US1659835A - Sign - Google Patents

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Feb. 21, 1928. 1,659,835

- G. M. REININGER SIGN Filed April 9, 1925 Patented Feb. 21, 1928.

UNITED STATES GUSTAVE M. BEININ GER, OI BELLEVUE, KENTUCKY.

SIGN.

Application filed April 9, 1925. Serial No. 21,961.

same design of the body of my invention, to. overcome the apathy of the observer and further arouse his curiosity and interestthereby.

These and other objects are attained in the sign construction described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is aperspective view of a sign embodying a simplified form of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmental perspective view of the sign shown in Fig. 1, to illustrate certain details of construction.

Fig. 3 is a fragmental perspective view of a detail of my improved sign construction.

Fig. 4 is a fragmental sectional view of the detail shown in Fig. 3, as it appears in use.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the general form disclosed in Fig.1, but in a different position for use.

The simple form of my invention, shown in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, consists of an inclined casing 7 which carries a sign 8, the

casing having and being integral with the arched hood 9 which carries lights 10 and 11 for casting an illuminating glow upon the sign. Within the casing an additional source of light 12 may be located for producing an illumination through the sign in the event that it is translucent or transparent.

The sign itself may be of frosted or milk white glass, or it may be of translucent ma terial other than glass. A shelf 13, see Fig. 2, is provided for the sign to rest upon, and after the sign is placed in position a frame 14 is placed upon it in order to hold it and at the same time to enhance the appearance Fig. 5 identically the same construction may be employed as is shown in Fig. 1. In fact the idea to be imparted is that by a mere placing of the casing 011 its back as shown in Fig. 5,'the sign having been reversed, the construction may be used in a different manner for a different position.

Thus the user of my sign is enabled to make two distinct changes tokeep the observer interested, asfor instance the position of my sign as shown in Fig. 1, which when used for a short period of time becomes stale to the observer. The user will at such a time reverse the sign from' that shown in Fig. 1, to that shown in Fig. 5. In Fig. 5, the user may talk to the observer through printed display matter either alternately, or by intermittent electric lighting of the sign matter.

In all the contemplated forms and ways of using my invention pleasing lighting effects may be worked out by utilizing difl'erv ent colored light bulbs, by flashing or intermittent lighting devices, and other schemes which 'may suggest themselves without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as herein set forth.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is A sign construction comprising an integrally arched upper portion and an inclined casing'bottom portion, an inclined shelf in the casing, a sign upon the shelf, a detachable finishing frame with pins on its edges to cooperate with recesses in the casing to prevent displacement of the sign, a light in the arched hooded portion for projecting its light rays upon the sign.

In witness whereof, I afiix my signature.

GUSTAVE M. REININGER.

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