US841174A - Adjustable sign. - Google Patents

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PATENTED JAN. 15, 1907.

J. V. PETRUSIGH.

ADJUSTABLE" SIGN.

APPLIOATIOH FILED 001s. 1906.

MUM m W J WITNESSES:

rm: NORRIS Psrsns co., Wasllmorau, n c.

UNITED STATES PA TENT OFFIOE.

JOHN V. PETRUSIOH, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

ADJUSTABLE SIGN.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN V. PETRUSIOI-I, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Signs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in signs and means for adjustably supporting them.

It consists in the combination of parts and details of construction which will be more fully explained by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view of a wall, showing invention in top plan. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of Fig. 1.

It is the object of my invention to provide a means for supporting signs which may be turnable about a vertical center in such a manner as to cause the sign to face in a number of different directions by moving it over a very considerable arc.

In the drawings I have shown a sign A. having suitable hinge or pivot supports, as at 2. In the present drawings the pivot or hinge pin is vertically supported upon a vertical post 3 at a corner, which may represent the street-corner. Parallel with one of the sides of the structure forming this corner is journaled a screw 5, and upon this screw a nut 6 is adapted to travel.

7 is an arm having one end pivoted to the nut and the other to the swinging sign. This arm is here shown as made straight for a portion of its length from the connection with the nut, and the remaining portion is bent into an arc of a circle and connects with the bottom of the sign, so that the arc portion of the lever curves outwardly from the rear portion of the sign, and when the sign has been moved to face in the direction which is at right angles with the line of the traveling screw the inner angle of the curved and straight portion of the arm will contact against the back of the sign and will thus prevent its being turned so far that it cannot be retracted by a reverse motion of the screw.

The sign may have its outer end suspended by a rod 8, connecting it with. a-suitable link or swivel fixed to the post upon which the sign is pivoted and in line above the pivots of the sign, thus preventing it from sagging or bringing too much strain upon these pivots.

Such a sign is preferably or necessarily mounted at some considerable height above Patented Jan. 15, 1907.

the street or base of the building to which it is attached. Therefore it will be necessary to provide a means for turning it.

Such a means is shown in the form of a vertically-journaled shaft 10, bevel-gears at 9 connecting the horizontal screw-shaft 5 and the vertical shaft and bevel-gears at the lower end of the vertical shaft connecting it with a horizontal crank-shaft 12. By this or chain-and-sprocket or equivalent connection the screw-shaft may be rotated and the nut caused to travel along its length.

The connection between the nut and the sign is such that the sign may be exposed approximately flat upon the side of the struc ture to which the screw-shaft is journaled,

this and one at right angles therewith, so as to face up the same street, and it may be turned still farther so as to face down the street which is at right angles with the firstnamed one.

In this manner an electric or illuminated sign, or one of any character, may be set at any desired point to attract attention, and the actuating bar or arm serves as a sufficient brace to hold it in any desired position and against the effect of wind.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A sign, vertically-journaled hinges or pivots about which it is turnable, a horizontally-journaled screw-shaft with means for revolving it in either direction, a nut fitting and movable upon the screw and an arm connecting the nut with the sign.

2. The combination with a sign havingvertical hinges or pivot-pins at one end, of a vertical post upon which the pivots are carried, said post being fixed to the corner of a buildthe outer end of the sign with the post above the pivot, a screw-shaft journaled and turnable parallel with one of the sides of the building, a'nut movable upon the screw, an arm connecting the rod with the sign, a crankshaft located within operating reach, and means connecting said crank-shaft with the screw-shaft.

3. A swinging adjustable sign, vertical hinges or pivots connected with one end, a means for suspending the sign upon said pivots, and at the corner of a building, a horizontally-journaled screw having a nut movable thereon, mechanism by which the screw and it may be turned to any point between.

mg, a swiveling suspension-rod connecting may be turned to advance the nut in either In testimony whereof I have hereunto set direction, an arm connecting with the nut at my hand in presence of two subscribing wit- 10 one end and pivoted to the sign at the other nesses. end, said arm having a segmental curvature at the end connected with the sign whereby the angle between the straight and curved portion acts as a stop to limit the outward swing of the sign.

JOHN V. PETRUSICH.

Witnesses:

S. H. N OURSE, FREDERICK E. MAYNARD

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