US4169308A
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Sign mounting method
Assignee: Federal Signal Corp
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Filing: 1978-02-16
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Granted: 1979-10-02
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Expires: 1998-02-16
Abstract
Abstract A specialized sign fitting together with the process of using said sign fitting to install signs on sign supports, such as walls, is disclosed. The specialized sign fitting includes a threaded male member having a protruding attachment member, such as a wood screw, for fastening to the back of the sign. The fitting has an overlying female member having the external configuration of a bolt. This mounted bolt configured female member is used to rotate and fasten the male member at the protruding attachment member into the sign. With a plurality of fasteners installed on the back of the sign, the female members are removed to expose male member mounted scribes. In the shop, these female member mounted scribes are then impressed with the sign iself onto a sign mounting templet. In the field, the templet containing both the scribed locations of the sign fasteners as well as typically an outline of the sign is first hung on the sign mounting location. The female members are then mounted through the templet in precise registry with the male members on the back of the sign. The sign is then confronted to the mounting and the female members rotated in the narrow interstices between the sign mounting and the sign back. Such rotation is preferably made by wrapping a wound thread around the female member and rotating the female member onto the male member by pulling and unwinding the thread. A firm sign mount attractively spaced from the wall by the depth of the female members results.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert W. Minogue
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 23:40
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F13/00; G09F13/04; G09F13/0404; G09F7/00; G09F7/16; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49764; Y10T29/49778; Y10T29/4978; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/59; Y10T403/591; Y10T403/593
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
178 words
A process of mounting a sign at a sign back to a sign support comprising the steps of: providing a first mounting member having a sign attachment member on one end, and first coupling means on the other end; providing scribing means protruding from said first mounting member adjacent said first coupling means; fastening said sign attachment member to a sign back; providing a sign templet; impressing said sign back with said protruding first mounting member and scribe on said templet to mark said templet in registry with said first mounting member with a location of said first mounting member; providing a second sign mounting member having a second coupling means for engagement with the first coupling means of said first mounting member; mounting said templet to said sign support; placing through said templet on said sign support at said marked location said second sign mounting member having a second coupling for engagement with the first coupling means of said first mounting means; confronting said templet; and coupling said members to support said sign from said sign support.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
178 words
A process of mounting a sign at a sign back to a sign support comprising the steps of: providing a first mounting member having a sign attachment member on one end, and first coupling means on the other end; providing scribing means protruding from said first mounting member adjacent said first coupling means; fastening said sign attachment member to a sign back; providing a sign templet; impressing said sign back with said protruding first mounting member and scribe on said templet to mark said templet in registry with said first mounting member with a location of said first mounting member; providing a second sign mounting member having a second coupling means for engagement with the first coupling means of said first mounting member; mounting said templet to said sign support; placing through said templet on said sign support at said marked location said second sign mounting member having a second coupling for engagement with the first coupling means of said first mounting means; confronting said templet; and coupling said members to support said sign from said sign support.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
61 words
The process of claim 1 and including the steps of: providing said first mounting member with a male protrusion having threads thereon; and providing said second sign mounting member having a second coupling means with a female member having internal threads; and wherein said coupling step comprises rotating said first mounting member relative to said second mounting member to effect coupling.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
The invention of claim 2 and including the steps of: providing a thread wound about said second mounting member and pulling said thread to rotate said second mounting member into a couple with said first mounting member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
147 words
A process of mounting a sign at a sign back to a sign support comprising the steps of: providing a first mounting member having a sign attachment member on one end and first coupling means on the other end; providing scribing means protruding from said first mounting member adjacent said first coupling means; fastening said sign attachment member to a sign back; impressing said sign back with said protruding first mounting member and scribe on a surface to mark said surface with a location of said first mounting member; providing a second sign mounting member having a second coupling means for engagement with the first coupling means of said first member; placing on said sign support said second sign mounting member at a location corresponding to said mark on said surface; and coupling said first and second mounting members to support said sign from said sign support.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
147 words
A process of mounting a sign at a sign back to a sign support comprising the steps of: providing a first mounting member having a sign attachment member on one end and first coupling means on the other end; providing scribing means protruding from said first mounting member adjacent said first coupling means; fastening said sign attachment member to a sign back; impressing said sign back with said protruding first mounting member and scribe on a surface to mark said surface with a location of said first mounting member; providing a second sign mounting member having a second coupling means for engagement with the first coupling means of said first member; placing on said sign support said second sign mounting member at a location corresponding to said mark on said surface; and coupling said first and second mounting members to support said sign from said sign support.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
56 words
The process of claim 4 and including the steps of: providing said first mounting member with a male protrusion having threads thereof; and providing said second sign mounting member with a female member having internal threads; and wherein said coupling step comprises rotating said first mounting member relative to said second mounting member to effect coupling.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
The invention of claim 5 and including the steps of providing a thread wound about said second mounting member and pulling said thread to rotate said second mounting member into a couple with said first mounting member.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
61 words
The process of claim 4 and including the steps of: providing a sign templet wherein said surface is a surface of said templet; and mounting said templet to said sign support; and wherein said step of placing on said sing support said second sign mounting member is performed with said second mounting member placed through said templet at said marked location.
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