GB2498240A

GB2498240A - A banner with laterally projecting anchoring loops

Info

Publication number: GB2498240A
Application number: GB201217484A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Mark Schottlander
Original assignee: Bay Media Ltd
Current assignee: Bay Media Ltd
Priority date: 2012-10-01
Filing date: 2012-10-01
Publication date: 2013-07-10
Anticipated expiration: 2032-10-01
Also published as: GB201217484D0; GB2498240B

Abstract

A banner 16 for suspending from vertically spaced generally horizontal arms 14 projecting from a structure such as a lamppost 10. The banner 16 is formed of a sheet material having elongate pockets 18 at its upper and lower ends for receiving the horizontal arms, the pockets being formed by folding over flaps at the upper and lower edges of the banner and sewing down each flap along a seam 20 that extends over the full width of the pocket. A webbing 32 is sewn into each seam, the webbing having a loop 30 that projects laterally beyond the width of the pocket to receive a cable tie 26 for anchoring the banner to the horizontal arms. The webbing may extend over the whole width of the banner.

Description

BANNER

Field of the invention

The present invention relates to a banner for mounting on a lamppost.

Background of the invention

It is known to suspend a banner from a lamppost by fitting two collars to the lamppost. The collars are spaced apart by the height of the banner and each has a radially projecting arm. The banner is itself made of a flexible sheet material that is folded over and seemed along its upper and lower edges to form two elongate pockets extending across the full width of the banner. The pockets are slipped over the arms that project radially from the collars fitted to the kmppost and if desired these arms can be angled relative to one another to maintain the material of the banner under tension. The arms are also able to rotate about or relative to the collars in order to minimise wind forces on the lamppost by aligning the banner automatically in a plane parallel to the wind direction.

It is necessary to prevent the banner from sliding off the radial arms.

Conventionally, this has been effected by using cable ties that pass through metal eyelets inserted into the banner at the ends of the seams that form the two elongate pockets.

Such a construction of the means of attaching cable ties to the banner has several disadvantages. First, the hole made in the banner to receive the metal eyelet weakens the seam by creating a starting point at which the stitching of the seam can unravel. Second, it creates a point of high stress in the material of the banner at which a tear can commence. Third, being made of metal, it presents problems when the banner is to be recycled as the banner is generally made of a plastics material.

The alternatives of using plastics eyelets and sewing button holes into the material of the banner have been tried but have not been found satisfactory, as they are unable to withstand the forces of the cable ties.

Object of the invention The present invention seeks therefore to provide an attachment point on a banner for a cable tie that does not weaken the construction of the banner and does not interfere with its recycling.

Summary of the invention

According to the present invention, there is provided a banner for suspending from vertically spaced generally horizontal arms projecting from a structure, the banner being formed of a sheet material having elongate pockets at its upper and lower ends for receiving the horizontal arms, the pockets being formed by folding over flaps at the upper and lower edges of the banner and sewing down each flap along a seam that extends over the full width of the pocket, characterised in that a webbing is sewn into each seam, the webbing having a loop that projects laterally beyond the width of the pocket to receive a cable tie for anchoring the banner to the horizontal arms.

It is preferred for the webbing to extend over the full length of the seam.

In embodiments of the invention, the webbing is trapped between the banner and the folded over flap.

The edge of the flap may itself be folded over a second time and sewn into the seem to avoid leaving an edge capable of fraying.

The webbing in the invention can be made of a material that can be recycled alongside the remainder of the banner and its presence tends to reinforce the seam instead of weakening it, as it provides a greater thickness of material that can be engaged by the thread used to produce the seam.

Brief description of the drawins

The invention will now be described further, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 shows the upper end of a conventional banner, Figure 2 is a section along the line Il-Il in Figure 1, Figure 3 shown the lower end of a banner of the invention, Figure 4 is a perspective of the lower right hand corner of a the banner in Figure 3, and Figure 5 is a section on the line V-V in Figure 3.

Detailed description of the embodiment[sJ

Referring first the Figure 1, in order to suspend a banner 16 from a lamppost 10, collars 12 are fitted to the lamppost 10. Each collar 12 has a radially projecting arm 14. A pocket 18 at the end of the banner 16, formed by folding over a flap and sewing a seam 20 along the full width of the banner 16, is slipped over the arm 14.

To anchor the banner to the arm 14 and prevent it from sliding radially, metal eyelets 22 are fitted to the banner 16 near the ends of the seams 20 and these receive cable ties 24 that secure the banner to pins 26 passing through the arms 14.

The metals eyelets 22, shown in more detail in Figure 2, are fitted into holes in the material of the banner that are positioned at the ends of the seam 20. When machine sewing the seam 20, care is taken by making more than one pass to prevent unravelling of the stitching at the edges of the banner. The eyelets 22 tend however to negate this benefit by being located inboard of the reinforced region of the seam 20. As a result, they weaken the seam 20 both by enable unravelling of the stitching to commence adjacent the eyelets and also weakening the material of the banner and enabling a tear to commence near the eyelets.

A further disadvantage of the use of metal eyelets 22 is that they need to be removed before the plastics material of the banner 16 can be recycled.

To overcome these problems, the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figures 3 to S replaces the metal eyelets by a loops 30 of a webbing 30 that is sewn into the seam 20. A length of webbing 32 that is slightly longer than twice the width of the banner is doubled over and positioned within the seam 20 as the pocket 18 is being machine sewn. Because it is longer that twice the width of the banner 16, the webbing 32 leaves two loops 30 projecting laterally from the banner and these, as shown in Figure 3 can be used to receive cable ties 24.

The webbing can be of a woven plastics material) for example polypropylene, as is sometimes used in making seat belts and straps. Being made of a plastics material, the webbing 30 can be recycled with the remainder of the banner 16.

As the webbing is sewn into the seam 20, it strengthens the seam because the threads have to pass through a greater thickness of material and are therefore better gripped. The attachment of the webbing furthermore does not require any holes that could weaken the banner or the stitching of the seam 20.

ic In order to strengthen the seam further and avoid leaving an exposed material edge that can fray or look unsightly, it is preferred to double over the edge of the flap forming the pocket and to sew it into the seam so that the thread of the seam passed in total through three layers of the banner material and two layers of the webbing.

The webbing is preferably located, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, within the doubled over edge of the pocket flap.

By sandwiching the webbing in the seam between the folded layers of the banner material, the only part of the webbing that will be visible are the protruding loops 30 for receiving the cable ties. it is however alternatively possible to expose the webbing on one or both sides of the banner, so that the webbing may itself feature as part of the banner display.

Claims

<claim-text>CLAIMS1. A banner for suspending from vertically spaced generally horizontal arms projecting from a structure, the banner being formed of a sheet material having elongate pockets at its upper and lower ends for receiving the horizontal arms, the pockets being formed by folding over flaps at the upper and lower edges of the banner and sewing down each flap along a seam that extends over the full width of the pocket, characterised in that a webbing is sewn into each seam, the webbing having a loop that projects laterally beyond the width of the pocket to receive a cable tie for anchoring the banner to the horizontal arms.</claim-text> <claim-text>2. A banner as claimed in claim 1, wherein the webbing extends over the full length of the seam.</claim-text> <claim-text>3. A banner as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein webbing is sandwiched between the banner and the flap that is folded over to form a pocket.</claim-text> <claim-text>4. A banner as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the edge of the flap is folded over a second time and sewn into the seem.</claim-text> <claim-text>5. A banner constructed substantially as herein described with reference to and as illustrated in Figures 3 to 5 of the accompanying drawings.Amendments to the claims have been filed as followsCLAIMS1. A banner for suspending from vertically spaced generally horizontal arms projecting from a structure, the banner being formed of a sheet material having elongate pockets at its upper and lower ends for receiving the horizontal arms, the pockets being formed by folding over flaps at the upper and lower edges of the banner and sewing down each flap along a seam that extends over the full width of the pocket, characterised in that a webbing is sewn into each seam, which webbing extends over the full length of the seam and has a loop that projects laterally beyond ic the width of the pocket to receive a cable tie for anchoring the banner to the horizontal arms, the webbing being sandwiched between the banner and the flap that is folded over to form a pocket.
2. A banner as claimed in claim 1, wherein the edge of the flap is folded over a second time and sewn into the seam.
3. A banner constructed substantially as herein described with reference to and as illustrated in Figures 3 to 5 of the accompanying drawings.</claim-text>