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Magnetically attachable sign
Assignee: CI KASEI Co Ltd NO 18-1 KYOBASHI 1-CHOME CHUO-KU TOKYO JAPAN
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Filing: 1984-12-21
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Granted: 1987-05-12
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Expires: 2004-12-21
Abstract
Abstract A flexible magnetic sign, such as may be detachably provided on a body panel of a motor vehicle, in which bulging due to the presence of air or moisture is eliminated. The rear surface of the sign is formed with trough-indentations. This may take the form of parallel stripes, a checkered pattern, indentations having a random orientation, or a textured surface.
Inventors
- 👤 Shigeo Sano
- 👤 Masato Komatsuzaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:38
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F21/00; G09F21/04; G09F7/00; G09F7/02; G09F7/04; G09F21/041; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/90; Y10S52/00; Y10S52/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
A flexible magnetic outdoor sign comprising a flexible magnetic non-fabric solid particulate sheet formed of a mixture of ferromagnetic particles and rubber or plastics and carrying on an outer continuous surface thereof an advertising message or the like and having a rear surface magnetically attachable to a metal surface, said rear surface of said magnetic sign being provided with a plurality of indentation means, at least some of which extend to at least one edge of said rear surface, for allowing air and moisture to escape from between said rear surface and said metal surface, thereby eliminating bulging of the sign.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
101 words
A flexible magnetic outdoor sign comprising a flexible magnetic non-fabric solid particulate sheet formed of a mixture of ferromagnetic particles and rubber or plastics and carrying on an outer continuous surface thereof an advertising message or the like and having a rear surface magnetically attachable to a metal surface, said rear surface of said magnetic sign being provided with a plurality of indentation means, at least some of which extend to at least one edge of said rear surface, for allowing air and moisture to escape from between said rear surface and said metal surface, thereby eliminating bulging of the sign.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
The flexible magnetic sign of claim 1, wherein said metal surface is the surface of an automobile, and said indentation means are in the form of a plurality of parallel troughs extending from one edge of said rear surface to an opposite parallel edge thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The flexible magnetic sign of claim 1, wherein said indentation means comprise a plurality of short troughs having a length less than a width or height of said sign.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The flexible magnetic sign of claim 1, wherein said indentation means comprise indentations in the form of a textured surface.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The flexible magnetic sign of claim 1, wherein said indentation means comprise indentations having a depth in a range of 3 to 100 microns.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The flexible magnetic sign of claim 1, wherein said indentation means comprise indentations having a depth in a range of 5 to 40 microns.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The flexible magnetic sign of claim 4, wherein a depth of indentations of said textured surface is of the order of 1 to 2 microns.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
114 words
A flexible magnetic outdoor sign comprising a flexible magnetic non-fabric solid particulate sheet formed of a mixture of ferromagnetic particles and rubber or plastics and carrying on an outer continuous surface thereof an advertising message or the like and having a rear surface magnetically attachable to a metal surface, said rear surface of said magnetic sign being provided with a plurality of indentation means, which extend to at least one edge of said rear surface, for allowing air and moisture to escape from between said rear surface and said metal surface, thereby eliminating bulging of the sign; wherein said indentation means comprise a plurality of indentations having a pitch of 1 mm or less.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
114 words
A flexible magnetic outdoor sign comprising a flexible magnetic non-fabric solid particulate sheet formed of a mixture of ferromagnetic particles and rubber or plastics and carrying on an outer continuous surface thereof an advertising message or the like and having a rear surface magnetically attachable to a metal surface, said rear surface of said magnetic sign being provided with a plurality of indentation means, which extend to at least one edge of said rear surface, for allowing air and moisture to escape from between said rear surface and said metal surface, thereby eliminating bulging of the sign; wherein said indentation means comprise a plurality of indentations having a pitch of 1 mm or less.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
125 words
A flexible magnetic outdoor sign comprising a flexible magnetic non-fabric solid particulate sheet formed of a mixture of ferromagnetic particles and rubber or plastics and carrying on an outer continuous surface thereof an advertising message or the like and having a rear surface magnetically attachable to a metal surface, said rear surface of said magnetic sign being provided with a plurality of indentation means, which extend to at least one edge of said rear surface, for allowing air and moisture to escape from between said rear surface and said metal surface, thereby eliminating bulging of the sign; wherein said indentation means comprise a plurality of indentations having a depth in a range of 3 to 100 microns and a pitch of 1 mm or less.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
125 words
A flexible magnetic outdoor sign comprising a flexible magnetic non-fabric solid particulate sheet formed of a mixture of ferromagnetic particles and rubber or plastics and carrying on an outer continuous surface thereof an advertising message or the like and having a rear surface magnetically attachable to a metal surface, said rear surface of said magnetic sign being provided with a plurality of indentation means, which extend to at least one edge of said rear surface, for allowing air and moisture to escape from between said rear surface and said metal surface, thereby eliminating bulging of the sign; wherein said indentation means comprise a plurality of indentations having a depth in a range of 3 to 100 microns and a pitch of 1 mm or less.
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