Abstract An improved indicia display apparatus particularly useful for displaying indicia indicating the number of down to be played in football competition and locating the position of the ball along the sideline, for example, the apparatus comprising an opaque outer cylinder with a domed top and bottom, with three evenly spaced openings, said outer cylinder fitting over a translucent inner cylinder with two rows of printed indicia. Illumination within the inner cylinder is attached to a center pole that attaches to the domed top of the outer cylinder by a male and female plastic threaded screw fittings. The inner cylinder having a sleeve that slides up and down and rotates on the center pole for selecting desired indicia representing chosen down. Top dome and bottom dome of the outer cylinder are attached to outer cylinder body with metal screws for securing assembly together and removing to replace illuminating device.
Inventors
👤 David L. Kracl
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-10-29 00:32
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F11/00; G09F11/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
Down marker indicator for use with football sideline chains and comprising, in combination: (a) an inner cylinder, with a sleeve that rotates or moves up and down on a vertical axis, numerical down indicia printed on the outer surface of said cylinder, (b) an outer cylinder having a dome top and bottom, three evenly spaced viewing openings around the outer circumference of the outer cylinder for viewing said numerical down indicia, (c) a vertical axis center pole having a rounded tip at its base, said center pole attached to the outer cylinder dome top by means of male and female thread fittings and including a collar and push button release means for positioning said outer cylinder, (d) means for illuminating said down marker indicator, switch means connecting said illuminating means to an external portable power source means for energizing said illuminating means, (e) said outer cylinder further including two movable dials with numerical indicia printed thereon attached to the circumferential edge of the dome bottom.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
Down marker indicator for use with football sideline chains and comprising, in combination: (a) an inner cylinder, with a sleeve that rotates or moves up and down on a vertical axis, numerical down indicia printed on the outer surface of said cylinder, (b) an outer cylinder having a dome top and bottom, three evenly spaced viewing openings around the outer circumference of the outer cylinder for viewing said numerical down indicia, (c) a vertical axis center pole having a rounded tip at its base, said center pole attached to the outer cylinder dome top by means of male and female thread fittings and including a collar and push button release means for positioning said outer cylinder, (d) means for illuminating said down marker indicator, switch means connecting said illuminating means to an external portable power source means for energizing said illuminating means, (e) said outer cylinder further including two movable dials with numerical indicia printed thereon attached to the circumferential edge of the dome bottom.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The down marker indicator as defined in claim 1 wherein said inner cylinder is fabricated from translucent fiberglass and said center pole, threaded fittings, outer cylinder including dome top and bottom are made of plastic.