spacer lamination 3; and a facing sheet lamination 4. The spacer lamination 3 is adhered to the backing 2 and the facing sheet lamination 4 is in turn adhered to the spacer lamination 3. The resulting body may have a generally rectangular shape, with rounded corners 5. The backing sheet 2 and facing sheet 4 may be made of the same sheet material, such as a synthetic resin or carton. The spacer lamination 3 is preferably made of a foamed, lightweight plastic and has a greater thickness than that of the backing 2 and facing sheet 4.
The spacer lamination 3 defines a plurality of pockets 6, each having on one side an access opening 7.
These pockets 6 are formed by cutouts made in the spacer lamination 3. Each pocket 6 is designed to hold a stack of individual display sheets 8, each display sheet of the stack being removable from the pockets 6 through its access openin~ 7~, and the display sheets can be interchanged in their order within the pockets 6. The facing sheet 4 is cut out to form windows g, each registering with a pocket 6 and of a smaller size than the same, so that the marginal portion of the windows 9 will overlie the ~Z234~L
frontmost display sheet 8 of the stack and retain the stack within the pocket. The frontmost display sheet only is visible through -the window 9, while the other display sheets of the stack are hidden from view by the frontmost display sheet of the stack. In each stack, there are as many display sheets 8 as there are variables in the message to be displayed in the particular pocket. For instance, in the embodlment shown wherein the permanent display 10 imprinted on the facing sheet 4 at one end thereof and which relates to video cassettes, the price of s~ch cassettes is indicated by the combination of the display sheets 8 in the four pockets shown. Thus, each stack ~fdisplay sheets will display a number from 0 to 9, whereby the price display can be varied from 0 to $99.99.
Ther~fore,in each pocket 6, there are disposed a stack of ten different display sheets 8, as shown in Figure 1. In this embodiment, the backing sheet 2 protrudes upwardly from the access openings 7 to form an extension 11 and a locking strip 12 is removably adhered by adhering means to the extension 11, said locking strip being co-extensive with the extension 11. The adhering means may simply consist of removably-interengageable adhering complement-ary strips 13 and 14, for instan~e of the type known under the registered trade mark VELCR0, each strip 13 and 14 permanently adhered to the backing extension 11 and to the locking strip 12, respectively. The locking strip 12, once in position, extends across the different access openings 7 permanently locking the display sheets 8 within the respective pockets, so that the display sheets 8 will not accidentally spill during manipulation of the board 1.
Board 1 can be suspended from a ceiling, attached to a stand or to a wall. The board 1 can be made of double A

44:1 construction, with the same backing 2 provided on each of its main faces Witil the spacer lamination 3 and facing sheet 4, so as to provide an advertising or display message visible on both sides.
Figures 4 to 7 show a second embodiment, which is of the same construction as the first embodiment, the flat body also formed of three laminations, namely: the backing 2', the spacer lamination 3', the facing sheet 4', and the locking strip 12'; all of the pockets 6' have an access opening 7' disposed at the top side of the main facing sheet 4i; but there is an additional pocket 15 with its access opening 16 disposed at one side of the body for receiving an additional stack of display sheets 17, of similar size, each interchangeable and removable from the side of the board. The locking strip 12' is thus formed of three laminations: namely, a backing sheet 18, a spacer sheet 19, and a facing sheet 20. The spacer sheet 19 forms a pocket 21 with a lateral a~cess opening 22 and the facing sheet 20 defines a window 23, of smaller size than the pocket 21 for retaining a stack of several display sheets 24 removable laterally of the board 1 through the access opening 22. The locking strip 12'is removably adhered to the backing extension 11' by means of Velcro strips 13' and 14', respectively. Furthermore, the second embodiment is characterized by the fact that the body thereof has a further extension 25, also of laminated construction, and extending above the locking strip 12'. When the locking strip 12' is in adhered position, the facing sheet of the whole assembly is at the same level, except for the windows.
The third embodiment is illustrated in Figures 8 to 10. In this embodiment, there is no locking strip equivalent to locking strip 12 or 12'. The board is made ~L~Z3441 of two sections havlng a common backing 2'' to which are adhered two separate spacer laminations 3'', a -top and a bottom one~ each spacer lamination is spaced from each other to form a (Jroove 26 at about midway of the backing 2''. Each spacer lamination 3'' is formed with a plurality of pockets 6'', each having an access opening 7ll, the access openings 7'' all o~ening at the top edge of the spacer lamination 3''. There i5 an additional pocket 15'' in each spacer lamination sheet 3'' having an access opening 16'' opening laterally of the board. Each pocket 6'' receives a stack of display sheets 8'' and, similarly, the additional pockets 15'' receive a stack of display sheets 17''. The stack of each sheet is completely interchangeable and only the frontmost sheet of the stack will be displayed through the associated window of the pocket.
In all of the embodiments, whenever it is desired to change the display sheet ln any pocket, it is only necessary to slide the foremost display sheet by finger pressure out through the access opening and, similarly, for the successive display sheets till the right display sheet is displayed. The removed display sheets arP
re-inserted back into the same pocket at the back of the stack. This is also possible for the bottom section of the embodiment of Figure 8, since these display sheets are somewhat flexible. As shown, the pockets may have different sizes and shapes and, normally, each embodiment has a permanent display, indicated at 10, 10' or 10''.

Claims (5)

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED, ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A sign board comprising a flat body made of the following laminations: a continuous backing, a spacer lamination adhering to one face of said backing and defining a series of pocket-forming cutouts, each having an access opening along one side, a facing sheet lamination adhered to said spacer lamination and forming a series of windows, each window opposite a pocket and of a smaller size than that of the associated pocket, and for each pocket a stack of individual display sheets, all of the same size, conforming to the size of the associated pocket and each stack insertable and removable in its associated pocket through said access opening, the foremost display sheet of the stack visible through the window, the other display sheets of the stack being hidden from view by the foremost display sheet, all the display sheets of one stack being interchangeable, so that any selected display sheet of such stack can be positioned in foremost position.
2. A sign board as defined in claim 1 and adapted to be installed in upright position, each said access opening being at the top of the corresponding said pocket.
3. A sign board as defined in claim 2, further including additional pockets with their access openings accessible at the side of said board body.
4. A sign board as defined in claim 1, wherein said backing has an extension protruding from one side of said spacer lamination and of said facing sheet lamination along the side of said backing where each access opening is disposed, and further including a locking strip removably secured to said backing extension and extending across each said access opening to close the same.
5. A sign board as claimed in claim 4, wherein said locking strip is formed of three laminations, namely:
a backing lamination, a spacer lamination having one pocket-forming cutout with an access opening at one side and a facing lamination forming a window of a size smaller than the pocket of said locking strip, and further includ-ing a stack of additional display sheets, all of the same size, conforming to the size of the pocket of the locking strip and with the foremost one of the last-named display sheets of the stack visible through said locking strip window.
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Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5257472A (en) * 1991-07-30 1993-11-02 Yves Harnois Improved sign board having a container for holding a stack of sheets
US5419066A (en) * 1992-07-02 1995-05-30 Logigraf Inc. Card holder extrusion
GB2397161A (en) * 2003-01-09 2004-07-14 Michael Thomas Park Purcell A display unit eg for maps
AU2007227291B2 (en) * 2006-03-17 2011-10-06 Performance Materials Na, Inc. Method of increasing the useful life of a sign or display

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5257472A (en) * 1991-07-30 1993-11-02 Yves Harnois Improved sign board having a container for holding a stack of sheets
US5419066A (en) * 1992-07-02 1995-05-30 Logigraf Inc. Card holder extrusion
GB2397161A (en) * 2003-01-09 2004-07-14 Michael Thomas Park Purcell A display unit eg for maps
AU2007227291B2 (en) * 2006-03-17 2011-10-06 Performance Materials Na, Inc. Method of increasing the useful life of a sign or display

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