EP0079148B1 - Construction d'enseigne - Google Patents

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EP0079148B1
EP0079148B1 EP82305579A EP82305579A EP0079148B1 EP 0079148 B1 EP0079148 B1 EP 0079148B1 EP 82305579 A EP82305579 A EP 82305579A EP 82305579 A EP82305579 A EP 82305579A EP 0079148 B1 EP0079148 B1 EP 0079148B1
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    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F7/00—Signs, name or number plates, letters, numerals, or symbols; Panels or boards
    • G09F7/02—Signs, plates, panels or boards using readily-detachable elements bearing or forming symbols
    • G09F7/08—Signs, plates, panels or boards using readily-detachable elements bearing or forming symbols the elements being secured or adapted to be secured by means of grooves, rails, or slits

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  • This invention relates to sign constructions, and in a preferred embodiment it is a development of the type of sign disclosed in my Patent Specification GB 2034504.
  • a number of parallel sign plates are a push fit onto clips which project from the mouths of channel shaped mounting members which are secured to a suitable support surface such as a wall.
  • the present invention provides an improvement on this which enhances the visual attractiveness of the sign and also renders it less liable to vandalism or otherwise unauthorised interference.
  • a sign construction comprising a plurality of plates arranged edge-to-edge and attached to a pair of substantially rigid mounting bars extending transversely to the length of the plates, the plates being a removable push fit onto attachment elements on the mounting bars; characterised in that the mounting bars are located at the ends of the plates, each mounting bar comprising a generally L-shaped portion in cross-section formed from two limbs, of which a rear limb lies behind the plates and is adapted for securing to a support and carries said attachment elements, and a side limb extends alongside and effectively conceals the ends of the plates while allowing the plates to be mounted and demounted between the side limbs as a push fit from the front of the sign, the plates at the ends of the mounting bars being provided with extensions which project rearwardly and conceal the rear limbs of the mounting bars and the attachment thereto of the plates, the side limbs having end caps which are a push fit onto the ends of the side limbs to conceal those ends and also the ends of the extensions of
  • forwardly projecting elements on the rear limbs of the mounting bars co-operate with rearwardly directed elements on at least some of the plates such that those plates are a push fit from the front of the sign onto said elements of the rear limbs of the mounting bars.
  • a number of plate attachment members are injection moulded from plastics material, each comprising a generally flat base strip 10 from which project a number of heads 12 uniformly spaced apart along the strip.
  • Each head comprises a pair of spaced elements 14, the mutually remote surfaces 16 of which are convex in cross-section.
  • a sign plate 18, typically of extruded aluminium, is of shallow channel cross-section, having rearwardly directed flanges 20, the mutually facing surfaces 22 of which are concave.
  • the flanges 20 are spaced apart by an amount corresponding to the unit centre-to-centre spacing of the heads 12 or. a multiple thereof.
  • the spacing of the flanges corresponds to three times this unit spacing, so that the plate embraces three heads on the strip.
  • the plate is mounted to the strip by resiliently pushing the flanges 20 over the two outermost elements 14 of the set of three heads thus embraced, the concave surfaces of the flanges being retained by the convex surfaces of said elements.
  • the strip 10 is formed with grooves 24 between adjacent heads, which provide lines of weakening, whereby portions of the strip having one or more complete heads can be broken therefrom. In this way, suitable lengths of strip can be selected.
  • the strip has an aperture 26 between each pair of head forming elements.
  • a mounting bar 32 for example of extruded aluminium, is of generally L-shape with two limbs 29,31 at right-angles to each other.
  • One limb 29 is formed with a channel 33 provided with inturned lips 34 at the mouth.
  • the strips 10 of the attachment members project laterally a short distance beyond the heads 12, providing lateral flanges 36, so that the strips can be slid lengthwise into the channel 33, the flanges 36 being retained behind the lips 34.
  • the strips can be retained lengthwise by punching indentations 35 in the base of the channel 33 in register with apertures 26, as shown in Fig. 3.
  • the mounting bar 32 thus forms a carrier for an appropriate number of attachment members, and the length of the mounting bar is cut to match the combined length of the attachment members required to mount the various sign plates which are to form the sign.
  • a pair of mounting bars 32, carrying plate attachment members, are thus arranged parallel to each other, as shown in Fig. 4, and sign plates 18 are pressed onto the heads.
  • the mounting bars project somewhat beyond the sign plates, as can be seen in Fig. 4, so that each provides two heads 12 respectively above the below the sign plates.
  • the mounting bars are secured to a supporting surface, such as a wall 56 (see Fig. 3), by drilling through some of the still exposed apertures 26 and base of the channel in register with the apertures, and passing fixing screws 37 through them.
  • each of the mounting bars 32 has the form of a box section 50.
  • These limbs 31 provide side walls which close and conceal the ends of the plates 18, as can be seen in Figs. 3 and 4.
  • special plate members 18' which resemble the plates 18, but have curved extensions 54 which enclose the ends of the channels, and meet the supporting surface 56 to which the channels are mounted, thereby effectively concealing the rear limbs 29 and the attachment members.
  • the construction is completed by fitting end cap members 58, suitably made of injection moulded plastics material.
  • end caps have plug portions 60 which fit tightly into the open ends of the box-section wall portions 50 of the limbs 31, and can be secured in place by adhesive if desired.
  • the profile of the end cap matches that of the extension portion 54 of the plate 18', thus providing a matching extension of the wall 50.
  • a flat panel 25 could be incorporated in the sign, with its edges 27, e.g. offset, engaged in the channel 50, provided the plate attachment members 10 were omitted in that region.
  • the sign could include both elongate plates 18, 18' and much deeper flat panels 25 of a size impracticable for extrusion. This could be useful, for example, for showing a floor plan of a building.
  • the completed sign thus presents a neat appearance with no visible fixing screws. Moreover, the close spacing of the plates 18 and 18', and the extension of the portions 54 of the.upper and lower plates 18' to meet the supporting surface 56, does not provide any obvious means by which the sign can be removed from the wall.
  • a special key device 62 comprising a prong 64 having a tang 66, as shown in Fig. 5, can be inserted between a pair of plates and then withdrawn, so that the tang engages behind a flange 20 of a plate and pulls the plate from its mounting.
  • the construction resembles that of Figs. 1 to 4, except that the extensions 54 of the plates 18' are straight extensions of one of the flanges 20, so that externally a squared-off rather than a rounded appearance is presented.
  • the end cap member 58 is correspondingly flat to match, and the limb 31 of the mounting bar 32 is somewhat narrower to be in proportion aesthetically.
  • the mounting bar 32 is still further abbreviated, so that the limb 31 is a simple flange without a box section.
  • This is modified as shown in Fig. 9, the mounting bars terminating just short of the plate extensions 54, so that the edge of the rear limb 29 is hidden, and a slim end cap 58' is push fitted over the limb 31.
  • This would result in the ends of the plates 18, 18' being slightly spaced from the limb 31, but this need not be a disadvantage as the prong 64 of the key 62 can be inserted in the gap to detach a plate rather than inserting'it between adjacent plates which could damage their surface appearance.

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  • Road Signs Or Road Markings (AREA)
  • Toys (AREA)
  • Connection Of Plates (AREA)
  • Registering, Tensioning, Guiding Webs, And Rollers Therefor (AREA)
  • Polishing Bodies And Polishing Tools (AREA)
  • Laminated Bodies (AREA)
  • Joining Of Building Structures In Genera (AREA)
  • Placing Or Removing Of Piles Or Sheet Piles, Or Accessories Thereof (AREA)
  • Investigation Of Foundation Soil And Reinforcement Of Foundation Soil By Compacting Or Drainage (AREA)
  • Paints Or Removers (AREA)
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1. Construction d'enseigne comprenant un certain nombre de plaques (18, 18', 25) agencées bord-à-bord et attachées à deux barres sensiblement rigides de montage (32) s'étendant transversalement à la longueur des plaques, les plaques étant ajustées de manière amovible par poussée sur des éléments de fixation (14) sur les barres de montage; caractérisée en ce que les barres de montage sont placées aux extrémités des plaques, chaque barre de montage comprenant une partie généralement en forme de L en section transversale formée de deux membres (29, 31), dont un membre arrière (29) se trouve derrière les plaques et est adapté à une fixation à un support (56) et porte lesdits éléments de fixation (14) et un membre latéral (31) s'étend le long de et cache efficacement les extrémités des plaques tout en permettant aux plaques d'être montées et démontées entre les membres latéraux sous la forme d'un ajustement en poussant à partir de l'avant de l'enseigne, les plaques (18') aux extrémités des barres de montage étant pourvues d'extensions (54) qui font saillie vers l'arrière et cachent les membres arrières (29) des barres de montage et leur fixation des plaques, lès membres latéraux ayant des capuchons extrêmes qui sont ajustés en poussant sur les extrémités des membres latéraux pour cacher ces extrémités et également les extrémités des extensions (54) des plaques (18') aux extrémités des barres de montage.
2. Construction d'enseigne selon la revendication 1 où des éléments de base (10) portent lesdits éléments faisant saillie vers l'avant (14) et sont en engagement coulissant dans des profilés d'embouchure restreinte (33) s'étendant longitudinalement aux membres arrière (29) des barres de montage (32).
3. Construction d'enseigne selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2 où les membres latéraux (31) des barres de montage ont une section en forme de boîte (50) et les capuchons extrêmes (58) sont ajustés en poussant dans les extrémités des sections de boîte.
4. Construction d'enseigne selon la revendication 3 où la section de boîte (50) a une forme de profilé ouvrant vers l'intérieur.
5. Construction d'enseigne selon la revendication 4 comprenant au moins une autre plaque d'enseigne sous la forme d'un panneau plat (25) dont les bords engagent dans et sont retenus par les sections de boîte (50) du profilé.
EP82305579A 1981-11-09 1982-10-20 Construction d'enseigne Expired EP0079148B1 (fr)

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AT (1) ATE19835T1 (fr)
AU (1) AU547621B2 (fr)
CA (1) CA1205288A (fr)
DE (1) DE3271185D1 (fr)
DK (1) DK156100C (fr)
FI (1) FI70754C (fr)
HK (1) HK47386A (fr)
KE (1) KE3633A (fr)
MX (1) MX158520A (fr)
MY (1) MY8600228A (fr)
NO (1) NO159625C (fr)
SG (1) SG43985G (fr)
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EP0274984B1 (fr) * 1986-12-10 1991-09-25 Entwurf Partner Ruedi Zwissler Dispositif pour fixer de manière échangeable des panneaux ou similaires
FR2673309A1 (fr) * 1991-02-26 1992-08-28 Chatelet Ets Plaque signaletique.
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AU547621B2 (en) 1985-10-24
MX158520A (es) 1989-02-09
DK156100B (da) 1989-06-19
NO159625C (no) 1989-01-18
NO159625B (no) 1988-10-10
DK482082A (da) 1983-05-10
ATE19835T1 (de) 1986-05-15
FI70754C (fi) 1986-10-06
KE3633A (en) 1986-05-16
CA1205288A (fr) 1986-06-03
MY8600228A (en) 1986-12-31
EP0079148A1 (fr) 1983-05-18
FI823818A0 (fi) 1982-11-08
DE3271185D1 (en) 1986-06-19
NO823685L (no) 1983-05-10
FI70754B (fi) 1986-06-26
SG43985G (en) 1985-12-13

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