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LED illuminated sign

  • US 4,929,936 A
  • Filed: 03/21/1988
  • Issued: 05/29/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/21/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An illuminated sign comprises an enclosure, a plurality of display members mounted in the enclosure, each display member comprising a housing, an indicia display panel having a plurality of discrete display segments selectively illuminable to form lighted indicia, each display segment comprising an aligned row of a plurality of LED'"'"'s,first electronic circuit means comprising a DC power source, the display segments, and first switch means actuated by a predetermined decrease in ambient lighting for connecting the power source to the display segments, andsecond electronic circuit means comprising the DC power source, means for changing the color of the display segments from a first color to a second color comprising a first linear array of LED dices connected in series in each display segment, a second linear array of LED dices connected in series in each display segment, and third switch means for selectively actuating the first or second arrays in each display segment,second switch means for connecting the power source to the display segments, receiver means for receiving a remotely generated signal, receiver switch means responsive to the reception of such signal for connecting the DC power source to the display segments, and manual switch means connected to the power source in parallel with the receiver switch means, flasher means for intermittently connecting the DC power source to the display segments, anda plurality of display segment actuating switches, one for each disply segment, adapted to be manually actuated for selectively disconnecting each display segment from the DC power source such that when the power source is connected to the display members, each indicia display panel displays a preselected indicia.

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