WO1999024957A1 - Device for displaying information - Google Patents

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WO1999024957A1
WO1999024957A1 PCT/US1998/024145 US9824145W WO9924957A1 WO 1999024957 A1 WO1999024957 A1 WO 1999024957A1 US 9824145 W US9824145 W US 9824145W WO 9924957 A1 WO9924957 A1 WO 9924957A1
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street name
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Karl Buhr
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Combo Sign (Proprietary) Limited
Handelman, Joseph, H.
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F15/00—Boards, hoardings, pillars, or like structures for notices, placards, posters, or the like
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F7/00—Signs, name or number plates, letters, numerals, or symbols; Panels or boards
    • G09F7/02—Signs, plates, panels or boards using readily-detachable elements bearing or forming symbols

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  • THIS INVENTION relates to a device for displaying information.
  • it relates to a display device, to a device for displaying a street name, and to a road sign.
  • a display device which includes a freestanding body having at least one outwardly facing display surface, the body being dimensioned and configured to inhibit manual displacement thereof by virtue of its weight .
  • a device for displaying a street name including a free- standing body dimensioned and configured to inhibit manual displacement thereof by virtue of its weight, the body having at least one street name display zone located on a side of the body.
  • the street name display zone may form part of an outwardly facing display surface of the body and may be located on an upper portion of the body.
  • the device is intended to be relatively heavy, so that it is unnecessary to attach the device to a support surface, such as the ground, in order to inhibit manual displacement thereof.
  • the term "relatively heavy” is intended to include a body which is of such a weight that it can either be handled only with difficulty by a person or not handled by a person at all.
  • the device weighs at least 500kg. More preferably, the device weighs at least 1200kg.
  • the body is typically a cast body of a material having little or no scrap value, e.g. concrete.
  • the body may be reinforced with reinforcing members or material such as steel rods, wire or the like embedded in the cast body.
  • Information to be displayed on the device e.g. in the form of indicia such as letters, numbers, words, symbols and the like, may be cast into the body to define at least a portion of the display surface.
  • the display surface may include indicia which have been cast into the body.
  • the device may include a display panel mounted to the display surface.
  • the display panel may be a cast panel.
  • the indicia may be in the form of a separate casting, e.g. of concrete.
  • the display panel is a metal panel, e.g. a vinyl -covered chromadeck panel.
  • the display surface may include at least one display zone.
  • the or each display zone may be recessed and may have a planar surface.
  • the display panel may be mounted in the recessed display zone and may be dimensioned such that an outline of the display panel falls within an outline of the recessed display zone.
  • each display zone is rectangular or square.
  • the display panel may be mounted adhesively, e.g. by using an adhesive such as Samtech 45 supplied in South Africa by
  • the display surface includes a display zone located on the upper third, e.g. on the upper quarter of the body.
  • the device may also find application as a rubbish or litter bin or a plant container.
  • the device may include a passage extending vertically at least partially through the body, the passage having a mouth in an upper surface of the body.
  • the body may define an annular recess in the upper surface of the body, the recess being radially spaced from the mouth of the passage, thus defining a rim for the passage.
  • the rim may be employed in use to retain a plastics rubbish bag in the passage, with a mouth of the bag being stretched open and covering the passage.
  • the device may include a lid for the passage, e.g. a concrete lid.
  • the lid typically has a skirt configured to cooperate with the annular recess.
  • the body may be angular in outline in plan view.
  • the body is not cylindrical, thereby to inhibit displacement of the body by rolling the body over the ground.
  • the body is generally triangular in plan view and has three vertically extending sides. At least two of the vertically extending sides of the body of the device according to the second aspect of the invention preferably each has a street name display zone .
  • the body of the device according to the second aspect of the invention typically has at least one of the display zones, e.g. an information display zone, in addition to the street name display zone or zones, typically below the street name display zone on that side of the body.
  • the body represents a right-angle isosceles triangle in plan view, with rounded corners.
  • At least a portion of an external surface of the body may be treated, e.g. to expose the aggregate of the concrete, thus enhancing the aesthetic appeal of the device.
  • the surface treatment may thus include a so called exposed aggregate treatment, in which portions of the surface of the body are scrubbed to provide a rough texture by exposing the aggregate of the concrete.
  • a heraldic device or emblem of a city council or the like is cast into at least one vertically extending side of the body below the street name display zone, with the emblem being depicted by smooth surface areas of the side of the body, with roughened surface areas surrounding the emblem.
  • the heraldic device or element may be a separate casting as hereinbefore described, mounted to the body in a display zone, with exposed aggregate surrounding the or each display zone.
  • Exposed surface areas of the body may be coated to provide it with a desired colour and/or to coat it with a coating capable of facilitating removal of graffiti from the body, e.g. from exposed surface areas of the body.
  • the heraldic device or emblem is provided on two vertical sides of the body, with a third vertical side of the body being available for renting out as advertisement space.
  • Mounting means may be provided for mounting an advertisement panel to a side of the body.
  • the mounting means comprises four spaced apart screw-threaded studs protruding perpendicularly from a side of the body, the studs being arranged in a square layout and being located in a recessed display zone.
  • the device may include at least one coupling formation embedded in the body for receiving a complementa1 coupling formation to facilitate hoisting of the display device.
  • a street name may be cast into the body in the street name display zone of the device according to the second aspect of the invention. Instead, a street name may be portrayed on a panel mounted to the body in the street name display zone.
  • the panel may be a cast panel or a metal panel such as vinyl-coated chromadeck.
  • the street name display zone may be recessed into the body, the panel being mounted in the recessed street name display zone and being dimensioned such that an outline of the panel falls within an outline of the recessed street name display zone.
  • the body may form a base for a road sign, such as a stop sign or a yield sign or the like.
  • a road sign such as a stop sign or a yield sign or the like.
  • the invention extends to a road sign, which includes an upright post mounted on or to the body of a device as hereinbefore described.
  • the post may include a complemental coupling formation for the coupling formation embedded in the body of the device.
  • Figure 1 shows a three dimensional view from one side of a device in accordance with the invention for displaying a street name
  • Figure 2 shows a three-dimensional view from an opposite side of the device of Figure 1;
  • Figure 3 shows a top plan view of the device of Figure 1;
  • Figure 4 shows a three dimensional sectioned view of the device of Figure 1 taken at IV- IV in Figure 2;
  • Figure 5 shows a three dimensional view of a display device in accordance with the first aspect of the invention.
  • reference numeral 10 generally indicates a display device in accordance with the second aspect of the invention for displaying a street name.
  • the device 10 includes a cast body 12 of concrete.
  • the cast body 12 represents a right-angled isosceles triangle in plan view (see Figure 3), with two sides 14, 16 of the triangle being the sides of equal length. Each side 14, 16 has a width of about 1022mm, and the body 12 has a height of about 1300mm. An upper surface 18 of the body 12 is parallel to a lower surface
  • the body 12 has rounded corners in plan view, each corner having a radius of about 50mm.
  • a vertically downwardly extending cylindrical passage 22 extends through the body 12 from the upper surface 18 to the lower surface 20.
  • the passage 22 has an initial diameter of 390mm, and then narrows abruptly to a diameter of 340mm, thus defining a shelf 23 (see Figures
  • An annular recess 30 is provided in the upper surface 18 and is radially spaced from the cylindrical passage 22, thus defining a rim 32 for the cylindrical passage 22.
  • the rim 32 has a width of about 50mm at the level of the upper surface 18.
  • the annular recess 30 has a depth of about 70mm.
  • the annular recess 30 has a width of about 50mm, narrowing downwardly to a bottom having a width of about 20mm.
  • the annular recess 30 has opposed vertically inclined side walls 34, 36, the side wall 34 being inclined at a greater angle to the vertical than the side wall 36.
  • Each side 14, 16 includes a square display zone 24.
  • a cast concrete heraldic device or emblem (not shownj , e.g. an emblem of a city council, is adhesively mounted to the body 12 in each of the display zones 24 of the sides 14, 16 of the body 12.
  • the body 12 further includes two rectangular street name display zones 25, about 100mm above the display zones 24 and about 100mm below the upper surface 18 of the body 12.
  • Two cast concrete street names (not shown) , are adhesively mounted to the body in the street name display zones 25.
  • the display zones 24 have dimensions of 750mm x 750mm.
  • the display zones 25 have dimensions of 900mm x 150mm.
  • the display zones 24 are recessed to a depth of about 50mm, and the display zones 25 are recessed to a depth of about 22,5mm.
  • the zones 24, 25 have planar surfaces 41 and have peripheral walls 29 at an obtuse angle to their planar surfaces 41.
  • a nut 26 is cast into each rounded corner of the cast body 12 in the upper surface 18.
  • a passage 40 is provided below each nut 26 for receiving a complemental coupling formation, such as a threaded rod, to facilitate hoisting of the display device 10.
  • External surfaces of the cast body 12 are treated and coloured with an oxide coating, e.g. an oxide coating available in South Africa from Bayer, P 0 Box 143,
  • the external surfaces may also advantageously be treated with a tile sealant type coating, e.g. "Tile Seal”, available in South Africa from Samson, Sunview Centre, 7 North Reef Road, Bedfordview, which facilitates removal of graffiti from the external surfaces of the body 12.
  • Tile sealant type coating e.g. "Tile Seal” available in South Africa from Samson, Sunview Centre, 7 North Reef Road, Bedfordview, which facilitates removal of graffiti from the external surfaces of the body 12.
  • Surface areas surrounding the emblems in the display zones 24 and the street names in the street name display zones 25 are treated to expose the aggregate of the concrete, but the planar surfaces 41 of the zones 24 and the zones 25 as well as the upper surface 18 have a smooth texture .
  • a third side 17 of the body 12 opposite the sides 14, 16 has information display zones 27 which can be rented out as advertisement space.
  • the display zones 27 are similar to the zones 24, 25, but may include mounting means (not shown) such as screw-threaded studs for mounting an advertisement panel, such as a vinyl-covered chromadeck panel, to each display zone 27.
  • a display device in accordance with the first aspect of the invention is generally indicated by reference numeral 50. Unless otherwise indicated, the same reference numerals used above are used to indicate the same or similar parts or features of the display device 50 and the display device 10.
  • the body 12 of the display device 50 is square in outline in plan view, with rounded corners having a radius of about 100mm.
  • the body 12 has a width of about 640mm, a height of about 670mm and a weight of about 575kg.
  • Each vertically extending side of the body 12 defines an outwardly facing display surface.
  • the body 12 includes four recessed square display zones 27 forming part of the display surfaces and having peripheral walls at an angle of 45° to their planar surfaces 41, for receiving advertisement panels or castings.
  • the display zones 27 have width dimensions of 400mm x 400mm and depths of 22mm.
  • advertising material may be painted on the vertically extending sides of the body 12. It is also to be appreciated that the body 12 thus need not necessarily have recessed display zones 27 on all of its vertically extending sides.
  • the display device 10 In use, the display device 10 is transported to a street corner corresponding to the street names on the body 12, where it is placed on its lower surface 20 in a free-standing manner such that the street names correctly identify the streets at the crossing.
  • the display device 50 can be placed in any selected area where it can effectively display any advertising material on the body 12.
  • the device 10, 50 is hoisted and lowered for transportation purposes using the nuts 26 in conjunction with a hoisting device (not shown) having complemental screw-threaded coupling formations for connecting to the nuts 26.
  • the passage 22 can then be used as a rubbish bin or as a container for a plant.
  • the passage 22 is filled with gravel, sand or the like to a height of about 630mm (for the device 10) , whereafter a plastics rubbish bag (not shown) is placed inside the passage 22 and retained with its mouth in an open condition by wrapping or folding the mouth of the bag over the rim 32.
  • the gravel, sand or the like thus supports the bag when rubbish is placed inside the bag.
  • a circular concrete disk (not shown) can be placed on the shelf 23, thus supporting the bag when rubbish is placed inside the bag.
  • the passage 22 When the passage 22 is not used, it can be closed off with a concrete lid (not shown) .
  • the device 10, 50 is relatively heavy and angular and thus not easy to handle or displace manually by a person. It is a further advantage of the device 10, 50, as illustrated, that it is of concrete which has little or no scrap value. It is yet a further advantage of the device 10, 50, as illustrated, that it is rust-proof and treated to facilitate removal of graffiti. It is also an advantage of the device 10, 50, as illustrated, that a portion of its surface area can be rented out as advertisement space, reducing the nett cost of acquiring or installing the device 10, 50 for a local city council or the like. It is also an advantage of the device 10, 50 that it can receive a plastics rubbish bag without adversely affecting the aesthetic appeal of the device 10, 50.
  • the body 12 of the device 10, 50 can also advantageously be used as a base for a road sign, umbrella or the like.
  • a vertically extending post of the road sign or umbrella can be screw-threadedly mounted on or to the body 12 by means of one of the nuts 26 and a screw- threaded portion of the post.

Abstract

A display device (10) includes a free-standing body (12) having at least one outwardly facing display surface (14, 16, 17). The body is dimensioned and configured to inhibit manual displacement thereof by virtue of its weight. The body (12) may have a street name display zone (25), and the invention thus extends to a device for displaying a street name.

Description

DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION
THIS INVENTION relates to a device for displaying information. In particular, it relates to a display device, to a device for displaying a street name, and to a road sign.
Conventional upright steel poles with display boards mounted thereon for indicating street names, directions to specific locations and the like are sometimes uprooted and removed from their locations by members of the public without authorization. The steel pole can be used as a corner pole in a shack or other low cost dwelling. In addition, the steel pole has scrap value and can therefore be sold for cash. The unauthorized removal of street name indicators and other display devices naturally leads to inconvenience for the public at large and to additional costs for the local government body responsible for the maintenance of these display devices. Existing street name indicators also do not provide an opportunity for a local government body to generate income; instead, they are a continuous drain on local government finance, particularly if they have to be replaced due to unauthorized removal.
It is an object of this invention to provide an alternative display device for displaying street names, directions to locations and the like which does not suffer the disadvantages of conventional display devices, such as those comprising a steel pole with a display board attached thereto. According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a display device which includes a freestanding body having at least one outwardly facing display surface, the body being dimensioned and configured to inhibit manual displacement thereof by virtue of its weight .
According to a second aspect of the invention, there is provided a device for displaying a street name, the device including a free- standing body dimensioned and configured to inhibit manual displacement thereof by virtue of its weight, the body having at least one street name display zone located on a side of the body.
The street name display zone may form part of an outwardly facing display surface of the body and may be located on an upper portion of the body.
Thus, the device is intended to be relatively heavy, so that it is unnecessary to attach the device to a support surface, such as the ground, in order to inhibit manual displacement thereof. For the purposes of this specification, the term "relatively heavy" is intended to include a body which is of such a weight that it can either be handled only with difficulty by a person or not handled by a person at all. Preferably, the device weighs at least 500kg. More preferably, the device weighs at least 1200kg.
The body is typically a cast body of a material having little or no scrap value, e.g. concrete. The body may be reinforced with reinforcing members or material such as steel rods, wire or the like embedded in the cast body.
Information to be displayed on the device, e.g. in the form of indicia such as letters, numbers, words, symbols and the like, may be cast into the body to define at least a portion of the display surface. Thus the display surface may include indicia which have been cast into the body.
The device may include a display panel mounted to the display surface. The display panel may be a cast panel. Thus, instead of casting the indicia into the body, the indicia may be in the form of a separate casting, e.g. of concrete. In another embodiment of the invention, the display panel is a metal panel, e.g. a vinyl -covered chromadeck panel.
The display surface may include at least one display zone. The or each display zone may be recessed and may have a planar surface. The display panel may be mounted in the recessed display zone and may be dimensioned such that an outline of the display panel falls within an outline of the recessed display zone. Typically, each display zone is rectangular or square. The display panel may be mounted adhesively, e.g. by using an adhesive such as Samtech 45 supplied in South Africa by
Samson, Sunview Centre, 7 North Reef Road, Bedfordview. Typically, in the case of the device according to the first aspect of the invention the display surface includes a display zone located on the upper third, e.g. on the upper quarter of the body.
The device may also find application as a rubbish or litter bin or a plant container. Accordingly, the device may include a passage extending vertically at least partially through the body, the passage having a mouth in an upper surface of the body. The body may define an annular recess in the upper surface of the body, the recess being radially spaced from the mouth of the passage, thus defining a rim for the passage. The rim may be employed in use to retain a plastics rubbish bag in the passage, with a mouth of the bag being stretched open and covering the passage.
The device may include a lid for the passage, e.g. a concrete lid. The lid typically has a skirt configured to cooperate with the annular recess.
The body may be angular in outline in plan view. Thus, preferably, the body is not cylindrical, thereby to inhibit displacement of the body by rolling the body over the ground.
In one embodiment of the invention, the body is generally triangular in plan view and has three vertically extending sides. At least two of the vertically extending sides of the body of the device according to the second aspect of the invention preferably each has a street name display zone . The body of the device according to the second aspect of the invention typically has at least one of the display zones, e.g. an information display zone, in addition to the street name display zone or zones, typically below the street name display zone on that side of the body.
In one particularly preferred embodiment of the invention, the body represents a right-angle isosceles triangle in plan view, with rounded corners.
At least a portion of an external surface of the body may be treated, e.g. to expose the aggregate of the concrete, thus enhancing the aesthetic appeal of the device. The surface treatment may thus include a so called exposed aggregate treatment, in which portions of the surface of the body are scrubbed to provide a rough texture by exposing the aggregate of the concrete. In one embodiment of the device according to the second aspect of the invention, a heraldic device or emblem of a city council or the like is cast into at least one vertically extending side of the body below the street name display zone, with the emblem being depicted by smooth surface areas of the side of the body, with roughened surface areas surrounding the emblem. Instead, the heraldic device or element may be a separate casting as hereinbefore described, mounted to the body in a display zone, with exposed aggregate surrounding the or each display zone.
Exposed surface areas of the body may be coated to provide it with a desired colour and/or to coat it with a coating capable of facilitating removal of graffiti from the body, e.g. from exposed surface areas of the body.
In one embodiment of the device according to the second aspect of the invention, the heraldic device or emblem is provided on two vertical sides of the body, with a third vertical side of the body being available for renting out as advertisement space. Mounting means may be provided for mounting an advertisement panel to a side of the body. In one embodiment of the invention, the mounting means comprises four spaced apart screw-threaded studs protruding perpendicularly from a side of the body, the studs being arranged in a square layout and being located in a recessed display zone.
The device may include at least one coupling formation embedded in the body for receiving a complementa1 coupling formation to facilitate hoisting of the display device.
A street name may be cast into the body in the street name display zone of the device according to the second aspect of the invention. Instead, a street name may be portrayed on a panel mounted to the body in the street name display zone. The panel may be a cast panel or a metal panel such as vinyl-coated chromadeck. The street name display zone may be recessed into the body, the panel being mounted in the recessed street name display zone and being dimensioned such that an outline of the panel falls within an outline of the recessed street name display zone.
The body may form a base for a road sign, such as a stop sign or a yield sign or the like. Thus, the invention extends to a road sign, which includes an upright post mounted on or to the body of a device as hereinbefore described.
The post may include a complemental coupling formation for the coupling formation embedded in the body of the device.
The invention will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying diagrammatic drawings , in which
Figure 1 shows a three dimensional view from one side of a device in accordance with the invention for displaying a street name;
Figure 2 shows a three-dimensional view from an opposite side of the device of Figure 1;
Figure 3 shows a top plan view of the device of Figure 1; Figure 4 shows a three dimensional sectioned view of the device of Figure 1 taken at IV- IV in Figure 2; Figure 5 shows a three dimensional view of a display device in accordance with the first aspect of the invention.
Referring to Figures 1 - 4 of the drawings, reference numeral 10 generally indicates a display device in accordance with the second aspect of the invention for displaying a street name. The device 10 includes a cast body 12 of concrete.
The cast body 12 represents a right-angled isosceles triangle in plan view (see Figure 3), with two sides 14, 16 of the triangle being the sides of equal length. Each side 14, 16 has a width of about 1022mm, and the body 12 has a height of about 1300mm. An upper surface 18 of the body 12 is parallel to a lower surface
20 (see Figure 4) . The body 12 has rounded corners in plan view, each corner having a radius of about 50mm.
A vertically downwardly extending cylindrical passage 22 extends through the body 12 from the upper surface 18 to the lower surface 20. The passage 22 has an initial diameter of 390mm, and then narrows abruptly to a diameter of 340mm, thus defining a shelf 23 (see Figures
3 and 4) .
An annular recess 30 is provided in the upper surface 18 and is radially spaced from the cylindrical passage 22, thus defining a rim 32 for the cylindrical passage 22. The rim 32 has a width of about 50mm at the level of the upper surface 18. The annular recess 30 has a depth of about 70mm. At the level of the upper surface 18, the annular recess 30 has a width of about 50mm, narrowing downwardly to a bottom having a width of about 20mm. The annular recess 30 has opposed vertically inclined side walls 34, 36, the side wall 34 being inclined at a greater angle to the vertical than the side wall 36.
Each side 14, 16 includes a square display zone 24. A cast concrete heraldic device or emblem (not shownj , e.g. an emblem of a city council, is adhesively mounted to the body 12 in each of the display zones 24 of the sides 14, 16 of the body 12. The body 12 further includes two rectangular street name display zones 25, about 100mm above the display zones 24 and about 100mm below the upper surface 18 of the body 12. Two cast concrete street names (not shown) , are adhesively mounted to the body in the street name display zones 25. The display zones 24 have dimensions of 750mm x 750mm. The display zones 25 have dimensions of 900mm x 150mm. The display zones 24 are recessed to a depth of about 50mm, and the display zones 25 are recessed to a depth of about 22,5mm. The zones 24, 25 have planar surfaces 41 and have peripheral walls 29 at an obtuse angle to their planar surfaces 41.
A nut 26 is cast into each rounded corner of the cast body 12 in the upper surface 18. A passage 40 is provided below each nut 26 for receiving a complemental coupling formation, such as a threaded rod, to facilitate hoisting of the display device 10.
External surfaces of the cast body 12 are treated and coloured with an oxide coating, e.g. an oxide coating available in South Africa from Bayer, P 0 Box 143,
Isando, Gauteng Province, under the trade name Bayer 330 Black. The external surfaces may also advantageously be treated with a tile sealant type coating, e.g. "Tile Seal", available in South Africa from Samson, Sunview Centre, 7 North Reef Road, Bedfordview, which facilitates removal of graffiti from the external surfaces of the body 12. Surface areas surrounding the emblems in the display zones 24 and the street names in the street name display zones 25 are treated to expose the aggregate of the concrete, but the planar surfaces 41 of the zones 24 and the zones 25 as well as the upper surface 18 have a smooth texture .
A third side 17 of the body 12 opposite the sides 14, 16 has information display zones 27 which can be rented out as advertisement space. The display zones 27 are similar to the zones 24, 25, but may include mounting means (not shown) such as screw-threaded studs for mounting an advertisement panel, such as a vinyl-covered chromadeck panel, to each display zone 27.
Referring to Figure 5 of the drawing, a display device in accordance with the first aspect of the invention is generally indicated by reference numeral 50. Unless otherwise indicated, the same reference numerals used above are used to indicate the same or similar parts or features of the display device 50 and the display device 10.
The body 12 of the display device 50 is square in outline in plan view, with rounded corners having a radius of about 100mm. The body 12 has a width of about 640mm, a height of about 670mm and a weight of about 575kg. Each vertically extending side of the body 12 defines an outwardly facing display surface. The body 12 includes four recessed square display zones 27 forming part of the display surfaces and having peripheral walls at an angle of 45° to their planar surfaces 41, for receiving advertisement panels or castings. The display zones 27 have width dimensions of 400mm x 400mm and depths of 22mm. However, it is to be appreciated that, instead of having advertisement panels or castings, advertising material may be painted on the vertically extending sides of the body 12. It is also to be appreciated that the body 12 thus need not necessarily have recessed display zones 27 on all of its vertically extending sides.
In use, the display device 10 is transported to a street corner corresponding to the street names on the body 12, where it is placed on its lower surface 20 in a free-standing manner such that the street names correctly identify the streets at the crossing. The display device 50 can be placed in any selected area where it can effectively display any advertising material on the body 12. The device 10, 50 is hoisted and lowered for transportation purposes using the nuts 26 in conjunction with a hoisting device (not shown) having complemental screw-threaded coupling formations for connecting to the nuts 26.
The passage 22 can then be used as a rubbish bin or as a container for a plant. When it is used as a rubbish bin, the passage 22 is filled with gravel, sand or the like to a height of about 630mm (for the device 10) , whereafter a plastics rubbish bag (not shown) is placed inside the passage 22 and retained with its mouth in an open condition by wrapping or folding the mouth of the bag over the rim 32. The gravel, sand or the like thus supports the bag when rubbish is placed inside the bag. Instead, a circular concrete disk (not shown) can be placed on the shelf 23, thus supporting the bag when rubbish is placed inside the bag. When the passage 22 is not used, it can be closed off with a concrete lid (not shown) .
It is an advantage of the device 10, 50, as illustrated, that it is relatively heavy and angular and thus not easy to handle or displace manually by a person. It is a further advantage of the device 10, 50, as illustrated, that it is of concrete which has little or no scrap value. It is yet a further advantage of the device 10, 50, as illustrated, that it is rust-proof and treated to facilitate removal of graffiti. It is also an advantage of the device 10, 50, as illustrated, that a portion of its surface area can be rented out as advertisement space, reducing the nett cost of acquiring or installing the device 10, 50 for a local city council or the like. It is also an advantage of the device 10, 50 that it can receive a plastics rubbish bag without adversely affecting the aesthetic appeal of the device 10, 50.
The body 12 of the device 10, 50 can also advantageously be used as a base for a road sign, umbrella or the like. A vertically extending post of the road sign or umbrella can be screw-threadedly mounted on or to the body 12 by means of one of the nuts 26 and a screw- threaded portion of the post.

Claims

1. A display device which includes a free-standing body having at least one outwardly facing display surface, the body being dimensioned and configured to inhibit manual displacement thereof by virtue of its weight.
2. A display device as claimed in claim 1, which weighs at least 500kg.
3. A display device as claimed in claim 2, which weighs at least 1200kg.
4. A display device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, in which the body is a cast body of a material having little or no scrap value.
5. A display device as claimed in claim 4, in which the material from which the body is cast is concrete.
6. A display device as claimed in claim 5, in which at least a portion of an external surface of the body is treated to expose the aggregate of the concrete, thus enhancing the aesthetic appeal of the display device.
7. A display device as claimed in any one of claims 4 to 6 inclusive, which includes indicia cast into the body, the indicia defining at least a portion of the display surface .
8. A display device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, which includes a display panel mounted to the display surface.
9. A display device as claimed in claim 8, in which the display panel is a cast panel.
10. A display device as claimed in claim 8 or claim 9, in which the display surface includes at least one recessed display zone, the display panel being mounted in the recessed display zone and being dimensioned such that an outline of the display panel falls within an outline of the recessed display zone.
11. A display device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, which includes a passage extending vertically at least partially through the body, the passage having a mouth in an upper surface of the body.
12. A display device as claimed in claim 11, in which the body defines an annular recess in the upper surface of the body, the recess being radially spaced from the mouth of the passage.
13. A display device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, in which the body is angular in outline in plan view, thereby to inhibit displacement of the body by rolling the body over the ground.
14. A display device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, which includes at least one coupling formation embedded in the body for receiving a complemental coupling formation to facilitate hoisting of the display device.
15. A display device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, in which the body is treated with a coating capable of facilitating removal of graffiti from the body.
16. A device for displaying a street name, the device including a free-standing body dimensioned and configured to inhibit manual displacement thereof by virtue of its weight, the body having at least one street name display zone located on a side of the body.
17. A device as claimed in claim 16, which weighs at least 500kg.
18. A device as claimed in claim 17, which weighs at least 1200kg.
19. A device as claimed in any one of claims 16 to 18 inclusive, in which the body is a cast body of a material having little or no scrap value and in which the street name display zone is located on an upper portion of the body.
20. A device as claimed in claim 19, in which the material from which the body is cast is concrete.
21. A device as claimed in claim 20, in which at least a portion of an external surface of the body is treated to expose the aggregate of the concrete, thus enhancing the aesthetic appeal of the display device.
22. A device as claimed in any one of claims 19 to 21 inclusive, in which a street name is cast into the body in the street name display zone.
23. A device as claimed in any one of claims 16 to 21 inclusive, in which a street name is portrayed on a panel mounted to the body in the street name display zone.
24. A device as claimed in claim 23, in which the panel is a cast panel.
25. A device as claimed in claim 23 or claim 24, in which the display zone is recessed into the body, the panel being mounted in the recessed display zone and being dimensioned such that an outline of the panel falls within an outline of the recessed display zone.
26. A device as claimed in any one of claims 16 to 25 inclusive, in which the body is generally triangular in plan view and has three vertically extending sides, at least two of the vertically extending sides each having a street name display zone.
27. A device as claimed in any one of claims 16 to 26 inclusive, in which the body has at least one display zone in addition to the street name display zone or zones.
28. A device as claimed in any one of claims 16 to 27 inclusive, which includes a passage extending vertically at least partially through the body, the passage having a mouth in an upper surface of the body.
29. A device as claimed in claim 28, in which the body defines an annular recess in the upper surface of the body, the recess being radially spaced from the mouth of the passage.
30. A device as claimed in any one of claims 16 to 29 inclusive, which includes at least one coupling formation embedded in the body for receiving a complemental coupling formation to facilitate hoisting of the device.
31. A device as claimed in any one of claims 16 to 30 inclusive, in which the body is treated with a coating capable of facilitating removal of graffiti from the body.
32. A road sign, which includes an upright post mounted on or to the body of a device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims .
33. As road sign as claimed in claim 32, in as far as it is dependent on claim 14 or claim 30, in which the post includes a complemental coupling formation for the coupling formation embedded in the body of the device.
34. A device as claimed in claim 1 or claim 16, substantially as herein described and illustrated.
35. A road sign as claimed in claim 32, substantially as herein described and illustrated.
36. A new device or a new road sign, substantially as herein described.
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