US1573101A

US1573101A - Sign suspension

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Publication number: US1573101A
Application number: US48982A
Authority: US
Inventors: Steckol Harry
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1925-08-08
Filing date: 1925-08-08
Publication date: 1926-02-16
Anticipated expiration: 1943-02-16

Description

H. STECKOL SIGN SUSPENSION Feb. 16 192s. 1,573,101

Filed Xugust 8, 1925 h L! \Jai W gmmm Patented Feb. 16, 1926. f

UNITED STATES PATENT orifice.

HARRY STECKOL, F HOUSTON, TEXAS.

SIGN SUSPENSION.

Application filed August 8, 1925. Serial No. 48,982.

To (zZZ iMmm-it may concern: 5, of ornamental shape below the arm and Be it known that I, HARRY STEoKoL, a a second smaller board 6 above the arm. citizen or the United States, residing at These two boards or plates and 6 are sellouston, Harris County, Texas, have incured together and to the supporting arm 2 5 vented a certain new and useful Improveby a plurality of pairs of bearing plates or meat in Sign Suspensions, of which the folbrackets 7, of which I have shown three in lowing is a specification. number.

My invention relates to a means for sus- Said bearing plates 7' are arranged in pending, or mounting, a plurality of display pairs, as shown in Fig. 2. They have flat boards or signs upon a supporting arm. It upper and lower ends and an intermediate is particularly designed for use along highportion curved to fit about the side of the ways in connecting to the support a base arm They are secured to the display upon which information and highway d1recboards by bolts or pins 8, as she vn. The entions may be printed. gagenient with the arm 2 may be a loose one,

15 An object is to provide a display device, allowing the signs to swing to more particucomprising two or more related display larly attract the attentiono'l the public. boards or plates secured to the support, by a The arrangement, though simple, is par common clamping device, one above and ticularly econo nical and effective. The others below the said support. It is desired members 7 secure the plates in alignment 20 that the suspension be one allowing oscillaand act also tosecure them pivotally to the 25 tion and arrangement of the parts and the one.

39 the. line 2 tion or swinging of the display boards, the supporting arm. The heavier sign is below 00 lower 01" which is heavier than the one above, the arm so that the signs will be held by to maintain thesigns in erect position. The gravity in erect positions. The turtheradinvention resides in the particular construcvantages ol this arrangement will be obvimeans by which they are supported. What I claim as new and desire to pro- Referring to the drawing herewith, Fig. tect by Letters Patent is: l is a front elevation of a device embodying A display device comprising a post, a latthe invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on eral arm thereon, a sign board below said 2 of Fig. 1. arm, a smaller sign board above said arm, The display boards are suspended upon a and opposite clampingplates secured at their support comprising a post 1 which may be ends to said boards and including said arm tubular, said post having a laterally extendloosely between them to allow a swinging ingarm 2 at its upper end. The post 1 is rovemcnt of said boards thereon.

35 secured within a supporting base and I have In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my shown a post hole or recess 8 in the ground signature this 3rd day of August, A. D. in which the post is fixed by cement or con- 1 25. p crete l. i

The display boards comprise a lower board HARRY STEC'KOL.