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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2001
Phillip L. Smith, Lubbock, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
A method for forming and applying a roadside display system is disclosed. Character-shaped are formed in a thermoplastic polymer resin material with a highly reflective face. A readily available sheet cutting die press allows the characters, numerals or letters, to be cut on site with a minimum of effort. Typically, a matching set of character-shaped inserts are cut from a second sheet of thermoplastic polymer resin material with a different color, contrast and reflectance. The inserts are placed in the corresponding character-shaped apertures cut in the first sheet and then a reactant, in the form of contact cement, is used to adhere the sign to a roadside curb. An exothermic reaction occurs between the reactant and thermoplastic polymer resin material which adheres the thermoplastic polymer resin material to the curbside. In order to ensure complete bonding between the thermoplastic polymer resin material and the curbside, a weighted roller is rolled over the thermoplastic polymer resin material to press it against the curbside.