Advertising and display device

Claim 1

Apparatus for supporting an advertising or display sign or the like atop a gasoline pump having a substantially flat top surface and a pair of oppositely disposed vertical side surfaces, each of said side surfaces including a window assembly releasably secured thereto, said window assembly having a window portion retained within a frame, the frame adapted to bear against the pump side surface and maintain the window portion spaced therefrom when said window assembly is secured in place on said pump, said supporting apparatus comprising, mounting means for retaining said display device in an upright position when said supporting apparatus is positioned on the pump, a pair of rigid elongated members extending from opposite sides of said mounting means, said members adapted to rest on the top surface of said pump and maintain said mounting means in position to retain said display device in its upright position, and leg means at the free ends of each of said elongated members extending downwardly from said top surface when said members rest on said top surface, said leg means being shaped and dimensioned to be firmly retained between said pump and the frames of said window assemblies when said window assemblies are attached to their respective side surfaces, whereby said supporting apparatus is locked against movement relative to said pump.