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Sign holder

Inactive Publication Date: 2003-01-30
BARBER MARVIN M
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Many of these sign holders are somewhat unstable and can turn in the holding medium.

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[0017] In FIGS. 1 to 3 there is illustrated a sign holder indicated generally by reference numeral 10, which includes a sheet of material 11 and a resilient elongate rod member 12. In the embodiment shown, the rod member 12 is a length of wire which has a ground engagement bottom portion including a U-bend 14 with two arms 16, 18 projecting upwards in a V-shape. The first arm 16 extends upwards to a first inward projecting end 20 which fits into a top elongate opening 22 of the sheet 11, and the second arm 18 extends upwards to a second inward projecting end 24 fitting into a lower engagement opening of the sheet 11.

[0018] The sheet of material 11 is in the form of a corrugated plastic board, substantially rectangular in shape, with a pair of spaced apart laminas 30 and 32 connected by parallel connection portions 34 and extending between the laminas 30 and 32 from one opposing edge 36 to the other opposing edge 38. These connecting portions 34 form elongate openings 22 which are su...

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A sign holder, comprises a sheet of material, having top, bottom and side edges and front and rear faces and formed by parallel elongate connecting portions extending between spaced laminas and elongate openings between the connecting portions. A length of wire is bent to form a ground engagement member and an upper portion formed of two arms extends up from the ground engagement member to the sheet and having a pair of vertically spaced upper ends engaging in the openings at opposite sides of the sheet.

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[0001] 1. Field of the Invention[0002] The present invention relates to sign holders and, more particularly, to sign holders comprising a length of bent wire supporting a sheet.[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art[0004] Sign holders of this type are particularly useful in garden centers and nurseries. For that purpose, it is essential for the sign holders to be extremely simple and inexpensive to manufacture.[0005] In the past, sign holders of this type have usually been formed with one or more prongs, which are inserted into the ground in order to maintain the sign holder in position. Many of these sign holders are somewhat unstable and can turn in the holding medium.[0006] However, the present inventor has appreciated that there is also a need for sign holders of this type which are economical to produce, easy to insert in pots or holding mediums and support the sign without tipping or turning, thus providing better pot stability.[0007] According to the present invention, ther...

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IPC IPC(8): G09F3/20G09F7/18
CPCG09F3/20G09F7/18
Inventor BARBER, MARVIN M.
Owner BARBER MARVIN M
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