Notice assembly
US5671557A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 1993 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09F11/23
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A notice assembly comprising a support portion including a base part adapted to be supported on a horizontal surface, a vertical wall part having a lower edge attached to the base part and a hollow tubular part fixed along an upper edge of the wall part with an axially extending through opening in the tubular part facing the same direction as the front surface of the wall part. A display member has a portion rotatably mounted in the tubular part. That portion of the display member has a peripheral surface bearing a plurality of set of graphic symbols providing information about the location of the person (e.g., AT LUNCH, OUT OF OFFICE, RETURN SOON, IN MEETING). By manual rotation of the display member, any of the sets of graphic symbols can be positioned in the opening of the tubular part where they will be observed by a person looking at the notice assembly. Graphic symbols are provided on the front surface of the wall part that provide incomplete information about one or more of a) the location of the person, b) the time of return for the person, c) the normal work hours for the person, and c) an alternate person to contact when the person is absent; together with ink receptive m…
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