US3429546A

US3429546A - Erectable display sign

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Publication number: US3429546A
Application number: US608108A
Authority: US
Inventors: Neil C Porter
Original assignee: NEIL C PORTER
Current assignee: NEIL C PORTER
Priority date: 1967-01-09
Filing date: 1967-01-09
Publication date: 1969-02-25
Anticipated expiration: 1986-02-25

Description

Feb. 25, 1969 v N. c. POF'QTER 3,429,546

EREGTABLE DISPLAY S IGN Filed Jan 9, 1967 INVENTOR.

NE|L C. PORTER BY 4 a F e. 5 M m ii'li. v ATTORNEYS 4 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A display sign mounted upon a panel so that the display sign may be moved forwardly away from the panel for polishing and then move backwardly against the panel for its normal display position.

Background of the invention Brass nameplates or signs are usually mounted upon some panel to more effectively set them off. The brass becomes tarnished and in polishing the brass the polishing material usually gets upon the panel upon which the brass plate is mounted and the panel thus becomes unsightly.

Posters are sometimes movable away from a framework on which they are mounted by some mechanical means, such as shown in Patent 2,512,519 but this is not suitable where there is no access to the back of the panel such as in a display sign wholly on the front of the panel from which the back of the panel is not accessible.

Summary The mounting panel has a surface against which the display plate engages. Linkages which house within the hollow portion of the sign plate connect the plate and panel together in such a way that the linkages permit the sign late to be moved outwardly away from the panel or retracted against the panel. Some means lock the sign plate to the panel to hold it in display position. Resilient means tend to move the linkage in such a way that the sign plate is urged toward the mounting panel.

Description of the drawings FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the sign plate extended forwardly from the mounting panel in servicing position;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the plate but showing the linkages in plan looking from the top;

FIG. 3 is a fragmental view similar to FIG. 2 but with the panel omitted showing the plate in collapsed or display position;

FIG. 4 is a fragmental plan view of the slot by means of which locking occurs; and

FIG. 5 is an elevation partly in section of the movable member of the locking means.

Description of the preferred embodiment A mounting panel receives a sign plate 11 upon the face 12 of which some name or sign designated generally 13 may appear. This plate 11 comprises a bordering beveled portion 14 extending rearwardly at an angle to the plane of the face portion 12 and this bevel terminates in a flange 15, the edge of which will contact the panel 10 when moved thereagainst. The configuration provides a hollow area 16 in which the linkage for the manipulation of the sign plate is housed.

The panel 10 is of any size, shape or thickness and has a fiat mounting surface 20 which may be in a single plane.

The means by which the plate is attached to the panel United States Patent 0 3,429,546 Patented Feb. 25, 1969 ice comprises a base strip 21 which may be secured to the mounting panel such as by screws 22.

Spaced eyes

23 and 24 are rolled from the base plate to receive a pintle pin 25. A link 26 having an eye 17 rolled from the end thereof is pivotally mounted on this pintle pin 25 in a hinging relation thereto. Eyes 28 are rolled on the other end of this link 26 in spaced relation and an eye 30 on the end of a second link 31 is aligned with the eyes 28 to receive a hinging pintle pin 32. Spaced eyes 33 are at the opposite end of the link 31 hinging link 31 to the end of a plate 34 by pintle pin 35. This same relation occurs in the linkage at the other end of plate 34. A spring 36 surrounds the pin 32 in a space between the eyes with its

arms

38 and 39 embracing or anchored to the

links

26 and 31 so as to tend to move the pin 32 inwardly and collapse the

links

26 and 31 inwardly into the position shown in FIG. 3.

By reason of this linkage the plate 11 may be pulled outwardly from the panel 10 for servicing, such as polishing a brass plate 11, and then when completed the springs will move the plate back into a position so that the flanges 15 engage the face 20 of the panel 10. A snap fastening consisting of a socket 40 on the base 21 and a stud 41 on plate 34 may be used for holding this panel releasably against the panel.

In some cases it may be desirable to lock the plate against the panel and for this purpose I have provided a raised portion 45 in the base 21 which will have an oblong slot 46 as shown in FIG. 4. A cylindrical lock designated generally 47 extends through plate 11 and is surrounded by a collar 54 on the back of the plate. It will have a head 48 secured thereto set into a recess 49 in the face 12 of the plate 11 and Will be provided with a flattened position 50 at its inner end having fingers 51 extending from either side which may pass through the slot 46 in base 21 so that when turned at right angles these fingers will lie beneath the opposite side edges of the slot 46 and thus lock the plate to the panel. However, when turned so that the fingers line up with the slot 46, such as shown in FIG. 2,- these fingers may then pass through the slot and by reason of the spring 52 engaging the shoulder of the enlarged portion 53 will hold it in a position so that the plate may be moved outwardly by grasping the plate and pulling it away from the panel. This member 47 will have an opening 55 so that some sort of a key or spanner type Wrench or screwdriver may be passed into the opening 55 to turn the lock from locked to release position. The lock is accessible from the front of the plate.

I claim:

1. A display sign comprising a plate, a mounting panel, means wholly between said plate and panel for movably supporting the plate from the panel for movement from a display position against the panel to a servicing position removed therefrom and means to lock the plate in display position comprising an elongated slot in said panel and a pin carried by said plate and having oppositely extending fingers of a size to pass through said slot in one position and extend over the opposite sides of the slot when in another position.

2. A display sign as in claim 1 wherein said means comprises two links, each link having two parts movably connected to each other with one part of each movably connected to the plate and the other part movably connected to the panel, resilient means urging the corresponding parts of the links toward each other to move said plate toward said panel into display position.

3 4 3. A display sign as in claim 1 wherein said pin is acces-v FOREIGN PATENTS Sibl from 1116 face Of said Plate. Switzerland 4. A display sign as in claim 1 wherein said pin has 332377 7/1930 Great Britain resilient means to friction its movement.

985,135 3/1951 France.

References Cited 5 ROY D, FRAZIER, Primary Examiner. UNITED STATES PATENTS J. F. FOSS, Assistant Examiner. 2,158,257 5/1939- Sheehe 16163 XR 2,642,193 6/1953 Severin 211 1o4 XR 3,313,063 4/1967 Patin 16163 XR 10 211104