Shelf-edge sign

• US 3,086,308 A
• Filed: 06/29/1959
• Issued: 04/23/1963
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/1959
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Westlake G. Ternouth
• Original Assignee: Westlake G. Ternouth
• Inventors: Ternouth, Westlake G.
• Application Number:
  US03/823,723
• Time in Patent Office: 1,394 Days
• US Class Current: 40/541
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/20 for adjustable, removable, or interchangeable labels
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/812 Signs

Claims

1. IN COMBINATION WITH A STORE SHELF OR THE LIKE, A SIGNSUPPORT MOLDING MOUNTED ON AND ALONG THE SHELF OPPOSITE THE FORWARD SHELF EDGE AND HAVING A CHANNEL FORMATION OF UNIFORM CROSS-SECTION DEFINED BETWEEN MUTUALLY INTURNED SIDE FLANGE PORTIONS BOUNDING A WEB PORTION AT THE SHELF SIDE THEREOF AND DEFINING MUTUALLY OPPOSED GROOVE ALONG THE MOLDING AND OUTWARDLY OF SAID WEB PORTION OF THE MOLDING, A SIGN UNIT FOR MOUNTING ON SAID MOLDING BETWEEN SAID FLANGE PORTIONS THEREOF AND COMPRISING A BASE MEMBER COMPRISING A PLATE HAVING OUTSTANDING FLANGES EXTENDING INTEGRALLY FROM MUTUALLY PARALLEL SIDE EDGES THEREOF FOR THEIR DISPOSAL OPPOSITE AND BETWEEN SAID MOLDING FLANGE PORTIONS, A SIGN ELEMENT MOUNTED ON THE OUTER SIDE OF SAID BASE PLATE AND COOPERATIVE THEREWITH TO ENCLOSE AN ELECTRIC LAMP FOR ILLUMINATING THE SIGN ELEMENT, A LAMP-ENERGIZING CIRCUIT PORTION PROVIDED ON THE PLATE, MEANS MOUNTING SAID BASE MEMBERS ON SAID MOLDING BETWEEN THE MOLDING FLANGES AND COMPRISING LEAF SPRING ELEMENTS EXTENDING ACROSS THE BASE PLATE OPPOSITE ITS FORWARD FACE AND THROUGH AND FROM SAID FLANGES OF THE BASE MEMBER FOR THE SIMULTANEOUS SLIDING ENGAGEMENT OF THE EXTENDING SPRING END PORTIONS IN SAID GROOVES OF THE BASE STRIP FOR MOUNTING THE UNIT ON THE MOLDING FOR ITS ADJUSTED POSITIONING THEREALONG, AND MEANS ON SAID BASE PLATE OF THE SIGN UNIT PROVIDING POWER CONNECTIONS FOR ENERGIZING THE LAMP-ENERGIZING CIRCUIT PORTION CARRIED BY THE SIGN UNIT PLATE.