US1853144A - Lattice construction for outdoor advertising structures - Google Patents

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April 12, 1932. 5. D. OVERHOLTZ 1,853,144

.LATTTCE CONSTRUCTION FOR OUTDOOR ADVERTISING STRUCTURES Filed April 21, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 A? w 3 I a L, :55 -4 2 4 I I E 2f Z g 5 Z 7 "a 57 Z G. D OVERHOLTZ LATTICE CONSTRUCTION FOR OUTDOOR ADVERTISING STRUCTURES April 12, 1932.

Filed April 21, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR a b Q April 12, 1932. D: QVERHOLTZ 1,853,144

LATTICE CONSTRUCTION FOR OUTDOOR ADVERTISING STRUCTURES Filed April 21,- 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 i Patented Apr. 12, 19321 Wire a ar erriee enonen n. ovnnnon'rz, or! FAIR OAKS, runnsynvanm, ASSIGNOR'TO MGG'LINTIC" Maasn'ant oo arArtY, or PITTSBURGH, rnnrisrnvania, A ocnronnrrolv or PENN- svnvanra LATTICEEONSTRUCTION FOB, OUTDOOR ADVERTISING STRUCTURES I Application filed. April 21, 1930. Serial 445,944.

My invention relates to improvements in outdoor advertising structures of the character embodying a steel framework, .aposter panel constructionsupported by the framework, and a lattice structure associated therewith. The present invention particularly directed to a vertically extending divider lattice employed between two adjacent advertising structures, and means for securing the lattice to said structures.

In some. instances, it is necessary to erect a plurality of poster panels upon one location and in such cases it is desirable to separate the same by means of connecting divider lattice sections preferably corresponding in design and appearance to the lattice disposed below said panels. Since such advertising structures are necessarily portable and of a character that may be readily erected and taken down, it becomes necessary to so construct the divider lattice to accommodateit to various erection conditions in the f field, and to enable it to be readily applied and taken down.

For example, one erection may .necessitate placing the poster panels in parallelism, and another may require angular disposition thereof. And, further, as-will be readily understood by those skilled'in the art, each erection produces slight variations in the dimensional relation between said panels.

a It is, therefore, a prime object of'my in,-.

vention to provide an all-metal divider lattice structure designed to be positioned between two adjacent poster panels, and embodying means thereon and means associated therewith for panels.

A further object is to .PI'OVldQ a divider securing the same to said lattice section of a predetermined width, hav-' ing' telescoping transverse members thereon for adjustably mounting said lattice between twospaced-apart poster panels. V

A still further object is to provide a divider lattice structure comprising a plurality of sections having transverse members thereon and therebetween, and adjustable means 7 associated with sald members for mounting.

said lattice sections thereon. I

Additional objects andadvantages will become apparent from the following specification taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. l is'a front elevational view of an outdoor advertising structure comprising ,and showing my invention the Fig. l, a perspective view of the means of Fig. 31 detached;

Fig. 5, a perspective view of the rear of the central transverse member, showing the upper andlower divider lattice sections secured thereto; v

Fig. 6. a perspective view of the securing means of Fig. 5 detached;

Fig. 7, a perspective view of the rear of the lower divider lattice section secured tothe lower transverse member;

Fig. 8 a perspective view of the securing bracket of Fig. 7 detached;

Figs. 9 andlO are perspective views ofthe' rear of portions of the molding of two poster panels, showing said panels angularly disposed with respect to each other, and having the divider lattice secured therebetween;

Fig. 11, a perspective view of a reinforcing member for the upper transverse member;

Fig. 12, a rear perspective view of the lower divider lattice section, showing the same secured to the capping extensions of two angularly disposed poster panels; and

Fig. 13, a perspective view of the adjustable clip for securing the lattice to the poster panels. Y i r Referring to the drawings, A designates manner andsupported from steel framework, including uprights or posts 3. Decorative molding l preferably of sheet metal, is secured aroundtlie borders of the panels in any suitable manner, said molding including a rectang l r capping portion forming "top cappings 5, side cappings 6 and bottom capings 7 The poster panels are preferably provided with metal lattice sections B positioned therebelow, the lattice construction being more fully described in my pending application, filed September 17, 1929, Serial No. 393,189.

As particularly shown in Fig. 2, the divider lattice comprises upper and lower sections 8 and 9 respectively. Said lattice sections are preferably formed of sheet metal cut and bent into the shape of lattice work including a plurality of vertically extending channel-like portions 10, and spaced-apart openings 11 formed in the sheet between the adjacent portions 10. Said portions 11 are formed by stamping out portions of the metal and bending said portions rearwardly of the channel-like portions 10, as at 12.

The lattice section 8 extends vertically substantially the height of the poster panels proper, while the lower section 9 corresponds in height to that of the lattice sections B below said panels.

In positioning, the divider lattice between the poster panels A, it is desirable to frame the same by means of transverse members at the top and bottom thereof, and at the junction of the upper and lower sections 8 and 9. \Vhen thus employed, the said transverse members, in appearance, constitute continuations of the top and bottom moldings 4 of the panels, and of the lattice aprons D.

To this end, I provide a top transverse member 13 formed of two sheet metal sections 13a and 13b adapted to telescope one in the other. In cross section these sections are bent to form a top rectangular capping portion lei of substantially the same dimension as the capping 5 of the poster panels A,

and an apron portion 15 depending substantially the depth of the molding 4: of said panels.

For the purpose of securing said transverse member 13 to the top of the upper lattice sec tion 8, I provide brackets 16 having slotted horizontal flanges 17, and vertical faces 18 and 19. The faces 18 are cut away as shown in Fig. 5 to permit the brackets to fit snugly to the configuration of the transverse member 13. The faces 19 extend parallel to the apron portion of the transverse member 13 and are formed with openings 20 therein.

The upper flanges of the capping portions 14 of said transverse member sections 13a and 136 are formed with rows of slotted openings 21 and 22 disposed longitudinally thereof. A bracket 16 is secured to each of said sections by means of a bolt and nut connection 23 through the slotted flanges 17 and the openings 21. A reinforcing channel member R is preferably positioned beneath the capping portion 14 and is formed with openings 2% and arranged in alinement with the openings 21 and 22 of the member sections 13a and 13b enabling the passage of headed screw bolts for connecting the members 13a and 13b to member R.

The end portions :0 of the rear flange r of the reinforcing channel are preferably weakened at the point of joinder with the web or back of said channel, to permit said portions 00 to be bent inwardly, as indicated in dotted lines of Fig. 11, to provide for overlapping said channel and the outer corners of the upper transverse member 13 upon the top capping 5 of the poster panels, as shown in Fi 10.

. n add tion to the transverse top member 18, the divider lattice structure is provided with a. bottom transverse member 26 and with an intermediate transverse member 27, the latter being designed, when the divider lattice structure is positioned between two adjacent panel structures, to be in alinement with and in effect constitute a continuation of the bottom molding or capping 7 of the said panels.

The construction of the transverse member 27 is very similar to the member 13 above described. and includes two telescoping portions 27a and 277) each bent to form a top rectangular portion 28 and an apron portion 29, the latter being of substantially the depth of the molding 7 This member 27 is secured. to the divider latt ce by means of brackets 30 corresponding with the brackets 16 of the member 18. Each member 27a and 27b is formed. with slotted openings adapted to receive screw bolts for securing the brackets to the respective members 270. and 27b.

82 designates clamp members adapted to be attached to the brackets 16 of member 13, and 33 designates clamp members adapted to be attached to the brackets 30. A portion of the 7 upper part of the top section of the divider lattice is adapted to be entered between the said clamp members and the brackets of the transverse member 13. and be held in pos tion therebetween, and the lower portion of the upper section of the divider lattice is adapted to be entered between the corresponding clamping means carried by the transverse member 27.

The bottom member 26 is also formed with two telescoping sections 26a and 26?) having slotted openings in the lower portion thereof for engagement with brackets 34: d sposed therein. It will be understood that the lower end port on of the lower section of the divider lattice contacts with the rearof the bottom transverse member and is held there on by means of screws passed through a portion of the lattice and engaging the brackets 34 disposed in the said member 26. The upper end portion of the lower divider lattice sect on is secured to the clamp members 33 of the intermediate member 27, as particularn.

shown by Figs. 5 and 12.

It will be noted that when the divider lattice'is assembled with adjacent panel structures, the frame portion 13 constituting in effect a molding for the upper portion of the divider lattice will coincide or partly coincide withthe upper molding 5 of the panel structures, and that .the intermediate frame member 27 will be similarly disposed in relation to the bottom molding 7 of the respective panel structures; further, that the lower frame member 26 will bein alinement with the aprons D of the lower lattice sections B.

From the above, it should be understood that the frame members 13, 26 and 27 of the divider lattice are not directly attached to the panel structures, but are of such a character that the ends thereof, come into close relationship with the capping of the side moldings of two adjacent panel structures.

For the purpose of attaching the divider lattice to the respective panel structures or to the side moldings thereof, I provide on the lattice structure at opposite sides thereof a plurality of adjustable clips 35, said clips being positioned in transversely extending channel members 36, the latter entering into the divider lattice construction. The clips 35 are made of sheet metal or other pliable material, being generally of box-like contour, and are formediwith a lattice-engaging member a having, a slotted opening 37 therein.

The box-like clip isfurther formed with an apertured flange portion 6 adapted to be bent into close engagement with the outer faces of the side moldings of the two adjacent panel structures to which the said clips are secured by means of a bolt passing through the said molding and the apertured flange. It will be noted that, by means of these clips, the divider lattice maybe readily attached to the said side moldings of the panel structures whether the panel structuresbe arranged in parallelism or out of alinement, as shown in- Figs. 9, 10 and 12 of the drawings.

In practice, the divider lattice is made up of the desired width and height, preferably as shown, i. e., comprising an upper section,

8 and alower section 9. It will be seen that, due to the telescoping portions of the respective frame members of the divider lattice, the

said members may be adjusted to take upany variations, as well as to provide for the attachment of the divider lattice to the respective panel structures when the same are arranged out of ahnement one with the other. I claim:

1. In an outdoor advertising structure, the,

combination vwith a plurality of poster panel structures, of a divider lattice adapted to be 1 positioned between two adjacent poster panel verse framing members secured thereto, and

means for attaching said sections to the moldings of the adjacent poster panel structures.

and means for securing said sections together.

In an outdoor advertising structure, the combination with a divider lattice, of an adjustable transverse framing member comprising telescoping sections, brackets .disposed within each of the sections, clamping means cooperating with'the brackets for attaching said sections to the divider lattice,

and means for securing. said sections together. I

5. In an outdoor advertising structure, the

I combination with two poster panel structures angularly disposed with respect to each other, of a divider lattice adapted to be p0- sitioned therebetween, adjustable means for attaching the la ties to the adjacent moldings of said structures, a plurality of adjustable transverse framingmembers secured to the lattice and comprising telescoping sections extendingbetween and. adapted to be adjusted to the distance between the adjacent moldings of said angularly disposed struc-- tures.

6. In an outdoor advertising structure, the combination with spacecbapart panel structures, of an all-metal divider lattice positioned between two adjacent panel structures and including an adjustable top framing member, an adjustable lower framingmember, said framing members arranged to form continuations of the top and bottom moldings. of the two adjacent panel structures,

clamping means associated with the topand lower framing members for connecting said 7 members and spaced apart portions of the divider lattice, and means carried by the divider lattice for attaching the same to the side moldings ofthe said adjacent panel structures.

' 7. In an outdoor advertising structure, the

combination with a plurality of poster panel structures having adjacent end portions provided with side moldings, of an all-metal divider lattice disposed between the side moldings and including adjustable hollow framing members, clamping means within the framing members for attaching the framingmembers to the divider lattice, a transfversely extending lattice reinforcing. member, anda boX-likephable attaching clip car- .ried by there nforcmg member for securing; A

the divider lattice to one of the side moldings.

8. In an outdoor advertising structure, the combination with a plurality of poster panel structures having adjacent end portions provided with side moldings, of an all-metal divider lattice disposed between the side moldings and including adjustable transversel extending hollow framing members exten ing substantially from one side molding to an adjacent side molding, clamping means within the hollow framing members for attaching said members to the divider lattice, and adjustable pliable attaching means on the divider lattice for securing it to the side moldings.

9. In an outdoor advertising structure comprising spaced-apart panel structures having top, bottom and side metal moldings, of an all-metal divider lattice positioned between adjacent side moldings of the panels and including spaced-apart adjustable hollow framing members, said framing members arranged to form continuations of the top and bottom moldings of adjacent panels, clamps within the hollow framing members for engaging spaced apart portions of the divider lattice, and means carried by the divider lattice for attaching it to adjacent side moldings of the panels.

10. In an outdoor advertising structure, an allmetal divider lattice positioned between two adjacent panel structures and including an upper section and a lower section with the lower section disposed in a horizontal plane below the panels, an adjustable top hollow framing member for the upper section, an adjustable lower hollow framing member for the lower section, lattice clamping means within said hollow members, an intermediate adjustable framing member for the adjacent ends of the two sections, and attaching clips carried by the upper section for securing the divider lattice to the moldings of the two adjacent panels.

11. In an outdoor advertising structure, the combination with spaced apart panel structures, of an all-metal divider lattice positioned between two adjacent panel structures and including a hollow metal adjustable top framing member arranged to form In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

GEORGE D. OVERHOLTZ.

a continuation of the top molding of two adjacent panel structures, clamping means within the hollow member for connecting the upper portion of the divider lattice to said member, and means carried by the divider lattice for attaching the same to the side moldings of the said adjacent panel structures.

12. In an outdoor advertising structure, the combination with spaced apart panel structures, of an all-metal divider lattice positioned between two adjacent panel structures and including an adjustable top framing member arranged to form a continuation I of the top moldings of two adjacent panel

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