Display device with removable membranes

Abstract

Abstract In this specification, the gist of the technical disclosure resides in a thin-wall, light message-transmitting element which can be masked, peeled, cut, punched or molded in selected patterns and placed over a glass or plastic reflector, or over a glass or plastic lens, or over a translucent or light-diffusing element to convey a message from a light reflector or a backlighted device. The element is constructed of a piece of opaque material or light-transmitting or filtering material, such as thin-wall acrylic, styrene, butyrate, polycarbonate or other type of material having the properties of light blockage, transmission or filtering. The element is constructed in such a way as to include preformed designations of outlines such as squares, rectangles, triangles, diamonds, circles and the like which a user may mask, peel, cut or punch in selected sequences to form symbols such as an arrow, numerals such as house numbers, and letters to form words such as ''''Caution,'''' ''''Stop,'''' ''''Slow, '''' a person''s name or initials, and the like. Such a light message-transmitting element is constructed with tabs or other fastening devices corresponding with receiving inserts on the glass or plastic reflector, lens or translucent or diffusing light element, for attachment and detachment for the purpose of readily detaching the light message-transmitting element to perforate the marked portions in whatever selected sequence desired to form the indication or message desired to convey upon light being either reflected from the front or transmitted from behind, depending on whether used with a reflecting element, a lens, or translucent or light-diffusing element being backlighted. There are obviously many other ways in which the element can be attached and detached to the light reflector or backlighted device, such as adhesives, heat-sealing, solvents, sonic welding and the like. Once the desired indication or message has been made on the element by masking, peeling, cutting or punching the selected marked portions, the element is then placed by whatever attachment means selected over the reflecting element, lens or translucent or light-diffusing element, to form either a reflective device or backlighted device having a directive sign or message. It is also possible to make the message-transmitting element a permanently assembled part of the reflector or backlighted device by solvent cementing or sonic welding to the faces thereof. The membranes would be punched out in place without removing the element from the reflector or backlighted device.

Inventors

• 👤 Eugene J Majewski

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