US4776116A
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Rotational signholder support assembly
Assignee: EEE Corp D/B/A/ EASTERN DISPLAY PRODUCTS
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Filing: 1987-08-27
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Granted: 1988-10-11
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Expires: 2007-08-27
Abstract
Abstract Rotational signholder support assembly formed of a male adapter and mating female socket rotatably receiving the adapter in a selective number of individual relative angular rotational alignment positions, the adapter including an annular rim having a number of circumferentially spaced apart stops corresponding to the number and alignment of such positions, and a shank having a bore for receiving a mating male insert adapted for connection to an overlying signholder, and further having a circular exterior wall, and the socket including an annular recess receiving the rim and having arresters of number and alignment corresponding to the stops and releasably interlockable therewith at each such position, and a circular orifice receiving the circular wall, such that when the adapter is in the socket at the selected position, each stop interlocks with the adjacent arrester to maintain the adapter at that position, and when the adapter is rotated to a different position the stops unlock from the original arresters and reinterlock with those at the different position.
Inventors
- 👤 Bernard Shuman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 13:48
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F7/00; G09F7/18; G09F7/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
199 words
Rotational signholder support assembly, which comprises a rotatable male tubular adapter and a stationary mating female mounting socket for rotatably coaxially receiving the adapter in a selective number of rotatably changeable individual relative angular rotational alignment positions, the adapter including an annular rim having stop means, and a shank connected to the rim and having an interior bore adapted for receiving a mating male attachment insert which in turn is adapted for connection thereto of an overlying signholder, and further having a circular exterior wall, and the socket including an annular recess arranged for receiving the rim and having arrester means releasably interlockable lockable with the stop means at each of said positions, and a circular interior orifice communicating with the recess and arranged for receiving the circular wall, the stop means and arrester means being arranged such that when the adapter is in the socket at a selected said position, the stop means releasably operatively interlock with the arrester means to maintain the adapter releasably at that position, and when the adapter is rotated to a different position the stop means operatively unlock from the arrester means and operatively reinterlock with the arrester means at the different position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
199 words
Rotational signholder support assembly, which comprises a rotatable male tubular adapter and a stationary mating female mounting socket for rotatably coaxially receiving the adapter in a selective number of rotatably changeable individual relative angular rotational alignment positions, the adapter including an annular rim having stop means, and a shank connected to the rim and having an interior bore adapted for receiving a mating male attachment insert which in turn is adapted for connection thereto of an overlying signholder, and further having a circular exterior wall, and the socket including an annular recess arranged for receiving the rim and having arrester means releasably interlockable lockable with the stop means at each of said positions, and a circular interior orifice communicating with the recess and arranged for receiving the circular wall, the stop means and arrester means being arranged such that when the adapter is in the socket at a selected said position, the stop means releasably operatively interlock with the arrester means to maintain the adapter releasably at that position, and when the adapter is rotated to a different position the stop means operatively unlock from the arrester means and operatively reinterlock with the arrester means at the different position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
135 words
Assembly of claim 1 wherein the stop means includes a number of circumferentially equally spaced apart stops in the form of resiliently deformable radial projections corresponding to the number and angular rotational alignment of said positions, and the arrester means includes counterpart circumferentially equally spaced apart arresters in the form of radial depressions of number and angular rotational alignment corresponding to the stops for individually respectively releasably receiving and retaining the stops at each said position, such that when the adapter is in the socket at a selected said position, each stop releasably interlocks with the adjacent arrester in rotational alignment therewith to maintain the adapter releasably at that position, and when the adapter is rotated to a different position the stops unlock from the original arresters and reinterlock with those at the different position.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
Assembly of claim 1 wherein the circular wall contains an edge formation and the circular orifice contains a counterpart abutment releasably interengageable with the edge formation to maintain the adapter in rotatable interconnection with the socket when received therein.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
Assembly of claim 3 wherein the edge formation is a resilient detent and the abutment is a detent engaging lip.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
11 words
Assembly of claim 1 wherein the adapter is made of plastic.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
11 words
Assembly of claim 1 wherein the socket is made of plastic.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
Assembly of claim 1 wherein the socket is in the form of a plug non-rotatably insertable in a hollow formation of a stationary support.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
Assembly of claim 1 wherein the shank bore has a connection formation for receiving a mating connection formation of a male attachment insert.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
Assembly of claim 8 wherein the connection formation is of cruciform shape.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
Assembly of claim 8 including a male attachment insert having a connection formation mating with the connection formation of the shank bore, the insert being adapted for connection thereto of an overlying signholder.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
11 words
Assembly of claim 10 wherein the insert is made of plastic.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
13 words
Assembly of claim 10 wherein the corresponding connection formations are of cruciform shape.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
12 words
Assembly of claim 10 the insert is connected to an overlying signholder.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
14 words
Assembly of claim 1 wherein the socket is nonrotatably connected to a stationary support.
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