US716078A - Sign. - Google Patents

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Miren bl'rars `Aram LAMBERT ANTON JOSEPH MULLERJTHYM, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

SIGN.

SPECIFICATION' forming part of Letters Patent No. 716,078, dated December 16, 1'902. Application led July 23, 1902. Serial No. 116,710- (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be itknown that I, LAMBERTANTON JOSEPH MULLER-THYM, a subject of the Queen ofthe Netherlands, residing at New ,'York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulV Sign, of which the following is a specification.

Thisinvention relates to signs, and more particularly to that class which can be used in the day-time and illuminated at night.

The object of theinvention is to provide a structure that is easily manufactured, and therefore comparatively inexpensive, at the same time beingstrong and durable and not affected to any material extent by the elements.

The preferred embodimentof the invention is fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings` and. described in the following specification. i

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the front or exposed face of the improved structure. Fig. 2 is a view in elevation of the rear face. Fig. 3 is a sectional View through the same. Fig. 4 is a View in elevation of a slightly-modified form. Fig. 5 is a detail view to show the reflecting coating.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawlngs. i

In this embodiment of the invention a faceplate is employed, which is formed of sheet met-al, intermediate portions of said plate being stamped or struck in from one side and projecting from .the opposite side, forminga suitable character, in this instance shown as the letter R. `The central portion of this stamped letter is cut out, as shown at 1l, to form an opening Jthrough the faceplate, said opening conforming to the shape of the letter and being of less width than the stamped portion, as clearly illustrated in Figs. l, 2,

and 3. As a result oppositely-disposed overhanging flanges 12 are formed around the edges of said opening. Theintermediate pori" tion 13 of the plate, which is completely surrounded by the opening, is held in place by suitable strips 14, which extend from said intermediate portion across the opening, as shown. Other brace-strips, as 15, may also be employed. Transparent material 16, preferably glass, is cut to the form of the stamped letter or character and is fitted Within the rear portion of the same, as shown in Fig. 2. This material is Wider than the opening and engages the Hanges 12. It is held in place by suitable fastening-tongues 17,that are secured within the stamped portion and extend over the edges of said material, terminating at the opening, as clearly shown in the drawings. In practice the inner face of'tlie sheet is coated with suitable reiiecting material, and the flanges are also coated, this coating of the ianges reflecting the light inwardly and serving to make the edges of the transparent letter brighter than the central portions, and as a consequence said letter presents a more pleasing appearance. In Fig. 4 the construction is substantially the same, with the exception that a plurality of spaced openings are formed in the stamped portion instead of a continuous opening, as is illustra-ted in the first three figures. In practice these letters may each be formed on a separate plate and afterward secured together to form the sign, a sign so constructed forming, of course, the front face of a suitable casing,

within which the lights are housed, or a plu- ,rality of letters constructed by a special die may be formed in a single sheet.

There are many advantages for this structure. ln the first place, with the exception of the transparent material, it is constructed entirely of metal, and is therefore not affected to any great extent by the elements. By stamping the letters or other characters from the plate said letters or characters are raised, which is a very desirable feature in signs, and, furthermore, the outstanding flanges serve to strengthen the sheet and prevent its being bent. The glass is entirely housed within the shaped portion, so that the inner face of the sheet is smooth, and, furthermore, the glass is protected by the surrounding fianges.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, and many advantages of the herein-described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departingfrom IOO the spirit or sacriicing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

1. In a sign, a face-plate having a portion stamped from the same and projecting from one face, said portion being provided with openings formin ga design or character, transparent material fitted in the stamped portion and 'covering the openings, and tongues secured to the face-plate and engaging the transparent material to `bhold the latter in place.

2. In a sign, a sheet-metal plate having a portion stamped in outline from the body thereof and being provided with an opening, said stamped portion projecting from one side of the plate, leaving a corresponding recess in the opposite side, the raised character or design providing outstanding flanges which serve to strengthen the plate while the recess forms a receptacle or pocket, in combination with transparent material arranged in said receptacle or pocket and covering the opening, and fastening means secured to the faceplate and engaging the transparent material to hold the latter in place, said fastening means terminating at the opening, so as to be invisible from the outer side of the plate.

3. In a sign, a face-plate having a design or character stamped from the same and projecting from one face, said design or character being provided with an opening that conforms to the shape of the same, the Width of the opening being less than the width of the design or character, whereby keeper-anges are formed on opposite sidesl of the same, transparent material tted between the iianges and extending across the opening, and fastening-tongues arranged in the stamped portions of the plate and engaging over the edges of the transparent material.

4. In a sign, a face-plate having an opening therethrough and outstanding anges arranged on opposite sides thereof, transparent material arranged over the opening and held in place against the ilanges, and a reective coating arranged upon the inner faces of the flanges.

5. In a sign, a plate having a character or design stamped in outline from the body thereof, said stamped portion being provided with an opening, the stamped portion projecting from one side of the plate and leaving a corresponding recess at the opposite side, the raised character or design providing outstanding iian ges which serve to strengthen the plate while the recess at the other side of the plate forms a receptacle or pocket, in combination with transparent material held in said receptacle or pocket so as to close the opening in the plate.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

LAMBERT ANTON JOSEPH lllUlihER-THYM.

Witnesses:

IRME DOLCE, CARL SCHNEIDER.

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