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Advertising display
Assignee: FAIR HAVEN ENTERPRISES Inc
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Filing: 1991-02-01
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Granted: 1993-08-31
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Expires: 2011-02-01
Abstract
Abstract A low-profile, light-weight advertising display is provided for exhibiting advertisements on trucks, billboards and the like. The advertising display is provided with a self-tensioned display panel which resists sagging and wrinkling by virtue of its own elasticity, and a display panel mounting which allows convenient installation and removal.
Inventors
- 👤 Everett W. Opdahl
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 17:42
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F21/00; G09F21/04; B; B60; B60R; B60R13/00; G09F15/00; G09F15/0006; G09F15/0025; G09F21/048
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
An advertising display, comprising: an elastic display panel having at least two opposing edges; a plurality of stays each for supporting one of said edges of the display panel, each stay further comprising a flat elongate support member to which one of said edges of said display panel is attached lengthwise; and mounting means for mounting said display panel on a supporting structure having a top and a bottom, said mounting means including a plurality of anchors attached across the top and bottom of said supporting structure for anchoring said stays thereto, said anchors each further comprising a discrete inside catch and outside catch for holding one of said stays captive therebetween; whereby said display panel is tautly suspended over a surface of said supporting structure by successively inserting each stay anchor-by-anchor within said anchors until the edges of the display panel are suspended between a framework of anchors.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
149 words
An advertising display, comprising: an elastic display panel having at least two opposing edges; a plurality of stays each for supporting one of said edges of the display panel, each stay further comprising a flat elongate support member to which one of said edges of said display panel is attached lengthwise; and mounting means for mounting said display panel on a supporting structure having a top and a bottom, said mounting means including a plurality of anchors attached across the top and bottom of said supporting structure for anchoring said stays thereto, said anchors each further comprising a discrete inside catch and outside catch for holding one of said stays captive therebetween; whereby said display panel is tautly suspended over a surface of said supporting structure by successively inserting each stay anchor-by-anchor within said anchors until the edges of the display panel are suspended between a framework of anchors.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The advertising display according to claim 1, wherein said supporting structure is a billboard.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The advertising display according to claim 1, wherein said supporting structure is a side of truck.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The advertising display according to claim 3, wherein said truck is a tractor trailer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
118 words
The advertising display according to claim 1, wherein each stay further comprises a flat elongate support member having a first edge and a second edge, each edge of said display panel being attached lengthwise along one of said stays contiguously with the first edge said display panel being sized to be stretched between opposing anchors at the top and bottom of said supporting structure by seating the second edge of one of said stays in said inside catch of one of said anchors, pivoting the first edge of said stay about said second edge to impart a tension to said elastic display panel, and securing said first edge of the stay in the outside catch of the anchor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The advertising display according to claim 5, wherein said at least one inside catch further comprises an elongate bracket having a recessed outside edge for pivotally seating said second edge of said stay.
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