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Point-of purchase illuminating display

Assignee: Crawford Group Inc
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Filing: 1989-07-13
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Granted: 1992-10-27
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Expires: 2009-07-13
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Abstract

Abstract A point-of-purchase illuminating display comprises a vertical display panel having three sets of lights mounted to its front surface. A first set of lights is spacially arranged around a left side of the display panel perimeter. A second set of lights is spacially arranged around a right side of the display panel perimeter. The third set of lights is arranged in the shape of an arrow pointing upward and is positioned on an upper portion of the display panel between the first and second sets of lights. A digital control circuit controls sequential illumination of the first and second sets of lights beginning from the bottom middle of the display panel and sequencing around the left and right sides of the panel to the top mmiddle portion of the panel. Following the sequential illumination of the first and second sets of lights, the third set of lights is simultaneously illuminated twice by the digital circuit control. The control circuit then resets to or repeat the cycle.

Inventors

  • 👤 Douglas A. Albrecht

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 13:36
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08B; G08B5/00; G08B5/22; G08B5/36; G08B5/38; G09; G09F; G09F9/00; G09F9/30; G09F9/33

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim 160 words
An illuminating display comprising: a display panel mounting a plurality of lights; a first set of lights of the plurality being spatially arranged around a left side of the panel perimeter; a second set of lights of the plurality being spatially arranged around a right side of the panel perimeter; the first and second sets of lights each having an equal number of lights; a third set of lights of the plurality being arranged in the shape of an arrow between the first and second set of lights; and control means for controlling sequential illumination of lights of the first and second set of lights where each light of the first set is paired with a light of the second set and the control means controls sequential, simultaneous illumination of pairs of lights of the first and second sets, and for controlling illumination of the third set of lights following the illumination of the first and second sets of lights.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 160 words
An illuminating display comprising: a display panel mounting a plurality of lights; a first set of lights of the plurality being spatially arranged around a left side of the panel perimeter; a second set of lights of the plurality being spatially arranged around a right side of the panel perimeter; the first and second sets of lights each having an equal number of lights; a third set of lights of the plurality being arranged in the shape of an arrow between the first and second set of lights; and control means for controlling sequential illumination of lights of the first and second set of lights where each light of the first set is paired with a light of the second set and the control means controls sequential, simultaneous illumination of pairs of lights of the first and second sets, and for controlling illumination of the third set of lights following the illumination of the first and second sets of lights.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 29 words
The illuminating display of claim 1 comprising: the control means controlling the illumination of the lights of each of the first and second sets one light at a time.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 81 words
The illuminating display of claim 2 comprising: the control means controlling the sequential illumination of the lights of the first and second sets, starting with lights of the first and second sets at the middle of the bottom of the panel and continuing with the lights of the first and second sets arranged around the left and right sides of the panel, respectively, to the lights of the first and second sets at the middle of the top of the panel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 34 words
The illuminating display of claim 2 comprising: the control means controlling the simultaneous illumination of the lights of the third set following the sequential illumination of the lights of the first and second sets.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 36 words
The illuminating device of claim 3 comprising: the control means controlling the simultaneous illumination of the lights of the third set following the sequential illumination of the lights of the first and second sets in sequence.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 38 words
The illuminating display of claim 1 comprising: the third set of lights being arranged in an upper, middle area of the panel and the first, second and third sets of lights surrounding a center area of the panel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 18 words
The illuminating display of claim 6 comprising: a placard means secured to the center area of the panel.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 27 words
The illuminating display of claim 7 comprising: fastener means on the center area of the panel, the fastener means releasably securing the placard means to the panel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 191 words
An illuminating display comprising: a vertical display panel mounting a plurality of lights; a first set of lights of the plurality being spatially arranged around a left side of the panel perimeter; a second set of lights of the plurality being spatially arranged around a right side of the panel perimeter; the first and second sets of lights each having an equal number of lights; a third set of lights of the plurality being arranged in the shape of an arrow between the first and second sets of lights; and control means for controlling illumination of the lights of each of the first and second sets where each light of the first set is paired with a light of the second set and the control means controls sequential, simultaneous illumination of pairs of lights of the first and second sets from a bottom middle area of the panel around the opposite left and right sides of the panel to a top middle area of the panel, and for controlling simultaneous illumination of the lights of the third set following the sequential illumination of the lights of the first and second sets.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 191 words
An illuminating display comprising: a vertical display panel mounting a plurality of lights; a first set of lights of the plurality being spatially arranged around a left side of the panel perimeter; a second set of lights of the plurality being spatially arranged around a right side of the panel perimeter; the first and second sets of lights each having an equal number of lights; a third set of lights of the plurality being arranged in the shape of an arrow between the first and second sets of lights; and control means for controlling illumination of the lights of each of the first and second sets where each light of the first set is paired with a light of the second set and the control means controls sequential, simultaneous illumination of pairs of lights of the first and second sets from a bottom middle area of the panel around the opposite left and right sides of the panel to a top middle area of the panel, and for controlling simultaneous illumination of the lights of the third set following the sequential illumination of the lights of the first and second sets.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 43 words
The illuminating display of claim 9 comprising: the first, second and third sets of lights, all being arranged around the periphery of the panel and surrounding a center area of the panel, and placard means secured on the center area of the panel.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 31 words
The illuminating display of claim 10 comprising: releasable fastener means on the center area of the panel, the fastener means being adapted to releasably secure the placard means on the panel.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 54 words
The illuminating display of claim 9 comprising: the display panel having a rectangular configuration with the first set of lights being arranged adjacent to the peripheral edge of the left half of the panel and the second set of lights being arranged adjacent to the peripheral edge of the right half of the panel.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 32 words
The illuminating display of claim 9 comprising: the first set of lights including fourteen lights, the second set of lights including fourteen lights, and the third set of lights including ten lights.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 24 words
The illuminating display of claim 10 comprising: the third set of lights being mounted in the middle of the panel above the center area.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 295 words
An illuminating display comprising: a vertical display panel having a rectangular configuration with top and bottom edges and right and left side edges; a first set of lights spatially arranged on a front surface of the panel from a middle area of the bottom edge of the panel, along the bottom edge to the left side edge of the panel, up the left side edge to the top edge of the panel, and along the top edge to a middle area of the top edge of the panel; a second set of lights spatially arranged on the front surface of the panel from the middle area of the bottom edge of the panel, along the bottom edge to the right side edge of the panel, up the right side edge to the top edge of the panel, and along the top edge to the middle area of the top edge of the panel; the first and second sets of lights each having an equal number of lights; a third set of lights arranged in the shape of an arrow on the front surface of the panel in a middle area of the panel; and control means for controlling sequential illumination of the lights of the first and second sets, where each light of the first set is paired with a light of the second set and the control means controls sequential, simultaneous illumination of pairs of lights of the first and second sets beginning with the lights at the bottom middle area of the panel and sequencing around the left and right side edges of the panel and across the top edge of the panel to the top middle area of the panel, and the for controlling illumination of the third set of lights simultaneously.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 295 words
An illuminating display comprising: a vertical display panel having a rectangular configuration with top and bottom edges and right and left side edges; a first set of lights spatially arranged on a front surface of the panel from a middle area of the bottom edge of the panel, along the bottom edge to the left side edge of the panel, up the left side edge to the top edge of the panel, and along the top edge to a middle area of the top edge of the panel; a second set of lights spatially arranged on the front surface of the panel from the middle area of the bottom edge of the panel, along the bottom edge to the right side edge of the panel, up the right side edge to the top edge of the panel, and along the top edge to the middle area of the top edge of the panel; the first and second sets of lights each having an equal number of lights; a third set of lights arranged in the shape of an arrow on the front surface of the panel in a middle area of the panel; and control means for controlling sequential illumination of the lights of the first and second sets, where each light of the first set is paired with a light of the second set and the control means controls sequential, simultaneous illumination of pairs of lights of the first and second sets beginning with the lights at the bottom middle area of the panel and sequencing around the left and right side edges of the panel and across the top edge of the panel to the top middle area of the panel, and the for controlling illumination of the third set of lights simultaneously.

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