Illuminated sign assembly
First Claim
1. In an illuminated sign assembly having a front shell and a rear shell that are fastened together to provide a hollow sign having an internal chamber and spaced hollow hinge arms for pivotally mounting the sign assembly on a support, the improvement comprising:
- the hollow sign having a network of internal wiring channels that lead to outlets at remote ends of the respective hinge arms and that provide optional paths for passing internal wiring from the internal chamber to the support through one of said outlets.
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Abstract
A school bus is equipped with a stop sign mechanism that includes a sealed electrical actuator assembly and bezel that are mounted on the street side of the school bus and an illuminated sign assembly having integral arms that are hinged on the actuator assembly for pivotal movement. Illuminated sign assemblies of two general types are disclosed. In one, light emitting diodes (LEDs) are disposed in hollow letter shaped embossments of a translucent lens to illuminate the word stop. In the other lamp assemblies are disposed above and below the word stop.
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Citations
15 Claims
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1. In an illuminated sign assembly having a front shell and a rear shell that are fastened together to provide a hollow sign having an internal chamber and spaced hollow hinge arms for pivotally mounting the sign assembly on a support, the improvement comprising:
the hollow sign having a network of internal wiring channels that lead to outlets at remote ends of the respective hinge arms and that provide optional paths for passing internal wiring from the internal chamber to the support through one of said outlets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. In an illuminated sign assembly having a front shell and a rear shell that are fastened together to provide a hollow sign having spaced hollow hinge arms for pivotally mounting the sign assembly on a support, the improvement comprising:
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a fastening arrangement for the front and rear shells that provides a peripheral seal at abutting edges of the front and rear shells while preserving smooth facial surfaces on the the hollow sign for attachment of a reflective sheet of material, and the front and rear shells having mating peripheral walls, the fastening arrangement comprising peripheral side fastenersl primarily and limiting use of any facial fasteners to hollow hinge arms, the one of the mating peripheral walls having an outer sealing lip, the other of the mating peripheral walls having an inner sealing lip and the fastening arrangement including one of the shells having a plurality of lugs that extend outwardly of the inner sealing lip so that the lugs are located below the one mating peripheral wall and threaded fasteners that project through the one mating peripheral wall and engage the lugs. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A sign assembly comprising:
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a sign housing having front and rear faces with at least one aperture formed in said front face and a recessed support flange extending about said aperture and recessed from said front face; a bare lens connected by fasteners to said sign housing over said aperture and supported by said recessed support flange so that said front face and an outer face of said lens are substantially coplanar; and at least one light element disposed in said aperture behind said lens and operatively connected to said sign housing between said front and rear faces illuminating said lens, said rear face including a second aperture formed therein aligned with said aperture of said front face, and including a second bare lens connected adjacent said second aperture. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. In an illuminated sign assembly having a front shell and a rear shell that are fastened together to provide a hollow sign the improvement comprising:
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one of said shells having internal walls that bottom out against an interior surface of the other shell when the front and rear shells are secured to each other to provide a very strong and stable region for displaying indicia, the one shell having a plurality of slots in a facial portion located within an area inwardly of the internal walls, and a lens that includes hollow embossments that protrude through the plurality of slots. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. In an illuminated sign assembly having a front shell and a rear shell that are fastened together to provide a hollow sign the improvement comprising:
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each of said shells having deep internal walls that fully overlap and bottom our against an interior surface of the other shell when the front and rear shells are secured to each other to provide a very strong and stable region for displaying indicia; each of said deep internal walls being rectangularly shaped; one of said deep internal walls fitting within another of said deep internal walls to form a sealed lens cavity; each of said shells having a plurality of slots in a facial portion located within an area bounded by said deep internal walls and each of said shells having an associated lens that includes hollow embossments that protrude through the plurality of slots of the associated shell. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. In an illuminated sign assembly having a front shell and a rear shell that are fastened together to provide a hollow sign the improvement comprising:
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each of the shells having internal walls that bottom out against an interior surface of the other shell when the front and rear shells are secured together to provide a very strong and stable region for displaying indicia; the internal walls cooperating to form a sealed lens cavity; each of the shells having a plurality of slots in a facial portion located inwardly of the internal walls; and each of the shells having an associated lens in the sealed lens cavity that includes hollow embossments that protrude through the plurality of slots in the facial portion of the associated shell.
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Specification