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Magnetic sign mount

  • US 4,703,575 A
  • Filed: 09/30/1985
  • Issued: 11/03/1987
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1985
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An extruded thermoplastic mount for suspending placard signs comprising a front, generally planar, substantially rigid leaf and a rear, generally planar, substantially rigid leaf, each leaf having an upper and a lower edge and an inner and an outer face, hinge means pivotally joining the leaves adjacent their upper edges, the leaves being movable about the hinge means from an open position wherein the inner faces of the leaves are separated from one another to a closed position wherein the inner faces of the leaves are substantially juxtaposed, the outer face of the rear leaf including means for attaching the mount to a support surface, a first magnetic means secured to the inner face of the rear leaf and a second magnetic means secured to the inner face of the front leaf, the magnetic means being in registration when the leaves are in their closed position, the magnetic means engaging a placard sign placed between the magnetic means to suspend the placard sign when the leaves are in their closed position, abutment means for positioning the placard sign, the abutment means being spaced above the magnetic means and extending uninterruptedly throughout the length of the leaves from the inner face of the rear leaf toward the front leaf a distance greater than the thickness of the first magnetic means, the abutment means being engaged by the top edge of the placard sign when the placard sign is positioned between the magnetic means the front leaf further including means for mounting a card sign to its outer face, the mounting means comprising a pair of spaced opposed facing channels, the card sign being dimensioned to be slidably received between the channels.

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