EP0273022A2 - Information carrier or timetable mounted on a post - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to an information holder or timetable holder intended to be mounted on a post. It consists of a transparent sheath (10) of elliptical cross-section placed around a post (P) and serving to contain the information. The transparent sheath is closed off at the bottom and top by supporting elliptical discs (1, 3) which each consist of two parts and have a circular collar (5, 7). The two halves of each supporting disc are fitted with a screw which may be driven into the post in such a way that the assembly is mounted on the post. The information should be affixed behind each of the transparent parts (10) on a flexible card having a width equal to half the circumference of the elliptical section. The height of the flexible card is equal to that of the transparent part. <IMAGE>

Description

The invention relates to an information medium intended to be fixed on a pole. Said support consists of a transparent sheath with an elliptical section placed around a post and used to contain the information. Above all, it should be placed as a timetable support near a bus or tram stop.

The most common information medium is that consisting of a flat plate fitted with a glass or a small cabinet which can be fixed to the post by clips or collars.

The main object of the invention resides in the fact that the information carrier can be mounted both on new posts and on already existing posts and that it can quickly and easily be removed from the posts or even be dismantled while it is still attached to the post, to modify or remove the information.

Furthermore, the object of the invention is to ensure that the composition of the product constituting the transparent part can be produced easily and economically and that it especially meets the requirements relating to vandalism and bad weather.

The design of the information support is such that it can be fixed on posts whose it is difficult to slide via its upper end, i.e. posts whose upper part is already provided with information or a signal.

Another object of the invention is to ensure perfect readability of the information. Therefore, it was opted for an elliptical section of the information carrier to obtain the largest reading surface possible, with minimum curvature.

Swiss Patent ^No. CH-A-370635 relates to a removable advertising medium, secured to the meter pole. This cylindrical information medium is provided in its lower and upper parts with a disc divided into two halves between which the text medium is placed. Each of these parts of the disc is provided with a groove for fixing the text support; these parts are clamped against each other by means of three screws.

Each of the halves of the disc-shaped parts is provided with two holes, one of which is threaded enabling the two halves to be tightened by means of suitable screws so that the core thus formed is pressed against the parking post.

It is not clear whether the information is affixed inside or outside the cylindrical support. If the information is affixed outside the support, it is not protected against bad weather and acts of vandalism. If the timetable is affixed inside, the text support must be made of solid transparent material. If this advertising medium is used as a timetable support, it must allow a simple and easy change of timetable sheets since this operation is carried out two to four times a year. In this invention, changing information requires a lot of manpower because of its mechanical complexity, and is therefore expensive.

Furthermore, this invention in no way takes account of the significant differences in diameters of the various posts. Using the proposed fastener, there will either be an opening through which rainwater can infiltrate, or an insufficient clamping force around the post.

Belgian Patent ^No. BE-A-370 061 proposes an information carrier comprises a transparent publicity cylinder mounted atop a pole. Due to its structure, such an invention can be used for advertising but not indicated for timetables. It is also not described how one can access the transparent cylinder, nor if this access is possible.

European Patent ^No. 0,017,426 describes a cylindrical information carrier can be mounted around a post. This support is composed of an upper disc and a lower disc squeezing a transparent cylinder serving as a text support. Each of these discs is provided with a groove for fixing the text support and a bolt which can be turned against the post, so that the disc is tightened against the latter. Because these discs are made of a single piece, they must be mounted by sliding them via the end of the post. Therefore, the post must be free from any other mounting, such as stop plates.

The reduced diameter of the transparent cylinder greatly reduces the legibility of the timetables. We don't have an overview of the schedule.

In this patent, it is not described how the rainwater flowing along the walls of the cylinder is discharged from the rut of the lower disc. By condensation of the water inside the transparent cylinder the information becomes illegible.

• Figure 1 : vue de face d'un support d'horaires monté sur un poteau.
• Figure 2 : vue latérale du support d'horaires monté sur un poteau.
• Figure 3 : section - vue latérale de la ligne B-B de la figure 2 avec vue partielle du poteau de support et des parties transparentes contenant l'information.
• Figure 4 : section - vue en plan de la ligne A-A de la figure 1 avec vue partielle du poteau de support et des parties transparentes contenant l'information.
• Figure 5 : section - vue latérale de la forme modifiée de la ligne B-B de la figure 2.
• Figure 6 : section - vue en plan de la forme modifiée de la ligne A-A de la figure 1.

The attached schematic drawings will give a more precise picture of our invention:

• Figure 1: front view of a timetable support mounted on a pole.
• Figure 2: side view of the timetable support mounted on a pole.
• Figure 3: section - side view of line BB in Figure 2 with partial view of the support post and transparent parts containing the information.
• Figure 4: section - plan view of line AA in Figure 1 with partial view of the support post and transparent parts containing the information.
• Figure 5: section - side view of the modified form of line BB in Figure 2.
• Figure 6: section - plan view of the modified form of line AA in Figure 1.

In the accompanying drawings (in which corresponding parts are indicated by corresponding reference numerals) the letter P corresponds to a post which in the present example is cylindrical, which may be part of a street sign plate support, of stop, road sign, etc. and on which the information is affixed.

The lower part and the upper part of the information carrier have two elliptical support discs each consisting of two parts, 1, 2 and 3, 4 respectively. Each of the halves 1, 2, 3 and 4 is provided with a semi-collar -circular 5, 6, 7 and 8 which projects laterally at the two ends of these halves. Inside each of the support discs are bands 9 serving as support and attachment of the transparent parts 10. Each of the halves 1, 2, 3 and 4 has two holes 11 through which a bolt can be passed. In the collars 6 and 8 of the halves 2 and 4 there is a screw 12 which can be tightened against the post. The halves 3 and 4 are provided with a hole for the possible evacuation of rainwater.

The interior of the collars 5 and 6 acts as a cornice for the flow of infiltrated rainwater, preventing this water from dripping through the transparent parts 10.

The information must be placed behind each of the transparent parts 10, on a flexible card whose width is equal to the distance, measured along the circumference, between the points 14 and 15. The height of the flexible card is equal to that of the transparent part.

To mount this system on a pole, the opposite halves 3 and 4 must be placed on the opposite faces of the pole P. These two halves are then tightened against each other by means of two bolts 13 through the opening 11 The two halves are thus fixed to each other. After tightening the screw 12, the lower support disc can be fixed at the desired height on the post P.

A disc of the same species, but placed in an inverted position, formed by 1 and 2, is placed in the same way on the post P in order to serve as an upper support disc for the transparent parts. The transparent parts 10 are then slid between the strips 9 of the lower support disc, so that the curved parts 16 and 17 as well as 18 and 19 are perfectly tight against each other.

Then the upper support disc formed by 1 and 2 is pushed down in order to tighten the transparent parts 10 between strips 9. After tightening the screw 12 in the collar 5 the information support is securely fixed on the post P .

In its modified form (Figures 5 and 6 of the drawing) the invention shows a disc resembling the aforementioned discs composed of 1, 2 and 3, 4 but forming only one part and which can serve as a support disc for the support of information.

Each disc 20 and 21 and their respective collars 22 and 23 have a common opening through their central part with a diameter slightly greater than that of the post P, so that the support discs 20 and 21 can slide easily on the post P and be held in the desired position on the post P by means of the respective screws 12. The transparent parts are mounted as for the basic form.

In the two forms of the invention described above, the support discs are presented in an elliptical configuration with circular collars, but it should be noted that these collars can be easily modified in order to be mounted on non-upright posts. circular.

To replace the information, it is necessary for the two forms to loosen the screw 12 of the upper support disc, to reattach the latter higher on the post, to remove the old information, to place the new one and finally to reposition the support disc.

Claims (2)

1. Information support and more particularly support for timetables which may contain two documents; it will be removable, must be fixed to a post and have the following characteristics:

- It will be composed of two elliptical support discs each provided with a central opening allowing its fixing around a post;
- the lower support disc must be provided with openings for the drainage of water and the upper support disc with a cornice;
- a set of cylindrical collars must be fixed around the post, either above or below the aforementioned discs;
- each support disc and each collar must be composed of removable halves, placed face to face, having common bores, allowing their assembly by means of a bolt, and means for the removable fixing of the abovementioned elliptical discs at the same height on the pole;
- All the discs will be provided with a groove in which the transparent parts are kept in the aforementioned support discs. 2. Information support and more particularly support for timetables which may contain two documents; it will be removable and must have the following characteristics:

- It will consist of two elliptical support discs each provided with a central opening allowing the passage of the post;
- the lower support disc must be provided with openings for the drainage of water and the upper support disc with a cornice;
- a set of cylindrical collars, one of which will be placed above the upper support disc and the other below the lower support disc and means in the aforementioned collars for the removable fixing of the oval discs at the same height on the pole;
- Each support disc will be provided with a groove in which are maintained the transparent parts between the aforementioned discs.

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