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Variable character display system

US6212807A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 17, 1999
Grant dateApr 10, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 17, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09F7/12
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A variable character display and a method for making and using the display is provided. The display is composed of three layers of material including a substrate layer having an adhesive side and a non-adhesive side of a first color. A backing layer is secured to the adhesive side of the substrate and a front layer having an adhesive backing is secured to the non-adhesive side of the substrate layer. The front layer is provided with a plurality of individual removable sections arranged in at least one figure eight configuration. The individual sections are selectively removable to form a specific number on the substrate layer. The individual sections are a second color that is different than the first color.

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