US1767550A - Insignia device - Google Patents

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June 24, 1930. H. J. PEELE I 1,767,550

INSIGNIA DEVICE Filed Out. 10, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 V I/YVENTOR A. I FEEL 6' Arron/1E7 June 24,1930. H J, PEELE I 1,767,550

INSIGNIA DEVICE Fil ed Oct. 10 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 llYVE/YIUR ll. I Pft'Lt' Arm/mar Patented June 24, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT oi EREWARD :r. rnnnn, or 1. ouis, vrrssounr, essrenon To" s. e. AnAras s'rAMr & STATIONERY COMPANY, orv s'r. Louis, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION or MISSOURI INSIGNIA :onvrcn Application filed. OctoberIO, 1927. Serial No. 225,075.

example, as those commonly employed for indicating the" street number of a house.

Metal numerals as well as metal letters are employed in a variety ofuses, and in order efficiently to perform their function it isnecessary that their surfaces remain clear and distinct during use in order that they may bedistinguished from a distance.

It is common in the use of such devices to seat them firmly against a wall of a building or other structure and to secure them rigidly in their seated position. When so fastened they are subject to oxidation or similar defacement by reason of comin in contact "D with atmospheric moisture and, in the event that they are located out of doors, they are subject not only to rain that comes in direct contact with them but also rain and discoloring matter contained in the support which I accumulates and runs down over the face of the insignia devices.

A still further use to which devices of this character are commonly put consists in affixing them to telephone, telegraph or railway poles, and the like, to indicate the number of each pole or to indicate information pertaining to the attachments carriedby the poles or other information of any kind, and when so used they are very likely.

V to become obliteratedowing to the fact that creosote or latex, with which poles are very often i1npregnated,-'exudes during warm weather and pours over the surfaceof the insignia devices. By treating the metal of the devices in such a way thatit is rendered impervious to rust, many of the disadvan tages mentioned above may be overcome, but there remains the danger of the 1I1S1gIl12t becoming partially or completely obliterated bythe collection upon its outer surface of dirt and' other matter which is washedthereon from the surface to which With the foregoing considerations in view the present invention has for an important object thereof the provision'of an improved insignia device constructed in such'a-manner.

that when affixed to a flat support it will stand outwardly therefrom inwhich position the surface of the insignia will be impassableby liquids flowing acrossthe surface of the support.

A-feature of the invention consists in providing a metal insignia with projections extending from the rear face of the insignia in.

such a mannerth'at theprojections will be the only parts of ;the insignia togcontact with a support to which the insignia is af- A further feature of the invention "consists of pressing the projections out of the material of which the insignia is made. Forming the projections in this waypermits the im proved insignia to be manufactured economically and at substantially the cost of the ordinary insignia device.

Other features and objects of the in vent1on will become apparent from a reading of the following description-inthe light of section taken line l4;of- Fig. 3, and., V

Figs. 5, 6, 7, 8 and time each viewsjin perspective showing modifications of-Tthe invention. 1

. As shown in the drawings the reference numeralI indicates vertical support, such, for example, as ahouse'front,telephone pole ,'etc., to which there" is affixed by m'eans of nails 12, or other similar fastenings, the "metal insignia 14 shown inFigs. 1. to .5

inclusivefherein, the form of a numeral seven; I .m

.As shownin Fig.1- and 2,-the insignia 14:

i is providedlwith a plurality: of semi-spherical projections '16 extending rearwardly' fromgthe insigniapandit is to be observed that the projections 1 are so arranged andspaced that when the .insigniafis affixedto the support only the projections will be in contact with the support.

While the projections have been illustrated in. Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings as comprising a semi-spherical shape, it is to be understood that the invention contemplates the employment of other forms of projections, as, for example, that illustrated in Figs. 3 and a which triangular projections are stamped out of the metal to extend rearw ardly of the insignia 14; Fig. in which the insignia is provided with counter-sunk depressions having openings 22 for receiving the fastenings 12 formed at the bottom of the depressions; Fig. 6 in which counter-sunk depressions are of a suficiently small, diameter that large heads 24 of the fastenings may rest upon the surface of the insignia ad acent to the depressions; Fig. 7 in which rectangular projections 26 are pressed rearwardly out of the metal of the insignia; Fig. 8'in which an elon ated groove or depression 28 is provided at its bottom with openings 30 for receiving the fastening's 12; and Fig. 9 in which a V-shaped groove is pressed in the insignia.

It is to be'appreciated that all of the various modified forms of the invention efficiently carry out the idea of aflixing the in signia to a support in such a manner that it will extend outwardly therefrom, and it is also to be realized that still further modifications may be provided without departing from the spirit and scope of the metal surface of the insignia without bending or otherwise causing distortion of the metal. 7 V 7 Having thus described my invention, which I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A metal insignia comprising a one piece, stamped out member shaped to the desired form, a hollow extension on said member to spacesame from the element by which it 1S supported, said extension being arranged in contact with said supportand being provided with an aperture formed in a wall thereof, a headed .fastening'devi'ce extended through said aperture and into said support to secure the insignia to the support, the entire head portion of said fastening device including the} outer face there"- of beingspa'ced'inwardly of the outer surface of the insignia. Y

2. A metal insignia comprising a onepiece, stamped out member shaped to the desired form, said member having a depressed portion to provide an integrally formed hollow extension to space said. mem- 3 ber from the element by which it is supported, said extension being arranged in contact with said support and being provided with an aperture formed in a wall thereof, and a headed fastening device ex- 1

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