US3216137A
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Illuminated display or advertising casing
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-07-06
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Granted: 1965-11-09
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Expires: 1982-07-06
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Brun Jean
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-10 02:29
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F11/00; G09F11/12; G09F11/24; G09F11/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
162 words
IN A DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING AN ENDLESS BELT; SUPPORTING MEANS COMPRISING DRIVING AND DRIVEN PULLEYS FOR MOVING SAID BELT AROUND A CLOSED PATH INCLUDING A STRAIGHT PORTION; A SERIES OF SUPPORTING MEMBERS CARRIED BY SAID BELT, EACH SUPPORTING MEMBER HAVING A PLURALITY OF CYLINDRICAL PROJECTIONS INTEGRALLY FORMED THEREON AND EXTENDING PERPENDICULARLY OUTWARDLY FROM SAID SUPPORTING MEMBER INTO SAID BELT, SAID BELT HAVING COMPLEMENTARY APERTURES FORMED THEREIN IN WHICH SAID PROJECTIONS ARE REMOVABLY RECEIVED, EACH SUPPORTING MEMBER HAVING A SLOT OF GENERALLY RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTIONAL CONFIGURATION FORMED THEREIN, THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID SLOT EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID BELT; A SERIES OF FLAT INDICIA BEARING PLATES EACH COMPRISING AN EXTENSION WHICH IS RECEIVED IN ONE OF SAID SLOTS WITH THE EDGE PORTIONS OF ADJACENT PLATES OVERLAPPING EACH OTHER, SAID RECTANGULAR CONFIGURATIONS BEING INCLINED OBLIQUELY WITH RESPECT TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES OF SAID BELT IN SAID STRAIGHT PORTION OF SAID PATH FOR CAUSING FREE OVERLAPPING OF SAID EDGE PORTIONS OF SAID FLAT PLATES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
162 words
IN A DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING AN ENDLESS BELT; SUPPORTING MEANS COMPRISING DRIVING AND DRIVEN PULLEYS FOR MOVING SAID BELT AROUND A CLOSED PATH INCLUDING A STRAIGHT PORTION; A SERIES OF SUPPORTING MEMBERS CARRIED BY SAID BELT, EACH SUPPORTING MEMBER HAVING A PLURALITY OF CYLINDRICAL PROJECTIONS INTEGRALLY FORMED THEREON AND EXTENDING PERPENDICULARLY OUTWARDLY FROM SAID SUPPORTING MEMBER INTO SAID BELT, SAID BELT HAVING COMPLEMENTARY APERTURES FORMED THEREIN IN WHICH SAID PROJECTIONS ARE REMOVABLY RECEIVED, EACH SUPPORTING MEMBER HAVING A SLOT OF GENERALLY RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTIONAL CONFIGURATION FORMED THEREIN, THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID SLOT EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID BELT; A SERIES OF FLAT INDICIA BEARING PLATES EACH COMPRISING AN EXTENSION WHICH IS RECEIVED IN ONE OF SAID SLOTS WITH THE EDGE PORTIONS OF ADJACENT PLATES OVERLAPPING EACH OTHER, SAID RECTANGULAR CONFIGURATIONS BEING INCLINED OBLIQUELY WITH RESPECT TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES OF SAID BELT IN SAID STRAIGHT PORTION OF SAID PATH FOR CAUSING FREE OVERLAPPING OF SAID EDGE PORTIONS OF SAID FLAT PLATES.
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