JP7474011B1 - Signboard ramps and signboards - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] To use a road cone (particularly a heavy cone) as a weight for a standing sign. [Solution] First, the installation section 20 of a ramp 10 for a standing sign is attached to a standing sign 70. Next, the ramp section 30 is rotated around hinges 40, 40 and abuts against the installation surface, providing a ramp for the standing sign 70. Then, the heavy cone 100, which is almost always prepared at any site where a standing sign 70 is required, can be smoothly rolled up the ramp section 30 and placed on the installation section 20. [Selected drawing] Figure 6

Description

This invention relates to a freestanding signboard.

2. Description of the Related Art Signboards are often used at construction sites, roadside shops, event venues, and the like to attract the attention of passersby and participants.
However, on windy days, the signboards can be blown around by the wind and flipped over or moved far from their installed locations, which can be very dangerous (a safety issue).
For this reason, weights are attached to signboards to ensure safety (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3).

JP 2001-059209 A JP 2012-093566 A Utility Model Registration No. 3202717

Certainly, by attaching weights to a signboard, the safety of the signboard will definitely be improved.
However, it is cumbersome to prepare a weight separately from the signboard at the site where the signboard is to be installed. Also, since the weight is heavy, it takes a lot of effort to transport and install it.

On the other hand, at sites where signboards are to be installed (especially construction sites), road cones (also known as colored cones: registered trademark) are almost always prepared as safety devices. In recent years, heavy cones, which are heavy in weight, have become widespread.
The inventors of the present application therefore considered whether or not it would be possible to use these road cones (heavy cones) as signboards, and came up with the present invention.

The first invention of the present application is a ramp for a standing signboard, which comprises a signboard body having a display portion and a support body behind the signboard body that supports the signboard body to allow it to stand upright, and which is characterized by forming a sloped section extending from the installation section installed between the signboard body and the support body to the side away from the signboard body in order to place heavy objects on the installation section.
A second invention is a signboard ramp according to the first invention, characterized in that the erection section and the ramp section are integrated together.
The third invention is a ramp for a standing signboard according to the second invention, characterized in that the erection portion and the slope portion are freely bendable.
The fourth invention is a ramp for a standing signboard according to the first invention, characterized in that it is attached to a mounting portion of a support to which the erection portion is attached.
A fifth invention is a signboard ramp according to any one of the first to fourth inventions, characterized in that the heavy object is a road cone.
The sixth invention is a standing signboard comprising a signboard body having a display portion and a support body behind the signboard body for supporting the signboard body and allowing it to stand upright, characterized in that it comprises an erection section that is erected between the signboard body and the support body for placing heavy objects on it, and a slope section that extends from the erection section toward the opposite side of the signboard body.
The seventh invention is a standing signboard related to the sixth invention, characterized in that the erection section and the slope section are constructed as a single piece that can be freely bent, and are stored in the folded state on the back surface of the signboard body.
An eighth invention is a signboard according to the sixth or seventh invention, characterized in that the heavy object is a traffic cone.

The present invention has the following advantages.
(1) The ramp for the standing signboard forms a sloped section extending from the erection section installed between the signboard body and the support body toward the side opposite the signboard body, so that heavy objects can be placed on the erection section using this sloped section.
(2) Since the signboard ramp is an integrated unit consisting of an erection section and a slope section, there is no need to prepare the erection section and the slope section separately.
(3) The signboard ramp can be folded up for compact storage, as the installation section and slope section are integrated and can be bent freely. In more detail, the signboard ramp with the installation section and slope section folded up can be stored on the back of the signboard itself.
(4) Since the signboard ramp is a standalone type that is attached to the mounting portion of the support body to which the erection portion is attached, the existing erection portion can be used to form the ramp portion.
(5) By using road cones as the heavy objects to be placed on the erection section, road cones at the site where the signboard is to be installed (e.g., construction site) can be effectively utilized. Also, since the road cone can be moved by tilting it and rolling it on the slope without lifting it, the work of placing the road cone can be performed very safely and easily. In particular, if the base of the road cone that contacts the slope is horizontally circular, it can be smoothly rolled on the slope.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram (2) for explaining a second embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a signboard ramp according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
The embodiment described below is an example of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.

1 to 6 are explanatory diagrams illustrating a first embodiment of a ramp for a standing signboard according to the present invention.
First, FIG. 1 shows an overall view of a signboard ramp 10. As shown in FIG.
The signboard ramp 10 is an integrated type in which an erection section 20, which is erected between the signboard body and a support, and a slope section 30 are connected in a freely bendable manner.

FIG. 1( a ) illustrates a state in which the bridging portion 20 and the slope portion 30 are folded up.
FIG. 1B illustrates a state in which the slope portion 30 is opened from the erection portion 20.
The bridge portion 20 and the slope portion 30 are connected by a hinge 40 and are capable of rotating freely.
The erection part 20 has mounting pieces 21, 21 for attaching the erection part 20 to the signboard body, and locking parts 23, 23 for attaching the erection part 20 to the support. The mounting pieces 21, 21 are bendable. The erection part 20 also has a hooking part 25 that is stretchable in the longitudinal direction.

Next, FIGS. 2 to 5 show the state in which the signboard ramp 10 is attached to a signboard 70. FIG.
The signboard 70 comprises a signboard body 80 having a display part 81, and a support 90 behind the signboard body 80 for supporting the signboard body 80 to make it stand on its own.
The signboard body 80 is composed of a plate-shaped display portion 81 and a frame. The frame is made up of left and right vertical frames 82, 82 and horizontal frames (an upper horizontal frame 83, a middle horizontal frame 84, and a lower horizontal frame 85) connecting the left and right vertical frames 82, 82.
The support body 90 has a pair of support legs 91, 91, the tips of which are rotatably connected to the vertical frames 82, 82 of the signboard body 80. Also, an attachment portion 93 is provided at a position corresponding to the lower horizontal frame 85 of the signboard body 80 so as to connect the support legs 91, 91.

As shown in FIG. 2, the signboard ramp 10 is stored in a folded state on the back side of the signboard body 80. At this time, the mounting pieces 21, 21 of the erection part 20 of the signboard ramp 10 are inserted between the lower horizontal frame 85 of the signboard body 80 and the display part 81, and the approximately L-shaped hanging part 25 of the erection part 20 is hung on the middle horizontal frame 84 of the signboard body 80. This ensures that the signboard ramp 10 is securely stored on the back side of the signboard body 80.

Then, the hooking portion 25 is extended to release the hooking state with the middle horizontal frame 84 (Fig. 2(1)), and while returning the hooking portion 25 to its original position (Fig. 3(2)), the signboard ramp 10 is tilted sideways toward the mounting portion 93 with the bendable portion of the mounting pieces 21, 21 as a fulcrum (Fig. 3(3)). The signboard ramp 10 that has been tilted sideways is attached to the signboard 70 by engaging the roughly U-shaped locking portions 23, 23 of the erection portion 20 with the mounting portion 93 of the support 90 (Fig. 4(4)). Then, the slope portion 30 is rotated around the hinges 40, 40 to abut against the installation surface, providing a slope for the signboard 70 (Fig. 5). Note that when storing the signboard ramp 10 in the signboard body 80, the reverse procedure is followed.

Furthermore, FIG. 6 illustrates how a heavy object is placed on the erection section 20 using the signboard ramp 10.
Here, a heavy cone 100, which is a road cone with a high specific gravity, is used as the heavy object. The heavy cone 100 is a safety item (security item) that is almost always prepared at a site where a signboard 70 is required, and if this can be used as a weight for the signboard 70, it will be an effective use of the safety item (security item).
Also, if the weight cone 100 has a base 101 that is horizontally circular, the weight cone 100 can be tilted so that the horizontally circular base 101 comes into contact with the installation surface (FIG. 6(a)), and the weight cone 100 can be rolled up the slope 30 smoothly and placed on the installation section 20 (FIG. 6(b)). The weight cone 100 to be rolled is not limited to one, and multiple weight cones stacked on top of each other may be rolled as is. In this case, however, the weight cone 100 located at the bottom should have a base 101 that is horizontally circular (because the weight cone 100 that comes into contact with the installation surface is the one located at the bottom ) .

7 and 8 are explanatory diagrams illustrating a second embodiment of a signboard ramp according to the present invention.
First, FIG. 7 shows an overall view of a ramp 50 for a standing signboard.
The signboard ramp 50 is a standalone type that constitutes the slope section 51 separately from the installation section that is installed between the signboard body and the support. In addition, one longitudinal end of the slope section 51 is provided with approximately U-shaped locking sections 53, 53 for locking to the mounting section 93 of the support 90.

Next, FIG. 8 illustrates the state in which the signboard ramp 50 is attached to a signboard 70.
As shown in FIG. 8( a ), an existing installation portion 60 is attached to a signboard 70 .
As shown in FIG. 8B, the locking portions 53, 53 of the signboard ramp 50 are locked to the mounting portion 93 of the support body 90 to which the erection portion 60 is attached.
As shown in FIG. 8( c ), the signboard ramp 50 , in which the locking portions 53 , 53 are locked to the mounting portion 93 , can form a slope portion 51 continuing to the erection portion 60 .
The manner in which a heavy weight cone, which is a heavy object, is placed on the erection section 20 with respect to the slope section 51 thus formed is the same as that shown in FIG.

The "signboard ramp" of the present invention can be used for a wide range of freestanding signboards, but can also be used for barricades such as A-type barricades.

First Embodiment
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 Signboard ramp 20 Installation section 21 Mounting piece 23 Locking section 25 Hanging section 30 Slope section 40 Hinge

Second Embodiment
50 Signboard ramp 51 Slope section 53 Locking section 60 Installation section

(common)
70 Standing signboard 80 Signboard body 81 Display portion 82 Vertical frame 83 Upper horizontal frame 84 Middle horizontal frame 85 Lower horizontal frame 90 Support body 91 Support leg 93 Mounting portion 100 Road cone (heavy cone)
101 Pedestal

Claims (6)

A signboard having a signboard body having a display portion and a support body behind the signboard body for supporting the signboard body and allowing it to stand on its own,
This ramp for a standing sign is characterized in that a slope section is formed extending from the erection section to the side opposite the sign body in order to place a heavy object on the erection section erected between the sign body and the support body , and the erection section and the slope section are integrated . 2. A ramp for a standing signboard according to claim 1 , wherein the erection portion and the slope portion are freely bendable. 3. A ramp for a standing signboard according to claim 1 or 2 , characterized in that the heavy object is a road cone. A signboard having a signboard body having a display portion and a support body behind the signboard body for supporting the signboard body and allowing it to stand on its own,
a mounting section that is mounted between the signboard body and the support body and that is used to place a heavy object thereon;
A slope portion extending from the erection portion toward the opposite side of the signboard body;
A signboard characterized by having: 5. The signboard according to claim 4 , wherein the erection section and the slope section are constructed as a single unit that can be folded freely, and are stored in a folded state on the back surface of the signboard body. 6. The signboard according to claim 4 or 5 , wherein the weight is a road cone.

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