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Assembly convertible between house ID display sign and support shelf

US5305979A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 10, 1992
Grant dateApr 26, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 10, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09F7/22
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An assembly convertible between a raised house ID display sign configuration and a lowered support shelf configuration includes a lower base plate stationarily attached on a wall portion of a house adjacent to an entry door, an upper face plate mounting ID indicia to identify the house, and a plurality of hinges attached respectively between the lower base plate and upper face member to enable pivoting of the upper face plate relative to the lower base plate between the raised and lowered configurations. The assembly also includes an electrical light mounted at a side edge portion of the lower base plate to provide illumination to an area of the entry door adjacent thereto. The light is switched on and off by a button mounted on the lower base plate being respectively engaged and disengaged by the upper face plate when the assembly is correspondingly converted between the support shelf and ID display sign configurations.

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