Jan. “24, 1928.
1,657,089
H. P. MAUGHLIN
IDENTIFICATION SIGN
Filed :Iune 4. 1925
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INVENTOR.
BY
HarrJ P. MaugH-i"
A TTORNEY.
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Patented Jan. 24, was
‘UNITED “STATES
PATENT OFFICE. ‘
HARRY r. MAUGHLIN, or COLUMBUS, OHIO.
IDENTIFICATION SIGN.
Application ?led June 4, ‘1‘9‘2‘5. ‘ Serial Nb. 34,826.
My invention relates ‘to improvements in on one side, and‘ ?anges 13 on the other side,
signs used in offices of ‘office buildings, stores form the ‘sixth unit; ‘the face edges 14 of the
and shops, and are made suitable to set on‘ end pieces 11, having rectangular notches
desks and counters. or attached to doors and 15, providing space, that allows the springs
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walls, indicating the names, duties, occupa
tions and positions of clerks, cashiers, at
10 to be ?exed back, unlatching the cover,
separately cast or formed letters or charac
ment,to facilitate its visibility, alsorfor its
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and permitting its ready removal and re
tendants and oiiicials; and the objects of my placement, when the lettering is to be
improvements are‘ to provide a framed, changed; the flanges 12 and 13 on the end
transparently covered sign, assembled from pieces serve as bases for the angular place
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ters, having integral aligning and attaching secure attachment to the desk, wall, or door;
means for frame connections; also to provide the latching springs 10 are held in place by
a sign having a frame with a plurality of the end pieces 11, being pierced near the,
faces formed on the back, forming bases for lows}? end by the screw that holds the end
contacting with the surface on which it may pieces in place.
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be set or to which it may be attached, to po
Thus it will be seen that a useful and con
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siti-on the sign to various angles of visibility, venient sign and name plate has beenpro—
for being adapted .to different elevations; a duced, readily adaptable to many purposes
further object is to provide convenient and being assembled from manufactured
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means and arrangements because of which units it can be produced and distributed
the sign is readily assembled and held to economically.
gether or taken apart and the reading of the
“That I claim is:
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sign changed, also means that allow it to be
1. A sign composed of assembled units,
attachedto the locations desired.
comprising a frame strip channeled longi
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I attain these objects by the means illus
tudinally, a recessed cover seat on each side
trated in the accompanying drawings, in of the channel, separately formed letters‘and
which—~
characters within the channel, a transparent
Figure 1 is a view showing the face of the cover for the letters and characters, and
means for holding the. assembled units to
sign;
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Fig. 2 is an end‘view showing the sign, gether.
as positioned. for visibility, in an elevated
2. A sign composed of assembled units,
comprising a frame strip having a longitu~
location;
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Fig. 3 is an end view, showing the sign dinally channeled face, separate body
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as positioned for visibility when set on a formed characters within ‘the channel, a
desk or ?xed at a low position.
transparent cover for the characters, a re—
Fig. 4 is a cross section;
Fig. 5 is a central longitudinal section of
one end; Figures 2, 3, 4L and 5 are made on
an enlarged scale to more clearly show the
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silient latch at the end of the frame strip
for holding the cover in place, and means,
including the resilient latch, for holding
the units in assembled relation.
3. A sign composed of assembled units,
Similar numerals refer to similar‘ parts comprising a frame-strip having plural base
throughout the several views.
sides and a longitudinally channeled face
construction.
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The frame strip 1, with the recesses 2, and
the channel 3, form the shoulders at, and
with the groove 5, all being continuous
throughout the length of the strip, consti
side, readily detachable characters arranged .
Within the channel, a transparent cover for 100
the characters, and means ?xed to each end
of the frame~strip that hold the assembled
tute the ?rst unit of the sign; the cushion units in ?xed relation including means that
fabric 6, lining the bottom of the channel permit the sign to be securely positioned on
3, and the groove 5, is the second unit; the any one of its plural bases.
letters and characters 7 with the integral
4:. A sign composed of assembled units,
aligning lugs 8, form the third unit; the comprising a frame strip having a chan
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transparent cover 9‘, seated in the recesses 2,
on the shoulder 4, is the fourth unit; the ?at
springs 10, with the ends 16 turned forv
latching the cover in place is the fifth unit;
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neled face for housing the letters, a groove
along the bottom of the channel for align
ing the letters, a cushion fabric lining the
channel and groove, for holding the letters
and the flat end pieces 11, with flanges 12 from shifting, letters having aligning lugs’
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on the back side, arranged on the fabric, from ‘shifting, letteis having aligning lugs
the lugs being pressed into the fabric fold on the back side “arranged on the fabric, the
Within the groove, a transparent cover for lugs being pressed into the fabric told with
the letters, and means for holding the as
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sembled units together.
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in the groove, a transparent cover for the
letters, resilient means for latching the cover
5. A sign composed of assembled units, “in place at each end, end pieces notched to
comprising a 'frame strip having a (then? allow for ?exing the resilient latches, and
neled face for housing the letters, a groove means for securing the end pieces to the
along the bottom of the channel for align frame strip and to securely position the 20
ing the letters, a cushion‘ fabric lining‘ the sign to any desired base.
HARRY P. hIAUGHLIN.
channel and groove for holding the letters