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Tri-mount sign system

US6108956A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Filing dateApr 3, 1998
Grant dateAug 29, 2000
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Expiry dateApr 3, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09F3/204
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A mounting system for mounting a sign, such as a sheet or a panel to a shelf system having a pair of support posts and a shelf extending transverse to the support posts, includes a display portion having first and second generally parallel, spaced apart runners connected to one another by a pair of spaced apart connecting members defining a sign receiving region. The display portion includes at least one of a shelf mounting bracket receiving region, a wall surface mounting bracket receiving region and a wall top mounting bracket receiving region. The shelf mounting bracket receiving region includes a pivoting element for pivotally mounting the display portion to a shelf mounting bracket for pivoting the display portion between a first position and a second position. The display portion is maintained in the first position by releasable engagement of the display portion with the shelf mounting bracket. The wall surface mounting bracket receiving region includes an elongated opening in at least one of the connecting members intermediate the runners. The opening extends along a portion of the connecting member and is adapted to receive a wall surface mounting bracket. The wall top moun…

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