US3255541A
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Assignee: PAM CO
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Filing: 1961-10-30
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Granted: 1966-06-14
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Expires: 1981-10-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Bruce H Bettcher
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 01:47
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08G; G08G1/00; G08G1/09; G08G1/0962; G08G1/0967; G08G1/096708; G08G1/096716; G08G1/096733; G08G1/096758; G08G1/096766; G08G1/096783
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
184 words
A CHANGEABLE ILLUMINATED SIGN COMPRISING A CASING HAVING A BODY PORTION PROVIDING AN OPEN SIDE, AN OPENABLE CLOSURE STRUCTURE FOR SAID SIDE HAVING A TRANSPARENT PORTION IN ITS EXPOSED FACE EXTENDING OVER A MAJOR PORTION OF SAID FACE, A ROLLER SIGN CARRIED BY SAID CLOSURE STRUCTURE INCLUDING SPACED ROLLERS, A FLEXIBLE SIGN ELEMENT MOVABLY CARRIED BY SAID ROLLERS AND HAVING A PORTION EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID ROLLERS IN POSITION TO BE VIEWED THROUGH SAID TRANSPARENT PORTION, LIGHT MEANS CARRIED BY AND POSITIONED WITHIN SAID BODY PORTION FOR ILLUMINATING SAID SIGN ELEMENT, DRIVE MECHANISM FOR SAID ROLLERS, MOTOR MEANS IN SAID BODY PORTION OF SAID CASING FOR DRIVING SAID DRIVE MECHANISM, COOPERATIVE DRIVE CONNECTION MEANS IN SAID BODY PORTION AND SAID CLOSURE STRUCTURE FOR CONNECTING SAID DRIVE MECHANISM TO SAID MOTOR MEANS WHEN SAID CLOSURE STRUCTURE IS IN CLOSED POSITION ON SAID BODY PORTION, AND MEANS FOR CONTROLLING SAID MOTOR MEANS TO POSITION A SELECTED PORTION OF SAID SIGN FOR VIEWING THROUGH SAID TRANSPARENT PORTION, SAID DRIVE CONNECTION MEANS BEING DISCONNECTED TO DISCONNECT SAID MOTOR MEANS FROM SAID DRIVE MECHANISM WHEN SAID CLOSURE STRUCTURE IS OPENED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
184 words
A CHANGEABLE ILLUMINATED SIGN COMPRISING A CASING HAVING A BODY PORTION PROVIDING AN OPEN SIDE, AN OPENABLE CLOSURE STRUCTURE FOR SAID SIDE HAVING A TRANSPARENT PORTION IN ITS EXPOSED FACE EXTENDING OVER A MAJOR PORTION OF SAID FACE, A ROLLER SIGN CARRIED BY SAID CLOSURE STRUCTURE INCLUDING SPACED ROLLERS, A FLEXIBLE SIGN ELEMENT MOVABLY CARRIED BY SAID ROLLERS AND HAVING A PORTION EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID ROLLERS IN POSITION TO BE VIEWED THROUGH SAID TRANSPARENT PORTION, LIGHT MEANS CARRIED BY AND POSITIONED WITHIN SAID BODY PORTION FOR ILLUMINATING SAID SIGN ELEMENT, DRIVE MECHANISM FOR SAID ROLLERS, MOTOR MEANS IN SAID BODY PORTION OF SAID CASING FOR DRIVING SAID DRIVE MECHANISM, COOPERATIVE DRIVE CONNECTION MEANS IN SAID BODY PORTION AND SAID CLOSURE STRUCTURE FOR CONNECTING SAID DRIVE MECHANISM TO SAID MOTOR MEANS WHEN SAID CLOSURE STRUCTURE IS IN CLOSED POSITION ON SAID BODY PORTION, AND MEANS FOR CONTROLLING SAID MOTOR MEANS TO POSITION A SELECTED PORTION OF SAID SIGN FOR VIEWING THROUGH SAID TRANSPARENT PORTION, SAID DRIVE CONNECTION MEANS BEING DISCONNECTED TO DISCONNECT SAID MOTOR MEANS FROM SAID DRIVE MECHANISM WHEN SAID CLOSURE STRUCTURE IS OPENED.
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