US2512519A

US2512519A - Poster panel

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Publication number: US2512519A
Application number: US542167A
Authority: US
Inventors: Charles W Covington; James E Mann
Original assignee: GEN OUTDOOR ADVERTISING CO Inc
Current assignee: GEN OUTDOOR ADVERTISING CO Inc; GENERAL OUTDOOR ADVERTISING CO Inc
Priority date: 1944-06-26
Filing date: 1944-06-26
Publication date: 1950-06-20
Anticipated expiration: 1967-06-20

Description

June 20, 1950 c. w. COVINGTON El AL 5 5 POSTER PANEL Filed June 26, 1944 3 Shee'ts-Sheet 1 June 20, 1950 Filed June 26, 1944 W Q I;

C. W. COVINGTON ET AL POSTER PANEL 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 June 20, 1950 c. w. COVINGTON ET AL 2,512,519

POSTER PANEL Filed June 26, 1944 :s Sheets-Sheet s Patented June 2Q, 1950 UNITED STATES]: PATE T OFFICE Charles W. Covington and James E. Mann, Richmond, Va., assignorsto General Outdoor Advertising 00., Inc., a corporation of New Jersey Application June 26, 1944, Serial No. 542,167

. 1. This invention relates monly called a billboard, and has for its object the provision of a poster panel which has the appearance and functions of a conventional poster panel but which permits the temporary displaoeposter upon the poster panel.

Another object of the invention is to provide a poster panel upon'which the poster may be replaced without subjecting the frame of the poster to the paste or adhesive which must be used to apply the poster and which removes the poster panel from the frame for servicing purposes so that when the adhesive or paste and poster are applied, any paste that may drip from the brushes and other equipment will not fall upon orstrike and disfigure the frame.

These and other features of the invention will be seen from the following detailed specification read in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part thereof and in which- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a poster panel moved from its display position to the servicing position;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 showing the poster panel in servicing position and the normal display position of the poster panel shown in dotted lines;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary horizontal section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, with the poster panel shown in display position;

Fig. 4 is a verticalsection of a modified form of the poster panel, shown in servicing position;

Fig. 5' is a vertical section of the modification shown in Fig. 4 with the poster panel in display position;

Fig. 6 is a vertical section of a second modification of the poster panel, shown in servicing position;

Fig. 7 is a vertical section of a second modification of the poster panel, shown in display position; I

Fig. 8.is a vertical section of a third modification of the poster panel, shown in servicing position; and

Fig. 9 is a vertical section of a third modifica tion of the poster panel, shown in display position.

Referring to the drawings, the poster panel H is constructed ofsuitable vertical supports l2,

9 Claims. (Cl. 40125) to a poster panel, comhorizontal members l3, and supports M and I5, which may be of conventional construction supporting the poster panel frame l6 which encloses the border [1. Within the border is the display panel l8 upon which a poster bearing an advertising display or message is applied by means of suitable adhesives or other attaching means.

The display panel I8 is supported upon the poster panel framework by means of the pivoted arms 19 which are pivotally secured to the poster panel at 20 and pivoted upon the vertical frame members 12 at the pivots 2|. The arms l9 may be extended beyond the pivots 2| to counterweights 22 to which they are pivotally secured at the pivots 23. The counterweights may be of any suitable size and construction and may, if desired, be secured together by means of the tierod 24, which would facilitate their alignment when operated.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the display panel l8 may be swung from its normaldisplay position adjacent the poster panel upon the pivoted arms l9 into the servicing position in which the display panelis swung forward and below its display position to bring it within reach of the attendants for the purposes of replacing, mending, or altering the display poster mounted upon the display panel. i

In the modification shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the vertical counterweight 22,.shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, are replaced by independent counterweights 32 which permit the shortening of the pivoted arms I 9. The operation of the modification shown in Figs. 4 and 5 is identical with that of the first form herein described.

In the second modified form shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the counterweights have been eliminated and the display panel is moved from its normal display position adjacent the frame by means of the cables 42 which are secured to the topof the display panel at 43 and run over the pulley 44 upon the vertical frame member and are wound uponthe sheave 45 by means of the crank 46. In this modification the pivoted arms l9 need not projectbeyond the vertical frame members l2 to which they are pivoted in the manner shown in the other modifications.

In the third modified form shown in Figs, 8 and 9. the method of supporting the poster panel is varied and the poster panel is supported upon the poster panel frame structure by means of the longpivoted arms 59, which are pivoted at to the upper portion "of the display panel to permit the panel to maintain its vertical position by meansofitsown' weight. The pivoted arms 59 are pivoted at 6| to the poster panel supports l5 and the structure is operated by means of the cables 52 secured to the pivoted arms 59 or to the poster panel at 63. The cables 62 run over the pulleys 64 which are secured either to the vertical members of the poster panel frame or to the supports IS. The cables are wound upon the sheave 85 which is operated by means of the crank 66.

Obviously, the proportions and dimensions of the various structural elements can be modified over a wide range and the number and location of the pivoted arm members shown in the several modifications of the invention may be varied in number, size and form.

Method of operation The display anel I8 is for purposes of display, normally in the position shown in Figs. 3, 5, 7, and 9. It is adjacent the poster panel frame I6 and within the border ll. In the conventional poster panels known prior to this invention, the posters upon the display panel 18 were applied to the display panel while it remained in the display position, as the display panel was conventionally an integral and stationary part of the poster panel structure.

Because of the size of the poster panels and the fact that the display is normally mounted at some height above the ground in order to increase the visibility of the display, the application of posters to the display panel was accompanied by considerable difiiculty. The posters were normally applied with long handled brushes, which were difiicult of manipulation and which reduced the control of the attendant in applying the poster to the panel. The large posters which are conventionally used, are normally difficult to handle because of the size of the sheets and the fact that they must be handled upon long brushes or other applicators.

Not only was the matter of applying the poster a problem of some difficulty because of these factors, but when the adhesive was applied to the display panel so that the poster would adhere thereto, it was difficult to apply the adhes'ive without spreading some of it upon the adjaceiit' border of the display panel and thus smearing and disfiguring said border. Similarly, when the adhesive was applied, some of it was inevitably splashed about and fell upon the poster panel structure and the frame within which the display panel was conventionally mounted.

In the use of the poster panel of this invention the display panel I8 is normally in its display position but can be swung therefrom into a vertical position below its normal position, and preferably somewhat removed therefrom by lifting the counter-weight and swinging the display panel into its servicing position. In this position the display panel can be more conveniently attended to and the posters removed therefrom and replaced by new posters. Conventionally the posters are secured by means of a paste or adhesive in liquid form and the poster to be removed is scraped from the display panel. This scraping can be conveniently done inthe servicing position and the new poster easily applied, as all portions of the display panel are practically within reach of the attendant.

Inasmuch as the display panel is removed from the border I! for the purposes of servicing, the application of adhesive to the poster panel is not accompanied by any danger of smearing or disfiguring the border and the poster panel and the ground surrounding it are thus more easily kept in neat and clean condition. This permits the use of a standard border I! and frame It, with a number of display posters without requiring the constant renewal of the painting or finishing of the frame and border parts and thus effects a substantial economy in the maintenance of the poster panel.

When the servicing has been attended to the display panel l8 may be readily swung back into its display position where it will be held by the counter-weights or by means of locking the sheaves if cables are used for the purpose of moving the display panel.

In the third modification shown in Figs. 8 and 9, a series of latches 61 are provided to engage the lower edge of the display panel l8 and to lock the display panel against displacement from the vertical plane in which it is best displayed.

Inasmuch as the structures for operating the display panel are extremely simple, no more elaborate description or their use is attempted.

Having thus shown and described three embodiments of the invention, it is to be understood that it is capable of many modifications. Changes, therefore, in the construction and arrangement may be made without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe invention as disclosed in the appended claims, in which it is intended to claim all novelty inherent in the invention as broadly as permissible, in view of the prior art.

We claim:

1. A poster panel comprising a supporting structure, a frame mounted thereon, a border within the frame, :amovable display panel within the border, and means upon the supporting structure for moving the display panel from its display position within the border to a servicing position removed therefrom.

2. A poster panel comprising a supporting structure, a frame mounted thereon, a border within the frame, a movable display panel within the border, and means pivoted to the supporting structure and the display panel movably to support the display panel in a vertical position adjacent the frame and to permit the display panel to be swung into a vertical servicing position in front of and below the display position.

3'. A poster panel comprising a supporting structure, a frame mounted thereon, a, border within the frame, a movable display panel within the border, and a plurality of arms pivoted to the display panel and to the supporting structure to permit the display panel to be swung from a display position adjacent the frame to a servicing position below and in front of the display position. 4. A poster panel comprising a supporting structure, a frame mounted thereon, a border within the frame, a movable display panel within the border, and a plurality of links secured to the display panel and to the supporting structure by which the display panel may be lifted to and from a display position adjacent the frame to a servicing position removed therefrom.

5. A' poster panel comprising a supporting structure, a frame mounted thereon, a, border within the frame, a movable display panel within the border, and means upon the supporting structure for moving the display panel from its display position within the border to a service position below and in front of its displa position.

6. A poster panel comprising a supporting structure, a frame mounted thereon, a border within the frame, amovable display panel within the border, and pivoted means upon the supporting structure for swinging the display panel from its display position within the border to a service position below and in front of its display position.

7. A poster panel comprising a supporting structure, a frame mounted thereon, a border within the frame, a movable display panel within the border, a plurality of links pivoted intermediate their ends upon the supporting structure and secured at one end to the display panel for swinging the display panel from its display position within the border to a. service position removed therefrom, and a counterweight upon the other end of the links.

8. A poster panel comprising a supporting structure, a frame mounted thereon, a border within the frame, a movable display panel within the border, a plurality of links pivoted to the supporting structure and the display panel for swinging the display panel from its display position within the border to a service position removed therefrom, and means to control the movement of the display panel when swung upon the pivots.

9. A poster panel comprising a supporting structure, a frame mounted thereon, a border within the frame, a movable display panel within the border, means upon the supporting structure for moving the display panel from its display position within the border to a servicing position 5 removed therefrom, and means for controlling the movement of the display panel. I

CHARLES W. COVINGTON. JAMES E. MANN.

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