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Dec. 30, 1969

R. s‘ GREGOIRE

3,486,262

POST SIGN

Filed Feb. 19, 1968

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United States Patent Ol?ee

‘3,486,262’ Patented Dec. 30, 1969

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3,486,262 Resta _S. Gregoire, Newport, Pa., assignor to Gregoire

of the V shape in which the sign is mounted on the post, the legs being connected by a tongue portion cut out from the sheet which does substantially conform to the shape of the post when the sign is mounted thereon. Thus the notice on each leg of the V is fully visible to all observers approaching it from a wide range of directions, amount ing to substantially more than 180° coextensively about

POST SIGN

Engineering & Development Co., Adelphi, Md., a cor

poration of Maryland Filed Feb. 19, 1968, Ser. No. 706,512 Int. Cl. G09f 7/18, 3/06, 1/06 US. Cl. 40-445

6 Claims

both legs. The novel sign may be made, as shown in the drawing, ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE 10 from a rectangular sheet 10 of substantially stiff weather proof material, such as waxed cardboard paper or some The present invention comprises a weatherproof sheet suitable inexpensive plastic material. This sheet is creased having a vertical fold centrally thereof to form a V shape at 12 for folding it in a V shape as shown in FIGS. 2, 3 in horizontal cross-section, and a horizontal tongue having

and 4, and the arrow head 14 of the tongue 16 which is an arrow head cut out of said sheet and extending there from at its base near one side edge of the sheet to its 15 cut out of the sheet, is passed through the top of the T slot 18 and the tongue pulled into the end on the stem arrow head which is spaced substantially one third of the

width of said sheet from the other side edge thereof, said

portion of the T so as to hold the V shape from spreading.

arrow head being adapted to engage the stem end of a T slot in said sheet near said other side edge thereof to hold

The sign may then be mounted on a post or tree trunk 20

near its opposite side edges for receiving the ends of a tie

the ends of the tie line through the openings 24 near the

by passing a tie line 22 around the back of post or tree

said V shape from spreading, said sheet having openings 20 trunk 20 on which the sign is to be ?xed and threading line passed around the back of a post or tree to mount

said sign thereon.

corresponding side edges of the sign which is placed against the front of the trunk as shown. These ends may

then be pulled up tight through these openings for full 25 frictional interengagement to hold the sign ?rmly in place.

The object of this invention is to make a durable and

inexpensive weatherproof sign for posting notices that will be fully visible from a wide angle of approach direc

The tie line may be any suitable string or ribbon and may be made of a material similar to said sheet. The ends

‘may be doubled back through one or more of the openings at the corresponding side edges of the sheet to provide Another object is to provide simple attaching tie means 30 more frictional resistance against loosening of their inter engagement to provide a ?rmer mounting. for this sign readily adaptable for ?rmly mounting it on The tongue 16 may have additional pairs of arrowhead any size of post or tree trunk without penetrating any part like shoulders 14' spaced along its length to enable the thereof. locking of the V shape in narrower leg spacing relations Other and more speci?c objects will become apparent in the following detailed description of one form of the 35 in order to adapt it to smaller sizes of supporting posts or trunks 20. invention as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, Although the illustration in the drawing shows a “NO wherein: TRESPASSING” sign on the outer faces of the legs of FIG. 1 is a layout of the sign, and the V-shaped sheet, this notice may be of any other type FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 are plan views of this sign mounted on tree trunks of different sizes, which are shown in 40 warning or information. The notices may be inscribed in any desired manner, section. by printing or otherwise. Different messages may be in It has been customary to mount signs on tree trunks, scribed on the opposite faces of the sheet, for alternate telephone poles and other post-like supports for display use by inversion of the V. ing notices intended for the passerby to warn him about Many other obvious modi?cations may be made in the restrictions against trespassing on private property or 45 form and arrangement of parts of this post sign without other dangers, or to give him pertinent information or departing from the spirit and scope of the present inven directions, etc. Examples of such notices are: ?shing and tion as de?ned in the appended claims. hunting restrictions, trespassing notices for motorists or What is claimed is: pedestrians, warnings of dangerous areas, seasonal ?ood 50 1. A post Sign comprising warnings, etc. a sheet of stiff material creased vertically for folding The posters used at present are usually tacked to the into a V shape, and having a notice inscribed on the posts or tree trunks, and are of more or less permeable face of each leg of the V, materials which are not very durable, especially inclem a horizontal-tongue in the form of an arrow having a ent weather, and cannot be relied on without frequent 55 head and being cut out of said sheet and extending checking and replacement. from its base near one side edge of said sheet across These posters are normally sold without any attaching substantially half the width of said sheet to its head, means, but are sometimes provided with perforations a T slot in said sheet near its other side edge adapted therein for engagement by strings or wires or other attach to receive said arrow head for interlocking in the ment means that may be used in connection therewith, stem of said T slot to hold said V shape from spread but when mounted on a post or tree trunk these signs 60 ing, and conform to the contour of the post or trunk and extend openings near the opposite side edges of said sheet at least part way therearound. Thus they are difficult to adapted to receive the ends of a tie line for mounting read even at close range, because of the necessity to pass said folded sheet on a post or tree trunk. partly around them to see the whole sign. 2. A post sign as de?ned in claim 1, These di?iculties are overcome in the present invention said stilf material being a weatherproof material, and because the twin message surfaces of the present post sign a tie line comprising a ribbon of a similar material for do not follow the contour of the supporting post, but are trons.

maintained in substantially ?at conditions along the legs

mounting said folded sheet on a post or tree trunk.

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References Cited

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6. A post sign as de?ned in claim 4, 10 W. J. CONTRERAS, Assistant Examiner there being a plurality of said openings near each of

said side edges for threading said tie line therethrough for frictional interengagement therein to tie said side edges together around said post or tree trunk.

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