Posted Sign
First Claim
1. A roll for fashioning a plurality of posted signs each customized for a perimeter of a different upright support structure, comprising:
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a span of flexible sheet material wound around the spool, the sheet material having a printed side containing a posted notice that repeats a multiplicity of times along the span,the spool being adapted to facilitate the drawing out of different lengths of the sheet material, such that each of the lengths can be separated from the span to fashion one of the plurality of posted signs, each of the lengths being customized for a perimeter of a different upright support structure and containing the posted notice repeated a plurality of times.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for fashioning a posted sign and mounting the sign around a support structure is disclosed. A roll, including a spool and a span of flexible sheet material wound around the spool, is provided. The sheet material contains a posted notice that repeats a multiplicity of times along the span. The sheet material is drawn from the spool to a length sufficient to extend around the support structure. The notice repeats a plurality of times along the length. The length is separated from the span to produce the posted sign. The sign is mounted in a mounted position around the support structure, such that the notice repeats a plurality of times around the structure. In one case, the ends of the sign overlap in the mounted position, and the sign is mounted using a single nail or screw that pierces the ends and penetrates the support structure.
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23 Claims
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1. A roll for fashioning a plurality of posted signs each customized for a perimeter of a different upright support structure, comprising:
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a spool; and a span of flexible sheet material wound around the spool, the sheet material having a printed side containing a posted notice that repeats a multiplicity of times along the span, the spool being adapted to facilitate the drawing out of different lengths of the sheet material, such that each of the lengths can be separated from the span to fashion one of the plurality of posted signs, each of the lengths being customized for a perimeter of a different upright support structure and containing the posted notice repeated a plurality of times. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An apparatus for posting a notice on a tree trunk of a living tree, the tree trunk being characterized by an expandable perimeter, said apparatus comprising:
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(a) a piece of flexible sheet material, having (i) an elongated dimension terminating at first and second opposing ends, and (ii) a printed side containing a posted notice that repeats a plurality of times along the elongated dimension; and (b) a fastener, adapted to mount said piece of flexible sheet material to the tree trunk in a mounted position, including by engaging said piece at each of the first and the second opposing ends, such that the elongated dimension of said piece is oriented substantially around the expandable perimeter of the tree trunk and the posted notice on the printed side of the piece is displayed and repeated a plurality of times around the perimeter, the engagement of said fastener with the first and the second opposing ends of said piece allowing the mounted position of said piece to naturally′
adjust to an expansion of the perimeter of the tree trunk. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A kit, to be carried into the field, for fashioning a plurality of posted signs each customized for a perimeter of a different upright support structure, said kit comprising:
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a roll, including a spool and a span of flexible sheet material wound around the spool, the sheet material having a printed side containing a posted notice that repeats a multiplicity of times along the span, the spool being adapted to facilitate the drawing out of different lengths of the sheet material, such that each of the lengths can be separated from the span to fashion one of the plurality of posted signs, each of the lengths being customized for a perimeter of a different upright support structure and containing the posted notice repeated a plurality of times; and a plurality of fasteners each adapted to mount one of the plurality of posted signs around the perimeter of the upright structure for which the sign is customized, such that the posted notice is displayed and repeated a plurality of times around the perimeter. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of fashioning a posted sign and mounting the posted sign around a perimeter of an upright support structure, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a roll, including a spool and a span of flexible sheet material wound around the spool, the sheet material having a printed side containing a posted notice that repeats a multiplicity of times along the span; (b) drawing from the spool a length of the flexible sheet material sufficient to extend around the perimeter of the upright support structure, the posted notice repeating a plurality of times along the length; (c) separating the length of flexible sheet material from the span to produce the posted sign, the posted sign having first and second opposing ends; and (d) mounting the posted sign in a mounted position substantially around the perimeter of the upright support structure, such that the posted notice is displayed and repeated a plurality of times around the perimeter. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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Specification