US1163750A - Changeable sign. - Google Patents

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W. C. GRANT.

QHANGEABLE SIGN. APPLICATION FILED )UNE 30.19ll.

3.91639750@ l Patented Dec. 14, 1915.

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WILLIS c. GRANTx oF ASHTABULA, orme/ CHANGEABLE SIGN'.

To all whomt't may concern: K

Be it known that I, VILLIS C. GRANT, a citizen ofthe United States, and resident of Ashtabula, in the county of Ashtabula and State of Ohio, have -invented certain new and useful Improvements in Changeable Signs, of which I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. Y

The objects Vof the invention are to provide a sign in which the letters, figures, or other characters are changeable and are preferably held upon loosely conned bars or supports, so that the letters can readily be attached to and removed therefrom. The

letters are also attached to the bars by means of an elastic gripping pressure upon the outer sides thereof. lThe bars and letters are formed in predetermined regular proporf tioned relative sizes, so that the same series of bars will be adapted to support letters of more than one size and the letters can be arranged in any order desired' to forni4 words to compose a sign or advertisement and can be used if desired in several sizes te give variety to the composition of the sign.

The invention furtherlcomprises the combinationl and arrangement of parts and constructionl of details as hereinafter described, shown in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is an elevation of a sign, showing the frame,

bars and removable letters thereon; Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section therethrough; Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section therethrough; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the letters; Fig. 5 is a trans-.

verse section of a bar and the means for attaching the bar to the edge of a shelf'; Fig. 6 is an enlarged transverse section of someA of the bars showing/letter plates; and Fig. 7 a triangular bar. Fig. 8 shows a modified form of letter pate.

In these views 1 is a frame, 2, 2, are bars `preferably formed of sheet metal, ,which rest lightly upon each other inthe frame, and are confined elastically by means of the shoulder', and sheet metal plates 4, 4, fastened by means of screws 5, 5`.

The letters or characters of any 'kind are printed or painted or stamped upon thin'.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patmljgdl DQ@ 141., 119115; I Applicatic'n ledd'uue 30, 1911. Serial No. 636,304. i l

spring metal letter plates, A, A., the upper and lower ends of which are turned backward at B, B far enough to exert a spring gripping eifect upon .the sides of the -bar.

To increase the gripping effect in retaining the letter plates in position each backwardly turned edge is indented at b,- b, vat exactly e the points which just engage the inner edges of the bar, and by spring action make it difficult to remove the letter plate therefrom. It would 'not ordinarily be possible to remove thel letter plate from the bar by inserting a. nail or a tool underneath the center of theletter plate, since the union is so close, hence the letter plates can not be picked off by school boys or mischievous persons and,4

are protected from being stolen, or more injury. To facilitate` removing them when desired the outer corners of the bars are given a wide curvature at C and the angles of the letter plates with the integral rearwardly bent vportions are more acute thus Y plates are suiii'cient to retain them. The y projections can sometimes be dispensed With since the holding members are turned slightly inwardas well as backward so as to exert a decided spring pressure upon the bars. .These 'letter plates 'are not attached by sliding them along the bars but can be attached at any point and hence are' more easily placed Where required.

" The bars are preferably of the shape shown in cross section and for convenience lcan be made of channel shape, of sheet metal, and with well rounded corners as described. The bars shown in Fig. 7 have spreading sides, so that the projections b easily grip them. In Fig. 5 is shown-means for attaching one of the bars `upon which letter plates can'be mounted on the, edgesof -a shelf or to a Wall.; Here a bracket or i brackets E are formed of sheet metal and the arms F and G are formed integrally therein, and one of them G, turned back sothat'the extremitiesof the arms support the backwardly turned edges of the bar.

'This device is particularly convenientfor attachment to the edges of shelves upon which goods are exposed for sale so that Lthe goods can be easily located and prices can be displayed in convenient proximity to the goods. v

Having described the invention what I claini as new and desire to secure by yLetters Patent is:

1. The combination with a bar, having a front face and inwardly extending sides, and rounded front edges, of a letter plate resiliently attached thereto, said plate provided with rearwardly and inwardly extended integral holding portions, the outer corners of said plate bent at a more acute angle than the angles of the front corners of said bar providing openings for the insertion of a lifting tool.

2. The combination with a bar having .rearwardly and inwardly extended sides, of a letter plate provided with integral rearwardly extending resilient holding portions,

W. C. GRANT.

lnA presence of- WM. M. MoNRoE, P. BREDEL.

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