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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7325346 | Method and apparatus for quick change display graphics on a merchandiser A merchandiser includes a front door or wall portion which forms a barrier between an exterior side and an interior side of the merchandiser. The front door or wall portion holds a first display panel in a relatively fixed manner so that an exterior side of the firs... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325343 | Display board system An apparatus configured to allow the retention of at least one display board with a mounting structure is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a retaining system. A portion of the retaining system is deformable to retain at least one display board in a press-in, inter... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7308776 | Pole anchor footing system A pole anchor footing system for effectively supporting a post structure within a ground surface. The pole anchor footing system includes a resilient body having a neck portion and a base portion, and an elongate member extending into the body from an upper end of t... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7287349 | Low speed electric vehicle mobile advertising system This system comprises a small advertising assembly that can be easily mounted onto the bed of a Low-Speed Electric Vehicle. The assembly includes an advertising display and a frame. The system allows for the advertising display to be attached in multiple positions s... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7187300 | School crossing guard, security system A large size vandal and weather sesistance sign, capable of displaying images from several components, including a video cassette with tapes or video disc and other component parts for broadcasting command directions and to provide information. The sign system, with... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7171773 | Hitch mounted banner display system A display system for use with a trailer hitch, the display system including a banner and a frame to support the banner. The frame includes a pair of vertical frame members and a frame support is provided to support the frame. The frame support includes a first elong... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7152353 | Reflective sign A reflective sign comprises a front face, an image formed by openings in the front face, a back face connected to the front face, and a reflective surface mounted on the back face behind the image, wherein light passing through the openings in the front face is refl... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140581 | Portable stand for supporting a sign A portable stand for supporting one or more signs. The stand has a base, and a post extending vertically upward from the base. A pair of frames, having a cutout side, and a front window, attach securely to the post for holding the signs therein. The signs each inser... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134883 | Connecting box for connecting to a solar panel A connecting box with a printed circuit board is described which has electrical components electrically connected to conductor rails of the connecting box. The printed circuit board is preferably held in the connecting box by an adhesive layer. Simple assembly and d... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7080475 | Method and apparatus for quick change display graphics on a merchandiser A merchandiser includes a front door or wall portion which forms a barrier between an exterior side and an interior side of the merchandiser. The front door or wall portion holds a first display panel in a relatively fixed manner so that an exterior side of the firs... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7063648 | Exercise mat and punching assembly combination An exercise mat and punching assembly combination includes a base having a bottom wall, a top wall and a peripheral wall such that a substantially watertight interior of the base is defined. An inlet conduit extends into the interior. A peripheral lip is attached to... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7048318 | Mobile education center A portable mobile education center that includes a system of electronic teaching aids that can be transported by a utility vehicle such as a HumVee is disclosed. In particular, the disclosed mobile education center is comprised of at least one electronic whiteboard ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7029113 | Tray-access door device and method A tray-access door device is provided that includes a body having first and second ends. Preferably, an access door is connected at or about the first end of the body and a tray is connected at or about the second end of the body. In an operational configuration, th... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6386389 | Vending machine access panel and method of formation Access panel and method of manufacture. The access panel is mounted on a vending machine for movement between open and closed positions and normally closes the opening to a product retrieval area. Advertising indicia is provided behind a front face of the... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6378232 | Display and scoreboards with rotary mounting clamps Display devices such as scoreboards having reversible display surfaces are mounted to support frames using opposing clamps each having a pivot post extending therefrom. The clamps engage one of the boards or frames with the posts being seated in openings ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6247258 | Topple resistant, modular and mobile signage system A modular, mobile sign assembly which has the appearance of a permanent installation including a base module formed of a frame with a set of height-adjustable support posts and a pair of wheels on an axle for movement of the unit between locations, and a ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6240666 | Inflatable information carrier An information carrier for receiving at least one information data. The information carrier includes an inflatable hollow body made of a flexible, foldable material and a blower for blowing an air flow into the inner part of the hollow body. The blower is... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6230426 | Access panel for a vending machine face A vending machine includes a vending machine face having an access panel therein for providing access to a graphics piece in the vending machine face. The access panel is movable from a closed position prohibiting access to the graphics piece, to an open ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6128842 | Advertising display panel A display is releasably mounted on the outside of an enclosure. The display may be released from the enclosure upon gaining access to the inside of the latter. In a preferred embodiment, the display is a sign, and the enclosure is a vending machine. The s... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6119384 | Display sign assembly The display sign assembly comprises a trailer having a flatbed thereon, sign frame supports mounted upon the flatbed, a sign frame formed into a quadrilateral configuration and having a plurality of channel members each having a U-shaped cross-section wit... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6023870 | Vendor with changeable graphics and method therefor Apparatus for displaying and replacing graphic sheets includes a clear display panel of a vending machine ("vendor"), a mechanism for controlling access to the reverse side of the display panel, and thereon a plurality of removably adhered graphics sheets... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5956876 | Vending machine face A vending machine face has a number of modules that are mechanically fastened to an underlying frame. These modules can be easily removed and replaced in the field so that the appearance of a vending machine can be changed with promotions, new interactive... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5878518 | Sign stand with rolling base A portable sign stand with rollers and an adjustable weighted base. The base member has one or more compartments so that liquid or solid ballast can be added to stabilize the sign stand in windy conditions. Wheels are provided on one edge of the base memb... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5694881 | Portable visual display assembly A portable visual display assembly comprises modular sections selectively configurable between a combined full-size display board configuration and a separated plural smaller single display board configuration. The display boards can have identical or dif... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5598655 | Beverage vendor front and method for changeable graphics Apparatus for displaying and replacing product graphic sheets includes a clear display panel of a vending machine, a mechanism for controlling access to the reverse side of the display panel, a graphics frame permanently or semi-permanently affixed to the... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5509225 | Replaceable sign panel assembly for a merchandise cabinet A sign panel assembly for use in conjunction with an illuminated sign panel on a merchandise cabinet, such as a vending machine or refrigerated display case includes two elongated transparent framing strips, pieces of double-face tape on the distal ends o... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5471794 | Electrically illuminated sheet attaching device for an automatic vending machine An external door body is formed of first and second guide grooves for gripping left hand and right hand edges of a front panel, and an arcuate receiving groove for gripping an upper edge of the front panel. The front panel is inserted into these grooves, ... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5383297 | Vendor selection panel asssembly A lattice type carrier for separate product identification labels and package size/price labels. The carrier is secured to the back of a vandal resistant front selection panel having one or more transparent windows for the labels mounted on the carrier. T... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5255803 | Merchandising system A merchandising system for display of items for sale. The merchandising system constitutes display units each comprising a rectangular base assembly and an upright frame assembly mounted thereon along the long axis thereof. The base assembly comprises a p... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5255968 | Replaceable sign face A replaceable sign face used in vending machines for operating instructions, advertising purposes and the like. A front panel having optically transparent regions and a curved surface and constructed from a sturdy, solid material serves as a permanent pro... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5220740 | Movable stand A movable stand made of a base member having a flat bottom surface adapted to rest on the ground and with a pair of rotatable wheels mounted under the base member on an axle adjacent and within the periphery of the base member. The wheels are mounted unde... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5005893 | Mobile promotional vehicle A mobile promotional vehicle includes a tractor cab having an elongated, substantially horizontally extending bed connected thereto. An information display superstructure extends upwardly from the bed and includes outwardly leaning side walls which diverg... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4787687 | Newspaper vending bin A mechanical device for displaying newspapers for self-service free access by prospective readers is provided in modular form, which in one preferred embodiment may sufficiently resemble the newsrack from which USA TODAY newspapers are vended as to cause ... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4035940 | Sign construction A segmented sign board comprising a plurality of laminated segments having opposing faces with letter-holding channel members along the upper and lower edges of each segment. The channel members provide means for gripping the edges of the letters inserted... | 07/19/1977 |
