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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2004
Stanley C. Valiulis, Rockford, IL (US);
Joseph E. Gormley, Rockford, IL (US);
Craig Zadak, Roscoe, IL (US);
Kirk Lewis, Lee's Summit, MO (US);
Stanley C. Valiulis, Rockford, IL (US);
Joseph E. Gormley, Rockford, IL (US);
Craig Zadak, Roscoe, IL (US);
Kirk Lewis, Lee's Summit, MO (US);
Southern Imperial, Inc., Rockford, IL (US);
Abstract
Provided is a sign holder for mounting to and displaying from a shelf any of various planar signs. The sign holder includes a clamp having two pivotally-connected panels that can be placed into a clamping position to hold the planar sign. To hold the panels in the clamping position, the first panel includes a holding prong that can be received in a corresponding aperture of the second panel. To prevent the planar sign from slipping between the panels, the second panel includes a piercing prong that can pierce the planar sign and be received in a corresponding aperture of the first panel. So that the planar material does not interfere with the engagement between the holding prong and its corresponding aperture, the piercing prong can be spaced-apart from the pivotally-connected edges of the panels a greater distance than the holding prong is. Various mounting structures can be included.