Real estate sign support

Claim 1

A realtor's sign assembly capable of being carried in a dismantled condition from location to location, and erected at a desired location without the use of tools, said sign assembly including: a. a sign in the form of a stiff rectangular sheet having first and second sides, and a message for the public imprinted on said first side; b. an elongate rigid upright of transverse L-shaped cross-section, defined by first and second normally disposed legs, said upright having a pointed end, a foot peg that projects outwardly from said upright adjacent said pointed end, and said foot peg when a downward force is applied thereto forcing the portion of said upright adjacent thereto downwardly into the ground, with said upright being removably supported in a vertical position from the ground as a result thereof, said first leg having a plurality of longitudinally spaced slots therein; c. a first sign support assembly, said first assembly including a first rigid transverse member of channel shape transverse cross section of substantially the same length as said sign, said first member capable of removably supporting the lower longitudinal edge of said sign, and an elongate tab secured to said first member and spaced therefrom, said tab capable of being selectively and removably inserted in one of said slots to maintain said first assembly at a desired elevation on said upright; d. a second sign support assembly, said second assembly including a second rigid transverse member of channel shaped cross-section that is capable of removably gripping the upper longitudinal edge of said sign, first means secured to said second, said first means frictionally gripping the upper portion of said upright, with said second assembly gripping the upper longitudinal edge of said sign when said first assembly engages the lower longitudinal edge of said sign, and said first and second assemblies cooperating to hold said sign at a desired elevation on said upright, and said first means including a downwardly extending pocket capable of receiving and removably supporting a lower end portion of an elongate rigid member that has a flag secured thereto, said first means includes a strip of resilient metal secured to said first member and defining a hoop, with said hoop at least partially defining said pocket, and portions of said hoop frictionally engaging said upright to maintain said second assembly at a desired elevation thereon.