US2155300A - Collapsible sign - Google Patents

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R. L. BYBEE April 18, 1939.

COLLAPSIBLE SIGN Filed July 7, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor A ttorne us Patented Apr. 18, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COLLAPSIBLE SIGN Robert Lee Bybee, Horseshoe Bend, Idaho Application July 7, 1938, Serial No. 218,026

1 Claim. (01. 40-425) My invention relates to improvements in signs at opposite sides of the chamber 4, respectively,

of the collapsible type. to be extended vertically out of, the chamber or I The invention is designed with the particular collapseddownwardly into the same. v purpose in view of providing a sign structure for The upper ends of the lazy tongs II are con 5 use in danger zones, such as where explosives are nected by a laterally flanged bridge member I5 5 being unloaded or manufactured, and which is pivotally connected to said tongs, as at I6,.'tov simple in construction economical to manufacswing thereon. A suitable sign panel I'I having ture, may be readily collapsed into compact form the appropriate legend I8 thereon shown in the for carrying or when not in use, and easily exdrawings is fixed edgewise to said bridge member 1o tended for use when desired. I5 by feet I9 thereon soldered to said member. -10

To the accomplishment of the foregoing, and said panel in the normal position of the bridge subordinate objects presently appearing, a premember extending above the lazy tongs I I but ferred embodiment of my invention has been ilbeing swingable with said member about the pivlustrated in the accompanying drawings, set forth ots I6 of the latter to fold downwardly between in detail in the succeeding description, and dethe upper ends of said lazy tongs. 15

fined in the claim appended hereto. The manner in which the device is used will be In said drawings: obvious. Suflice to explain, that when it is de- Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of my imsired to use the device the lazy tongs II are exproved sign showing the same extended, tended out of the chamber 4 to the desired extent v Figure 2 is a view in end elevation, and panel I! swung into normal upstanding posi- 20 Figure 3 is a view in side elevation with the tion to display the legend thereon. When it is parts collapsed, desired to fold the device the panel I1 is swung Figure 4 is a view in horizontal section taken downwardly between the upper ends of the lazy on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1 looking downwardly, ton-gs II and the latter are then collapsed into Figure 5 is a view in transverse section taken the chamber 4. When fully collapsed, the lazy 25 on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction tongs II are hidden in the chamber 4 likewise indicated by the arrows, the panel I! as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3.

Figure 6 is a view in longitudinal section taken The foregoing will, it is believed, sufiice to imon the line 6-6 of Fig. 2, and part a clear understanding of the invention withv Figure 7 is a view in perspective of one of the out further explanation. 30

guides. Manifestly modifications in structure and ar- Referring to the drawings by numerals, the rangement of parts described may be resorted to sign of my invention comprises a substantially without departing from the inventive concept elliptical base I of wood or any other suitable and right is herein reserved to such modifications material and which is stepped to provide an enfalling within the scope of the subjoined claim. 35

larged lower portion 2 for imparting balance and What is claimed is: stability to thedevice. The base I is apertured A device of the class described comprising a to provide an elongated chamber 4 therein the base having a chamber therein open at the top walls of which are stepped in conformity with and bottom thereof, a pair of lazy tongs, means the base I, the chamber being open at its top to mount said tongs in said chamber in laterally 40 and closed at its bottom by a panel 5 mortised spaced relation for extension and retraction out into said base and secured thereto by screws 6. of and into said chamber comprising a plate se- The panel 5 supports a pair of guides I extendcured to the under face of said base and closing ing along opposite sides of the chamber 4, respecthe bottom of. the chamber, a pair of guides setively, in parallel relation and each comprising a cured to said plate in said chamber at opposite 45 pair of upper and lower fiat bars 8 spaced apart sides thereof, respectively, a pair of rod-like rollby spacers 9 interposed between the ends thereof, ers extending through corresponding ends of said said guides being anchored to said panel 5 by tongs and into said guides, a sign bearing panel, screws I0 extending through opposite ends thereand means pivotally mounting said panel on the of and through said panel. The guides I support other ends of said tongs for swinging movement 60 a pair of lazy tongs II having lower ends I2 pivof the panel into and from an inverted position otally mounted on a pair of rollers I3 the ends between said tongs, said plate being removable of which extend into said guides I and roll thereto detach the same together with the lazy tongs in, the arrangement being such that the pair of and said panel as a unit.

lazy tongs I I extend upwardly from said rollers ROBERT LEE BYBEE. 5

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