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US3735513A
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Dynamic advertising display system
Assignee: DON FEDDERSON PRODUCTIONS Inc
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Filing: 1971-02-25
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Granted: 1973-05-29
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Expires: 1991-02-25
Abstract
Abstract A display system for dynamically exhibiting a plurality of advertising signs, comprising a pair of supply magazines interconnected by a pair of tracks along which the signs are moved for display in a sequential manner. Each of the magazines supports a supply of stacked signs and has a sign discharge station wherein the signs are coupled with a drive cable one at a time and moved along one of the tracks, and also has a sign receiving station which receives the signs from the other track after display and uncouples the signs from the drive cable. A push frame assembly of the magazine automatically shifts each sign from the receiving station into the supply stack after the sign enters the magazine from one of the tracks and simultaneously positions a new sign from the supply stack in the discharge station for movement along the other track.
Inventors
- 👤 P Constant
- 👤 W Hodge
- 👤 F Barker
- 👤 E Keller
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 12:41
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F7/00; G09F7/18; G09F11/00; G09F11/12; G09F11/30; G09F19/00; G09F19/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
422 words
A dynamic advertising display system comprising: a first magazine for holding a plurality of advertising signs in side-by-side relation in a stack, and including a receiving station at one side of said stack and a laterally spaced discharge station at the other side of said stack, said first magazine being constructed for edgewise movement of signs into and out of said stations for addition to and removal from said stack; a second magazine for holding a plurality of advertising signs in side-by-side relation in a stack, and including a receiving station at one side of said stack and a laterally spaced discharge station at the other side of said stack, said second magazine being constructed for edgewise movement of signs into and out of said stations for addition to and removal from said stack; a track comprising two elongated tubular sections, each of said sections extending between said discharge station of one of said first and second magazines and said receiving station of the other, and each of said sections having a slot along one side throughout the length thereof; drive means comprising a motor driven endless cable continuously circulating from the discharge stations of said first and second magazines, through said track tubes and to said receiving stations; means in each of said first and second magazines for shifting a sign from said receiving station laterally into said stack and shifting said stack laterally toward said discharge station to move a sign from the stack into said discharge station and comprising a cam operated push frame disposed in said receiving station, said push frame being actuated at preselecTed intervals by said drive means to shift said signs laterally of said magazine; means on said drive means operable as an incident to movement through said discharge stations to couple said drive means to a sign in each of said discharge stations, and operable as an incident to movement through said receiving stations to release a sign therein; means responsive to release of a sign in said receiving stations to actuate said shifting means thereby to shift the sign from said receiving station into the stack while pushing the stack laterally and shifting another sign into said discharge station; and at least one mounting bracket secured to said signs, said bracket upstanding from one edge thereof and having a device attached thereto for releasably coupling said signs to said drive means and moving said signs along said track tubes with said bracket projecting through said slot and said signs suspended below said track.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
422 words
A dynamic advertising display system comprising: a first magazine for holding a plurality of advertising signs in side-by-side relation in a stack, and including a receiving station at one side of said stack and a laterally spaced discharge station at the other side of said stack, said first magazine being constructed for edgewise movement of signs into and out of said stations for addition to and removal from said stack; a second magazine for holding a plurality of advertising signs in side-by-side relation in a stack, and including a receiving station at one side of said stack and a laterally spaced discharge station at the other side of said stack, said second magazine being constructed for edgewise movement of signs into and out of said stations for addition to and removal from said stack; a track comprising two elongated tubular sections, each of said sections extending between said discharge station of one of said first and second magazines and said receiving station of the other, and each of said sections having a slot along one side throughout the length thereof; drive means comprising a motor driven endless cable continuously circulating from the discharge stations of said first and second magazines, through said track tubes and to said receiving stations; means in each of said first and second magazines for shifting a sign from said receiving station laterally into said stack and shifting said stack laterally toward said discharge station to move a sign from the stack into said discharge station and comprising a cam operated push frame disposed in said receiving station, said push frame being actuated at preselecTed intervals by said drive means to shift said signs laterally of said magazine; means on said drive means operable as an incident to movement through said discharge stations to couple said drive means to a sign in each of said discharge stations, and operable as an incident to movement through said receiving stations to release a sign therein; means responsive to release of a sign in said receiving stations to actuate said shifting means thereby to shift the sign from said receiving station into the stack while pushing the stack laterally and shifting another sign into said discharge station; and at least one mounting bracket secured to said signs, said bracket upstanding from one edge thereof and having a device attached thereto for releasably coupling said signs to said drive means and moving said signs along said track tubes with said bracket projecting through said slot and said signs suspended below said track.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
89 words
A dynamic advertising display system as defined in claim 1 in which said drive means comprises an endless flexible cable continuously circulating through said discharge station, along said display path, and through said receiving station; and in which said push frame is actuated by a lever pivotally attached to said magazine and having a portion disposed in the path of said cable; and wherein said cable has means for engaging said lever portion whereby said lever is pivoted by said cable at preselected intervals to actuate said push frame.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
81 words
A dynamic advertising display system as defined in claim 1 wherein: said means for engaging said lever portion comprise a plurality of spaced abutments on said cable, said abutments engaging said lever thereby to pivot said lever; and said lever is coupled to a plurality of assemblies which engage corresponding cam surfaces attached to said push frame, said assemblies being moved in response to said pivotal movement of said lever thereby to deflect said cam surfaces and shift said push frame.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
80 words
A dynamic advertising display system as defined in claim 1 wherein a plurality of abutments are spaced along said cable; and in which said clamping device comprises a pair of laterally spaced elongated friction blocks having opposed channels along adjacent sides thereof, and a spring device urging one end portion of said blocks together thereby to form a tapered passageway through which said cable extends whereby one of said abutments wedged in said passageway couples said sign to said cable.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
76 words
A dynamic advertising display system as defined in claim 4 in which said drive means comprises an endless flexible cable continuously circulating through said discharge station, along said display path, and through said receiving station; and said push frame is actuated by a lever pivotally attached to said magazine and having a portion disposed in the path of said cable whereby said lever is pivoted by said abutments at preselected intervals to actuate said push frame.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
56 words
A dynamic advertising display system as defined in claim 5 wherein said lever is coupled to a plurality of roller assemblies which engage corresponding cam surfaces attached to said push frame, said roller assemblies being moved in response to said pivotal movement of said lever thereby to deflect said cam surfaces and shift said push frame.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
249 words
A dynamic advertising display system adapted to be suspended from the ceiling of a room, said display system including: a storage magazine for holding a plurality of advertising signs in side-by-side relation in a stack hidden from view, said magazine including an enclosed rectangular and box-shaped frame having an internal receiving station at one side of said stack and a laterally spaced, internal discharge station at the other side of said stack; means for suspending said magazine from the ceiling of a room; means defining a display path extending away from said discharge station and returning to said receiving station and including an elongated tubulaR track having a slot along one side thereof and means for suspending said track from the ceiling of a room; an entry opening through said enclosed frame aligned with said track and said receiving station; an exit opening through said enclosed frame aligned with said track and said discharge station; drive means for removing signs one-by-one from said receiving station, moving the signs through said exit opening and in a series along said track for display, then through said entry opening and releasing successive signs in said receiving station, said drive means comprising an endless motor driven cable continuously circulating through said track, said magazine, and said exit and entry openings; and means for shifting signs released in said receiving station laterally of said magazine and shifting successive signs from said stack into said discharge station for removal and display by said drive cable.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
249 words
A dynamic advertising display system adapted to be suspended from the ceiling of a room, said display system including: a storage magazine for holding a plurality of advertising signs in side-by-side relation in a stack hidden from view, said magazine including an enclosed rectangular and box-shaped frame having an internal receiving station at one side of said stack and a laterally spaced, internal discharge station at the other side of said stack; means for suspending said magazine from the ceiling of a room; means defining a display path extending away from said discharge station and returning to said receiving station and including an elongated tubulaR track having a slot along one side thereof and means for suspending said track from the ceiling of a room; an entry opening through said enclosed frame aligned with said track and said receiving station; an exit opening through said enclosed frame aligned with said track and said discharge station; drive means for removing signs one-by-one from said receiving station, moving the signs through said exit opening and in a series along said track for display, then through said entry opening and releasing successive signs in said receiving station, said drive means comprising an endless motor driven cable continuously circulating through said track, said magazine, and said exit and entry openings; and means for shifting signs released in said receiving station laterally of said magazine and shifting successive signs from said stack into said discharge station for removal and display by said drive cable.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
58 words
A dynamic advertising display system as defined in claim 7 wherein: said signs include mounting brackets for supporting said signs during movement along said track, said mounting brackets projecting trhough said slot and into said track; and a clamping device carried by said mounting bracket for releasably coupling said signs to said cable for movement along said track.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
59 words
A dynamic advertising display system as defined in claim 8 in which said clamping device comprises a pair of friction blocks having opposed channels therein, said cable passing through said channels between said blocks; and further including a plurality of abutments spaced along said cable for frictional engagement with said channels thereby to couple said signs to said cable.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
46 words
A dynamic advertising display system as defined in claim 7 in which said shifting means comprises a cam operated push frame disposed in said receiving station, said push frame being actuated at preselected intervals by said drive means to shift said signs laterally of said magazine.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
89 words
A dynamic advertising display system as defined in claim 10 in which said drive means comprises an endless flexible cable continuously circulating through said discharge station, along said display path, and through said receiving station; and in which said push frame is actuated by a lever pivotally attached to said magazine and having a portion disposed in the path of said cable; and wherein said cable has means for engaging said lever portion whereby said lever is pivoted by said cable at preselected intervals to actuate said push frame.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
84 words
A dynamic advertising display system as defined in claim 11 wherein: said means for engaging said lever portion comprise a plurality of spaced abutments on said cable, said abutments engaging said lever thereby to rock said lever about its pivot; and said lever is coupled to a plurality of assemblies which engage corresponding cam surfaces attached to said push frame, said assemblies being moved in response to said rocking movement of said lever thereby to deflect said cam surfaces and shift said push frame.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
52 words
A dynamic advertising display system as defined in claim 7 further including at least one mounting bracket secured to each of said signs, said mounting bracket having a clamping device attached thereto for coupling said signs to said cable, and a roller for supporting said signs in said track during movement therealong.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
107 words
A dynamic advertising display system as defined in claim 13 in which said clamping device comprises a pair of laterally spaced elongated friction blocks having opposed channels along adjacent sides thereof, and a spring device urging one end portion of said blocks together thereby to form a tapered passageway; and a plurality of abutments spaced along said cable, said cable being positioned to extend through said channels between said blocks when a sign is shifted into said discharge station whereby an abutment is drawn by said cable into said passage-way and wedged therein to couple said sign to said caBle and move said sign along said track.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
105 words
A dynamic advertising display system as defined in claim 7 further including: a second magazine spaced from said first magazine for holding a plurality of advertising signs in side-by-side relation in a stack, and including a receiving station at one side of said stack and a laterally spaced discharge station at the other side of said stack; and said display path includes two independent sections, one of said sections connecting said discharge station of said first magazine and said receiving station of said second magazine, and the other section connecting said receiving station of said first magazine with the discharge station of said second magazine.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
49 words
A dynamic advertising display system as defined in claim 7 in which each of said signs includes an upstanding bracket projecting through said slot, and having wheels riding in said tubular track; and said cable includes means releasably engageable with said bracket for moving said sign along said track.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
48 words
A dynamic advertising display system as defined in claim 7 in which said means for shifting signs released in said discharge station include cam means actuated by movement of said cable through said magazine and operating to shift all said signs in said stack laterally in said magazine.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
38 words
A dynamic advertising display system as defined in claim 7 including a pair of spaced rails across said magazine and extending laterally between said receiving station and said discharge station, said rails supporting said stack in said magazine.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
51 words
A dynamic advertising display system as defined in claim 7 in which said entry and exit openings are vertically elongated slots through said enclosed frame, and said magazine includes a horizontally disposed V-shaped guide projecting therefrom adjacent the lower end of said entry slot for guiding signs into said entry slot.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1976-05-28 | 1976-11-27 | 1977-05-29 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1980-05-28 | 1980-11-27 | 1981-05-29 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1984-05-28 | 1984-11-27 | 1985-05-29 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |