US1962838A - Advertising sign - Google Patents

Description

June 1934- R. G. REGESTER 1,962,833

ADVERTI S I-NG S IGN Filed March 23, 1934 INVENTOR RAMS/1) G. REGES TER sv g' ATTORNEY UNITED STATE ADVERTISING SIGN Ramsay G. Regester, Philadelphia, Pa., assignor to Gill Glass & Fixture Company, a corporation of Delaware Application March 23, 1934, Serial No. 716,961 4 Claims. (Cl. 40-132) S PATENT OFFICE The present invention relates to advertising carries a lamp socket 14 and a lamp bulb 15 as signs and is more particularly directed toward indicated. advertising signs adapted for artificial illumina- Across the open mouth of the reflector is tion by an electric lamp carried by the unit formplaced a closure member 16. This member is 5. ing the sign so that the sign may be portable. shaped to fit the open mouth of the reflector and C 3 The present invention contemplates an adis made of crystal glass, preferably pebbled on vertising sign of the illusion type, wherein one both sides so as to obtain a maximum breaking transparent panel, preferably of clear crystal up of the light rays without producing a matte glass and provided with fused or fired in indicia, surface which would be the case where an opal 10, is placed in front of and preferably spaced from, glass panel or an etched glass panel were used.

a reflector closure member preferably made of This pebbling may be obtained by press-rolling. pebbled glass. According to the present inven- This crystal glass panel is preferably bulged tion, the light source and reflector are placed outwardly as indicated at Fig. 2.

behind the rear glass member and both direct A cover glass 1'7 is placed outside the panel 16.

and reflected light is transmitted through the The cover glass 1'7 is made of clear crystal glass '10 pebbled glass for illuminating the sign bearing and bears suitable advertising or other indicia panel and to provide a background between the either painted on the glass or fused or fired into indicia of the sign. the glass, or carried by the glass in any other :According to the present invention, the rear suitable manner. In the drawing, letters L- ;glass or member which closes the front of the indicate indicia which may be applied. The in- 75 reflector, is made of transparent crystal glass, dicia may be separate letters, figures or symbols, preferably pebbled or roughened to break up and or they may be connected together. To obtain disperse the light rays so that a surface is prothe preferred effects, the indicia a a a ed duced having alternating light and dark spots. so as to form open spaces. The two glass'mem- 'This glass closure member extends across the bers 16 and 1'7 are secured to the sheet material 80' entire front of the reflector so that the lamp bulb reflector 10 by a split band 18 of V-shaped cross does not pass through it. In this way the sign section, the ends of the band being secured tobearing cover member may be designed to have gether by abolt indicated at 19.

the indicia placed anywhere desired on the sur- In the modified form construction, shown in face of the cover glass. Inasmuch as the light Fig. 3, the glass disc 16' is dished the other way 85 source is completely hidden from direct observafrom that shown in Fig. 2. These discs may be tion by the pebbled glass closure, it is unnecessary flat, but better appearances are obtained when to design the sign bearing panel to screen off the they are dished. Dishing out, as in Fig. 2, affords light source. more room for the lamp bulb.

Other and further objects of the invention will The reflector l0 and closurewmember 16 form 90 appear as the description proceeds. a complete enclosure for the lamp bulb, and the The accompanying drawing shows, for purlight rays are reflected and scattered about inposes of illustrating the present invention, two of side this closure so that the entire surface of the many embodiments in which the invention the closure member is illuminated. The brilmay take form, it being understood that the liancy of the surface of the closure member is 95 drawing is illustrative of the invention rather substantially uniform throughout the entire area than limiting the same. In the drawing: and each small area of surface is made up of a Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of the advernumber of bright a dark Spots Which p uc tising sign; a glittering or scintillating effect. The glass Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through member 16 therefore becomes the secondary light 100 the sign with parts in elevation; and source not only for illuminating the indicia by Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view similar to Fig. 2, the made light, but it provides a brilliant backshowing a modified form of construction. ground between the translucent p q An open mouthed sheet metal reflector is shown dicia carried by the cover glass. This intensity at 10. It may have a bead 11 at the smaller end is substantially uniform and hence the entire sign 105 and be received within a fitter 12 shaped the throws the advertising matter or other indicia same as fitters commonly employed for holding into high optical relief against the glittering globes or shades of lighting fixtures. The rebackground.

flector and fitter may be secured together by Where particular color effects are desired, they clamping screws indicated at 13. The fitter 12 may be obtained by tinting or coloring the inside 1.10

of the metal reflector. This will cause the closure member to transmit colored or tinted light so that the background is colored. Suflicient White light will be transmitted direct from the bulb so that the colors in the sign itself are properly brought out.

The arrangement herein shown is adapted for mounting in various ways forming no part of the present invention but contributing to the utility of the device. One can easily remove one cover glass and substitute another with different advertising copy, whenever a changed sign is desired. Relamping is easily effected Without taking the sign about.

It is obvious that the invention may be embodied in many forms and constructions and I Wish it to be. understood that the particular forms shown are but two of the many forms. Various modifications and changes being possible, I do not otherwise limit myself in any Way with respect thereto.

What is claimed is:

1. An illuminated sign comprising an annular open-mouthed reflector, a light source therein, a dished circular panel of crystal glass placed over the mouth of the reflector and having a roughened surface to break up light rays passing therethrough, and an outwardly convex transparent cover glass outside the panel, the cover glass bearing indicia between which the roughened surface of the panel is visible.

2. An illuminated sign comprising an annular open-mouthed reflector, a light source therein, a dished circular panel of crystal glass placed over the mouth of the reflector and having a roughened surface to break up light rays passing therethrough, an outwardly convex transparent cover glass outside the panel, the cover glass bearing indicia between which the roughened surface of the panel is visible, and a V- shaped clamping ring about the edges of the reflector, panel and cover glass.

3. A sign comprising a, sheet metal reflector having a small opening at the rear and a large opening at the front, a detachable fitter for closing the rear opening, a lamp socket and lamp bulb carried by the fitter, the lamp bulb being disposed inside the reflector, an imperforate crystal glass closure member across the front opening of the reflector, the closure member being pebbled to break up and disperse the direct and reflected light rays, and a transparent glass sign carrying disk secured outside the closure member, the indicia on the disk being spaced from one another.

4. In combination, an a transparent crystal glass pebbled closure for the mouth of the reflector, a light source in the reflector whereby the closure has alternate bright and dark spots throughout its entire area to produce a glittering or scintillating appearance, and a sign bearing cover for the closure, the cover having indicia spaced apart so as to cover only portions of the closure so that the uncovered portions are visible and being spaced from the pebbled closure to give an illusion of depth.

RAMSAY G. REGESTER.

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