US2094876A - Sign - Google Patents

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Oct 5, 1937. E. A. DECKER 2,094,876-

SIGN Filed Aug. 1, 1935 gwucntm E/m er A. Dec/tel Straw;

Patented Get. 5, 1937 7 ,UNlT-ED STATES PATENT FFi'CE SIGN Elmer A. Decker, Dallas, Tex.

Application August 1, 1935, Serial No. 34,187 Claims. (01. 40-130) This invention relates to new and useful immovements in signs One object of the invention is to provide an improved sign which is particularly adapted to be mounted at the side of road or highway, whereby advertising indicia may be advantageously displayed.

An important object of the invention is to provide an improved hollow sign which has reflector buttons mounted in its display panel, the space within the sign being sufficiently large to accommodate the button fastenings whereby said fastenings are covered and inaccessible and their theft prevented.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved sign constructed of a single frame comprising angular bars secured at their corners and having a display panel carrying indicia secured to their outwardly extending flanges, and a sheet metal backing secured to the vertical flanges of said frame bars, whereby the width of the sign and space between the display panel and backing is controlled by the width of the outwardly directed flanges of the angular bars.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved hollow road sign which is neat and attractive in appearance, sturdy in construction,

exceptionally cheap in manufacture, and which has reflector buttons mounted in a display panel on its front side of the sign and which has indicia painted on its back.

A construction designed to carry out the invention will be hereinafter described, together with other features of the invention.

The invention will be more readily understood from a reading of the following specification and by reference to the accompanying drawing, in which an example of the invention is shown, and whereby;

Figure 1 is an isometric View of a sign, constructed in accordance with the invention,

Figure 2 is a side elevation,

Figure 3 is a transverse, sectional view, taken on the line 33 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is an isometric view of the frame having the display panel and backing removed, and also showing three of the angular members of the frame disconnected from each other.

In the drawing, the numeral l0 designates a sign which may be of any desired shape. The sign comprises an angular frame II which is constructed of four angle bars or members l2. Each member has one end portion of its outwardly extending or horizontal flange l3 cut out at M, as clearly shown in Figure4, whereby the members.

may befltt'ed. together at their ends to form the corners of the frame. These ends may be welded, or otherwise secured together.

After the angular frame has beenformed in this way, 'a display panel 15, which may be of sheet metal or other suitable material, is then placed over the front side of the frame and its marginal edge portions l6 are bent over the'out- Wardly directed flanges it of the frame, being Welded or otherwise fastened thereto. It is pointed out that the panel could be welded to the outer edges of the flanges l3, thereby eliminating the necessity of bending the marginal portions. However, the latter produces a more finished and neater appearance. The display panel may carry any suitable indicia and reflector buttons H are mounted in the face of the panel. The buttons may be fastened in the panel in any suitable way, but I prefer to provide each button with a threaded pin which extends through an opening l8 in the panel and receives a nut l9 on its inner end.

After the buttons are in position, a metal backing or sheet 29 is placed over the back of the frame. This sheet is preferably of sheet metal and is of the same shape as the sign. The sheet is secured to the vertical flanges 2i of the frame members by bolts 22 and nuts 23, but could be otherwise secured thereto. The sign is mounted on a suitable post 24 being fastened thereto by bolts 25.

From the above, it will be seen that a hollow sign is produced. The space 25 between the panel l5 and backing 20, of course, depends on the width of the flanges l3 of the frame. The space, however, is always suflicient to accommodate the fastening means for the buttons. It is obvious that the fastenings are protected and theft of the buttons is prevented.

The width of the sign is reduced to a minimum and the angular frame makes for a rigidity and strength which is necessary for the sign to withstand wind, rain and exposure. The vertical flange 2| of the frame is also utilized to secure the sign to the post. As shown in Figure'2, one

of the bolts 25 passes thru the post and flange l8 while the other passes thru the post, panel and backing.

When it is desired to repair or replace the buttons it is only necessary to remove the backing 20. This disassembling may be accomplished quickly and easily. The weight of the entiresign is such that one man may easily erect the same. It is pointed out that, if desired, indicia may be painted or otherwise displayed, on the backing a double face sign. As shown, the reflector buttons are mounted only in a single face, but it is pointed out that the horizontal flanges l3 could be widened so that the space between the panel 15 and backing 20 is increased to permit buttons to be mounted in the backing as well as in the panel.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A sign including, an upright angular frame having a forwardly directed flange around its inner marginal portion, a display panel secured to the outer edge of the flange of said frame, and a single backing sheet secured to the other side of the frame, whereby the width of the flange spaces the panel from the backing.

2. A sign including an upright display panel, reflector buttons mounted in the panel, a frame having a forwardly directed flange, the panel having its marginal portion bent inwardly over the flange of said frame, and a single backing sheet carrying indicia secured to the frame member.

3. A sign including, a support, an upright display panel having its marginal portion bent inwardly, a frame structure having a marginal forwardly directed flange secured within and to the bent marginal portion of the panel and also having a pheripheral laterally directed flange coacting with the support and secured thereto to support said frame structure and panel, and a single backing sheet secured to the laterally directed flange and spaced from the display panel by the forwardly directed flange.

4. A sign including, an upright display panel, an angular frame having a forwardly directed flange, the panel having its marginal portion bent inwardly over the forwardly directed flange of said frame, and a single backingsheet detachably secured to the back side of the frame member, whereby the backing sheet is readily removable.

5. A sign including, an upright angular frame having a forwardly directed flange around its inner marginal portion, a display panel secured to the outer edge of the flange of said frame, a single backing sheet secured to the other side of the frame, whereby the width of the flange spaces the panel from the backing, and reflector buttons mounted in the display panel.

ELMER A. DECKER.

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