Apparatus pertaining to physically-discrete sign components
US9038295B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09F2013/222
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A physically-discrete sign component comprises an internally-electrically-illuminated alphabetic character having a front-facing profile and at least one connecting bar disposed at least substantially horizontally with respect to the front-facing profile of the alphabetic character and at least partially within the front-facing profile of that alphabetic character. By one approach the physically-discrete sign component includes two of the connecting bars. If desired, these two connecting bars are disposed at least substantially parallel to one another. By one approach, a first one of the connecting bars extends partially, but not wholly, above an upper periphery of the aforementioned front-facing profile while the second connecting bar extends partially, but not wholly, below a lower periphery of the front-facing profile. The connecting bars can include a connecting-bar interface configured to physically and electrically interconnect to an adjacent sign component.
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