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Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 1978

Filed:

Feb. 22, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:

Donald W Brown, Boise, ID (US);

Assignee:

Other;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
40601 ; 40624 ;
Abstract

A sign opening, closing and locking device for use on a conventional rectangular, box-like sign having one or more advertising panels hingably attached to the frame. The device comprises gear racks and pinion, a raceway for containing the racks, linkage from the racks to the front panel, and a crank for rotating the pinion. In operation the crank is mated with a shaft to rotate the pinion. Rotation of the crank and the engaged pinion cause linear movement of the racks and the attached linkage resulting in an initial disengagement of the linkage from a stationary lock pin. Further rotation results in an outward movement of the front panel as it is rotated on its hinges. Opposite rotation of the pinion results in closure and locking of the sign.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Brown, Donald. (1978). Sign opening, closing and locking device (U.S. Patent No. 4107864). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/4107864

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