Sign panel with replaceable, frameless-appearing sign face
US6493975B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09F7/18
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A sign assembly having a frameless-appearing sign face may be removed from and replaced into the assembly. The sign assembly includes a sign face having an outer surface, an inner surface and a peripheral side. The assembly also includes a sign frame having a sign face channel that is adapted to receive a portion of the sign face adjacent to the peripheral side. The sign face channel is defined by an inner frame portion and an outer frame portion. The assembly also includes a mounting component having a face support that is attached to the inner surface of the sign face adjacent to the peripheral side of the sign face, an inner support that is adapted to bear against the inner frame portion of the sign frame, and an outer support that is adapted to bear against the outer frame portion of the sign frame. The invention also includes a method for mounting a sign face on a mounting component and a method for converting a framed assembly into a frameless-appearing assembly.
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