Dual media billboard

• US 20050050779A1
• Filed: 09/04/2003
• Published: 03/10/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hunter Tsao
• Original Assignee: Hunter Tsao
• Inventors: Tsao, Hunter
• Granted Patent: US 7,086,188 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 40/544
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/33 being semiconductor devices, e.g. diodes

Abstract

A revolving billboard with LED holders has an outdoor frame, an LED frame and a vertical louvered blind. The LED frame is mounted inside the upper recess, and the vertical louvered blind is located in front of the LED holders inside the upper recess. The revolving billboard provides a clear image by the LED frame at night and also provides a good image due to the vertical louvered blind during the day.

Claims

1. A dual media billboard comprising:

an outdoor frame having an upper recess, a lower recess, an access panel received in the lower recess;

an LED frame with with an upper bracket and a lower bracket received inside the upper recess of the outdoor frame, each one of the upper bracket and the lower bracket having a bottom surface, two ends, and

multiple extending pieces formed from the bottom surface;

multiple bracket holders mounted inside the upper recess of the outdoor frame and each bracket holder having a transverse arm pivotally attached to one of the upper and bracket and the lower bracket; and

a longitudinal arm integrally extending from the transverse arm and mounted inside the upper recess of the outdoor frame;

multiple LED holders pivotally attached to the extending pieces of the upper bracket and lower bracket and each LED holder having an U-shaped holder with an outside bottom surface, a distal end and a proximal end;

a circuit board mounted inside the U-shaped holder; and

two pivot tabs mounted on the outside bottom surface and respectively at the distal end and the proximal end of the U-shaped holder, wherein the LED lamps are mounted on the circuit boards;

a push arm pivotally connected with one of the upper bracket and the lower bracket, being L-shaped and having a transverse arm and a longitudinal arm,

a rod abutted with the longitudinal arm of the push arm, and a cylinder connected to the rod and mounted inside the lower recess;

a vertical louvered blind mounted in front of the LED frame and receiving inside the outdoor frame, the vertical louvered blind having a driving device for extending the vertical louvered blind to a closed position whereby the LED frame is concealed by the vertical louvered blind and the vertical louvered blind displays an image, and to an opened position whereby the LED frame is exposed to display an illuminating image.

3. The dual media billboard as claimed in claim 1, wherein the vertical louvered blind mounted inside the upper recess of the outdoor frame and having multiple rectangle slats arranged in a row, each slat having two surfaces multiple rods respectively extending through the slats and each rod having a distal end;

and

a proximal end pivoted inside the upper recess;

multiple revolving pieces respectively pivotally connected to the distal ends of the rods and each revolving piece having a distal end, and

a proximal end pivotally attached to the distal end of a corresponding one of the rods,

a drive arm having a proximal end and pivotally attached to the distal ends of the revolving pieces and mounted inside the lower recess of the outdoor frame, and a motor pivotally attached to the proximal -end of the -drive arm and mounted inside the lower recess of the outdoor frame.

4. The dual media billboard as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cylinder is a pneumatic cylinder.

5. The dual media billboard as claimed in claim 3, wherein the motor is a reducing motor.

2. (Canceled)