Card – picture – or sign exhibiting – Signs – Sign support
Reexamination Certificate
1999-02-23
2001-08-21
Silbermann, Joanne (Department: 3628)
Card, picture, or sign exhibiting
Signs
Sign support
C040S610000, C116S173000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06276083
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The field of the invention relates to advertising and more particularly to apparatus for displaying advertising information.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Rigidly mounted panels and billboards for displaying advertising materials are known. Such panels and billboards are available in a variety of sizes of sizes and shapes.
Other less rigidly mounted panels are also known. For example, at least one prior art device teaches of a rigid vehicular warning sign coupled to an upright intermediate rod. The intermediate rod is coupled to and rotates around a support mast. The intermediate rod is supported from a top and intermediate portion of the mast.
Another reference teaches of the use of a board supported between upper and lower cross-members. A set of coil springs are used to couple top and bottom opposing corners of the board to the cross-members.
Another reference teaches of flexible pouches displayed between two support members. The pouches are supported along an upper and lower edge at a central location. The upper support is made up of a swivel structure. The lower support is made up of a pair of closely adjacent springs.
Other references teach of rotatable tubes disposed over flagpoles and used to support a flag. The tube is moved along the pole by a supporting washer and rope. The rotatable tube allows the tube/flag combination to rotate freely around the pole allowing the flag to remain in an unfurled state.
Still further references teach of a support tube forming an oblique angle and supporting a flag on two sides. The support tube is shown as having an upright portion which engages and rotates around a shaft assembly.
While the references may be effective in certain applications, none of the references have been designed for severe wind conditions. Accordingly, a need exists for a system for displaying advertising materials which is designed for the extreme mechanical stresses associated with high winds.
SUMMARY
Apparatus is provided for displaying advertising information. The apparatus includes a rigid base and an upright receptacle having an inner and an outer member rigidly attached to the base. The apparatus further includes a upright mast pivotally engaging the receptacle between the inner and outer member and a relatively rigid panel adapted to display the advertising information flexibly coupled to the upright mast.
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Silbermann Joanne
Walsh & Katz, Ltd.
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