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Illuminated sign having stencil panel and reflector panel

  • US 5,105,568 A
  • Filed: 04/29/1991
  • Issued: 04/21/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/29/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An illuminated sign comprising:

  • a housing illumination means within the housing and electrical components for powering the illumination means;

    the housing having a front piece formed of a front wall with apertures representing information to be illuminated, sidewalls extending rearwardly from the front wall and a bottom wall extending rearwardly from the front wall, the housing also having a back wall for mounting the sign in an appropriate orientation, and the housing also having an upper cover between the front wall and the back wall for allowing access to the interior of the housing, the housing also having interior thereof a translucent panel positionable behind the front wall and in facing contact therewith, an opaque stencil panel with apertures aligned with the apertures of the front wall and representing the information to be illuminated mounted behind the translucent panel and in facing contact therewith, a reflector panel mounted on the back wall and spacer posts separating the reflector panel from the stencil panel;

    the illumination means including a plurality of light emitters mounted on the rear of the stencil panel facing the reflector panel and a reflective front surface on the reflector panel whereby illumination of the illumination means will reflect light from the reflector panel through the stencil panel, translucent panel, and the front wall; and

    the electrical components comprising battery means and means to feed current from the battery means to the light emitters for effecting the illumination of the sign.

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