Spinning Signage

• US 20170372645A1
• Filed: 06/06/2017
• Published: 12/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cross, Christopher
• Original Assignee: Cross, Christopher
• Inventors: Cross, Christopher
• Application Number:
  US15/615,824
• Publication Number:
  US 20170372645A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/40 Windmills; Other toys actuated by air currents driving mechanisms for toy figures or vehicles A63H29/16
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2007/1804 for fastening to a post
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 7/20 for adjustably mounting
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 7/22 for rotatably or swingably mounting, e.g. for boards adapted to be rotated by the wind

Abstract

Provided herein are novel signage devices. The signage devices comprise printed elements comprising, or in connection with a pinwheel assembly, such that the printed elements will rotate in the wind and catch attention by their movement. The signage devices of the invention are especially amenable to depicting and advertising round objects, such as a pizza.

Claims

1. A spinning sign, comprising

a pinwheel assembly comprising two or more blades arranged radially around a central housing having a hole, wherein the blades are configured to catch air currents;

an axle passing through the hole of the central housing, around which the blades may spin; and

one or more printed surfaces.

2. The spinning sign of claim 1, wherein

the one or more printed surfaces comprises a printed sheet of material which is in connection with the pinwheel assembly such that the printed sheet of material will spin when the pinwheel assembly rotates around the axle.

3. The spinning sign of claim 1, wherein

one or more blades of the pinwheel assembly comprise the one or more printed surfaces.

4. The spinning sign of claim 1, wherein

the sign is circular.

5. The spinning sign of claim 4,

wherein the outward facing surface of the printed sign is printed with graphics that depict a circular object.

6. The spinning sign of claim 5,

wherein the circular object is a pizza.

7. The spinning sign of claim 1,

further comprising a motor which rotates the sign.

8. A device comprising spinning signage, comprising

a pole;

one or more spinning pinwheel signs, each of the one or more spinning pinwheel signs comprising a plurality of blades, one or more printed surfaces, and an axle around which sign spins; and

one or more arms, wherein each of the one or more arms is in connection with the pole by a fastening means at one end and is in connection with the axle of a pinwheel sign at the other.

9. A device for mounting one or more pinwheel signs to a pole;

comprising

a body, wherein the central portion of the body comprises a hole through which a pole may be placed;

one or more mounting structures, each of the one or more mounting structures comprising a structure to which one end of a pinwheel sign arm may be fastened;

a locking means, allowing the body to be secured to the pole.