Multiple-level light-reflective sign

Claim 1

A SIGN MEMBER HAVING A FRONT AND BACK AND COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY RIGID LAYER OF OPAQUE MATERIAL, A LAYER OF LIGHT REFLECTIVE MATERIAL LAMINATED TO THE FRONT OF SAID RIGID LAYER, A LIGHT TRANSMITTING PROTECTIVE MATERIA; LAMINATED TO THE FRONT OF SAID LIGHT REFLECTIVE MATERIAL, SAID MEMBER HAVING AREAS OFFSET WITH THE FRONT SURFACE OF SAID OPAQUE MATERIAL DISPOSED IN FRONT OF THE FRONT SURFACE OF SAID SAID PROTECTIVE MATERIAL AND EXPOSED TO VIEW ABOVE SAID LIGHT REFLECTIVE AND PROTECTIVE MATERIALS OVER PREDETERMINED COPLANAR SURFACE AREAS WHICH PROVIDE CONFIGURATIONS DEFINING INTELLIGIBLE INDICIA TO A VIEWER THEREOF, SAID OPAQUE MATERIAL BEING CONCEALED FROM VIEW BY SAID LIGHT REFLECTIVE MATERIAL OVER ITS REMAINING PLANAR AREA AROUND SAID OFFSET AREAS WITH OPAQUE LAYER PORTIONS INTERCONNECTING SAID EXPOSED AND CONCEALED AREAS BEING COVERED BY SAID LAYER OF LIGHT REFLECTIVE MATERIAL IN TURN COVERED BY SAID PROTECTIVE MATERIAL WITH SAID REFLECTIVE MATERIAL EXPOSED EDGEWISE AT ITS EDGES BETWEEN SAID EXPOSED OPAQUE MATERIAL AND THE PROTECTIVE MATERIAL BORDERING SAME.