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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2004
Filed:
May. 14, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Grant D. Dicke, Downers Grove, IL (US);
James G. Kokenas, Westmont, IL (US);
Donald E. Hans, Romeoville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Dicke Tool Company, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09F 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09F 1/500 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a portable, collapsible sign stand assembly in which a sign is suspended from a support tube. The support tube is connected to a support base through a connecting member which includes a plurality of weakening members which cause the connecting member to fail upon impact. In other embodiments, the support tube is weakened by weakening members so as to fail upon impact. In one embodiment, the weakened portions are placed under tension.