US3691677A

US3691677A - Overhead sign mounting

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Publication number: US3691677A
Application number: US146924A
Authority: US
Inventors: Walklett Blaising
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1971-05-26
Filing date: 1971-05-26
Publication date: 1972-09-19
Anticipated expiration: 1989-09-19

Abstract

Apparatus adapted to be secured to a pole or cable for supporting a vertical sign in any desired angular position about its vertical axis and for detachably locking same in said position.

Description

United States Patent Biaising [4 Sept. 19, 1972 i 1 OVERHEAD SIGN MOUNTING 3,593,450 7/1971 Friedrichsen et a] ..40/l28 [72] Inventor: Walklett Biaising, P. O. Box 11 l,

Crestline, Ohio 44327 Primary Examiner-Louis G. Mancene [22] Filed y 26 1971 Assistant Examiner-Robert F. Cutting [2i] Appl. No.: 146,924 [57] ABSTRACT Apparatus adapted to be secured to a pole or cable for 8| "40112363277 Supporting a vertical Sign in any desired angular posi [58] Fieid H28 145 tion about its vertical axis and for detachably locking same in Said position [56] References Cited 4 Claims, 3 Drawing Figures UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,088,235 5/1963 Kies ..40/l28 PATENTED SE? 1 9 I972 FIG.2

OEOMIO INVEN TOR: E. BLAISING WALKLETT FIG-.3

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. ATTORNEY.

OVERHEAD SIGN MOUNTING SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is often necessary to support vertical signs in such manner as to permit same to be rotated to any desired angular position about a vertical axis, to lock same in this position and to unlock, change the position and relock as desired. To this end, a structure having a horizontal section is clamped to pole or cable. The section has a vertical bore disposed between two oppositely disposed curved horizontal slots. Means secured to the sign has a vertical shaft disposed rotatably in the bore and two vertical bolts, each bolt extending upward through a corresponding slot. The sign can then be rotated, secured to the shaft, to any angular position with respect to the vertical axis as limited only by the position of the bolts in the slots. When a desired position is reached, the bolts are tightened to hold the sign in desired position. The bolts can be loosened to permit readjustment of position and then tightened to relock the sign in new position.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of my invention in use; FIG. 2 is a detailed front view of my invention; and FIG. 3 is a detailed top view of my invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring now to FIGS. 1-3, my invention is directed toward an apparatus for supporting a vertical sign l rotated to any desired angular position about a vertical axis and held in that position while suspended either from a cable 12 or a pole l4.

Clamps 16 can secure cable 12 to flat horizontal plate 18. A vertical spacer 20 is disposed between plate 18 and plate structure 40. A bolt 22 extends in the spacer between plate 12 and structure 40. Structure 40 carries a bore 42 with curved oppositely disposed slots 24 on each side. A horizontal bar 26 has a vertical shaft 30 extending rotatably upward through bore 22 and two oppositely disposed vertical bolts 28 extending through corresponding slots 24. Thus the bar can be rotated about shaft 30 to any angle as limited only by movement of the bolts in the slots. When the bar is in proper angular position, the bolts can be tightened to hold the bar locked in place. The bar can be secured by a vertical edge 34 to the top horizontal edge of a vertical sign 10 to hold same in the position determined by the bar.

Alternatively, a clamp 36 can secure vertical plate 18 to pole 36. A horizontal spacer 20' can secure plate 18 to a vertical portion 38 of plate-like structure 40. The bar and sign are coupled to structure 40 as before.

While I have described my invention with particular reference to the drawings, such is not to be considered as limiting its actual scope.

Having thus described this invention, what is asserted as new is:

1. In combination with a sign disposed in a vertical plane;

a horizontal plate having a vertical bore disposed between two 0 positely curved horizontal slots; first means coup ed to said sign and having a vertical shaft rotatable in the bore as well as two bolts extending vertically through corresponding ones of said slots, said bolts being adapted to be tightened in or loosened in said slots; and

second means supporting said plate in horizontal position.

2. The combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein the first means is secured to the top horizontal edge of the sign.

3. The combination as set forth in claim 2 wherein said second means includes at least one clamp.

4. The combination as set forth in claim 3 wherein said second means is secured either to a cable or a pole.

Claims

1. In combination with a sign disposed in a vertical plane; A HORIZONTAL PLATE HAVING A VERTICAL BORE DISPOSED BETWEEN TWO OPPOSITELY CURVED HORIZONTAL SLOTS; FIRST MEANS COUPLED TO SAID SIGN AND HAVING A VERTICAL SHAFT ROTATABLE IN THE BORE AS WELL AS TWO BOLTS EXTENDING VERTICALLY THROUGH CORRESPONDING ONES OF SAID SLOTS, SAID BOLTS BEING ADAPTED TO BE TIGHTENED IN OR LOOSENED IN SAID SLOTS; AND SECOND MEANS SUPPORTING SAID PLATE IN HORIZONTAL POSITION.