Visual panel

• US 5,588,236 A
• Filed: 12/16/1994
• Issued: 12/31/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: SCS Promotion Company Limited
• Original Assignee: SCS Promotion Company Limited
• Inventors: Suzuki, Teruo
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, HOANG M
• Application Number:
  US08/357,326
• Time in Patent Office: 746 Days
• Field of Search: 40/603, 40/604, 40/605, 40/595, 40/558, 38/102.9, 160/399
• US Class Current: 40/558
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 13/04 Signs, boards or panels, illuminated from behind the insignia
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 13/0454 Slidable panels or parts
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 13/0472 Traffic signs
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 13/0481 Signs, boards or panels having a curved shape
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 15/0025 display surface tensioning means

Abstract

A visual panel comprising a flexible sheet having swollen portions at upper and lower edge portions thereof, respectively, a sheet stretching apparatus for slidably accommodating the swollen portions at the opposing edge portions of the sheet and for stretching the sheet over a frame, and a tension adjusting mechanism for adjusting a tension applied to the sheet.

Claims

1. A visual panel comprising:

a frame;

a flexible sheet having swollen portions at opposing edge portions thereof, respectively;

sheet stretching means for slidably accommodating said swollen portions at said opposing edge portions of said sheet and for stretching said sheet over said frame; and

tension adjusting means for adjusting a tension to be applied to said sheet;

said stretching means comprising a first stretching device for accommodating one of said swollen portion portions at one edge portion of said sheet and a second stretching device for accommodating another of said swollen portions at the other edge portion of said sheet;

said first stretching device and said second stretching device each being provided with a hole for accommodating said swollen portions at said edge portions, respectively, of said sheet and a slit through which said edge portion of said sheet continuing to said swollen portion is extended,

said second stretching device being disposed movably with respect to said frame,

said tension adjusting means comprising a rotatable arm rotatably mounted on said frame by means of a pivotal pin, a screw having one end rotatably and pivotally connected to said rotatable arm, and a nut member threadedly fitted to a screw portion of said screw and rotatably mounted on said frame,

said tension adjusting means being provided between said second stretching device and said frame.

2. A visual panel according to claim 1, wherein said first stretching device is secured to said frame.