Collapsible

A signal device combining a fluorescent or phosphorescent light tube and a slip on holder and which is designed to be thrown or dropped from a vehicle as a warning marker. The light tube is preferably of the chemically actuated type and the holder preferably has four resilient appendages serving to ensure...     

Folding display easel for supporting documents for easy viewing. Easel has a center panel with upper and lower flanges, two inner panels slidingly engaging the flanges, and two outer panels hinged to outer edges of respective inner panels. Inner panels engage track means on flanges of center panel and...     

A movable barricade for use at construction sites having supporting legs connected by rails and further having at least one of its rails formed by a panel of thermoplastic material having a flame-oxidized forward surface to which pressure sensitive adhesive material is attached and arranged for delivering...     

A device for use in maintaining that portion of a poster between upper and lower edge portions thereof in a flat configuration. First and second rigid frame piece assemblies removably engage upper and lower horizontal edge portions of the poster and are disposed to the rear thereof. First end portions...     

A collapsible easel module adapted to support flip-chart pads or other material to be displayed, the module having a frame constituted by a front element adjustably coupled to a rear element to assume a caret-like formation. The front element is formed by upper and lower horizontal arms bridged by a...     

A screen construction applicable to exhibition and display purposes but also applicable to booths for attendants or projection equipment, room dividers or toy building kits comprises a plurality of support members of elongate form and uniform circular cross-section, a plurality of rectangular panels,...     

A framework that is readily foldable so that it can be stored in a minimum space and which is adaptable for various different uses such as a barricade or for displaying a sign; the device consisting of a saw-horse-like structure upon which there is surmounted a rectangular frame in which a sign panel...     

A portable sign holder including a generally upright sign support and a collapsible base to which the sign support is connected. The base includes a pair of elongate leg members pivotally mounted for swinging about horizontal axes between support positions extending outwardly to opposite sides of the...     

A sign assembly comprising a sign standard which can be mounted into the ground for integrally supporting thereon a sign which can be rotated into a compact shape when not in use. One embodiment includes the sign being formed of interconnected, hinged sections which fold inwardly toward each other; another...     

A knockdown advertising and display sign comprising a single setscrew for retaining a lockup cap which "buttons-up" the final assembly of the sign for simplifying set-ups and change of display panels and lowering manufacturing costs and for improving stability of the sign in the field by reducing its...     

Display elements are used to convey a distinct and demonstrative impression of an article and/or an advertising offer. Thus, this element serves for advertising purposes and must have a correspondingly attractive appearance. However, for convenient storage and transportation, the element should occupy...     

A point-of-purchase display device having order blanks detachably supported thereon. The order blanks are provided with printed indicia which enable a purchaser to order an article, or articles, supported on the device in accordance with specifications which meet the purchaser's particular requirements.

A warning panel trailer in which the warning panel, with the plurality of discrete electrical image display means, is raised to various operative positions along a column support and lowered to an inoperative position in an elongated seat on top of a platform of the trailer. The seat extends between...     

A carrying case for transporting an article in an upright condition is described including a deep box having a front wall, a rear wall, a pair of side walls, a bottom, and defining an upwardly opening chamber therein. Advantageously, the case includes a laterally positionable holding apparatus which...     

A folding, rigid tent-like structure useful for a variety of play purposes can be constructed so as to utilize a pair of sides. These sides have top edges which are preferably connected by a connector and appropriate hinges so that the sides may be pivoted relative to one another. A pair of bottom walls...     

A portable sign assembly comprising a rigid knockdown frame and a flexible display web. In a collapsed condition elements of the sign assembly afford a relatively small package size which is conveniently handled and economically shipped. The sign is quickly assembled and disassembled by simple manipulation...     

A knockover roadway marker post has a base fixable to the ground by means of a stake or the like and having a flat upper surface provided with an upwardly tapering prismatic formation with a non-regular polygonal cross-section at its base. An upright post element comprises an outer reflector-carrying...     

A highway safety warning kit having a portable all inclusive container, a display pole fitted thereto and a plurality of displayable safety warning signs.

An interconnectible structural support member for use in a support structure. The support member comprises an elongated U-shape tubular member defining opposed side arms and a bridge arm extending across a common end of each of the side arms. Each of the side arms have a free end with one of the free...     

An improved display panel assembly including a hollow three-dimensional display panel movable between a substantially flat storage attitude and an erect display attitude. A tubular support member extends along and is adjacent to one edge of the display panel, the tubular support member supporting the...     

A weatherproof display device for changeable display signs to be mounted on a gasoline dispensing pump comprising a transparent weatherproof cover for holding changeable printed display cards depicting the prices and taxes applicable to the gasoline being dispensed. The device includes a thin rectangular...     

Disclosed is a vehicle-mounted sequential safety arrow sign which folds to an aerodynamically streamlined configuration when the vehicle is moving and, when erected, provides a sequential lamp, directional indicating display for passing traffic. The display is carried jointly on 3 hinged panels which...     

An adjustable indicating device such as a pricing unit adapted for removable mounting in price channels (12,12a) secured to the edges of supermarket shelves (S1,S2) includes a base element (1) formed of semirigid yieldable material and having a medial strut (6) which is bifurcated along one edge to form...     

An indicating device such as is used to display automobile service station price data and such as is used as a score board for athletic events includes a suitable mounted base plate (1) (50) in which a plurality of slots (2-9) (51-56) are formed for receiving respectively a plurality of semirigid ribs...     

A sign assembly for motorist comprises an accordion folded sign element with each fold having a given message and which may be folded to expose the desired message with the sign element being mounted within a similar foldable holder so that the sign assembly is foldable as a unit from an inoperative...     

A collapsible panel display composed of a plurality of panels hingedly connected together along integral hinge forming bridges, the display being formed from a single length of honeycomb sheeting covered with a flexible facing material, such as a fabric adapted to be engaged by a Velcro type fastener,...     

Disclosed herein is a collapsible traffic cone marker characterized by a cylindrical base portion having one open face, an upwardly extending spiral reflective marker capable of collapsing and nesting within the base portion, and a bolt mechanism which can retain the spiral reflector within the casing...     

Sign standard comprising two oppositely formed front legs interconnected at their upper ends with a rearwardly disposable third leg through the use of an arcuate joiner means. Each of the two front legs includes a minor upper section which is laterally, angularly disposed with respect to a major lower...     

A display device for displaying two similar articles on a store shelf. The display device has a base portion which includes a flat sheet adapted to overlie a shelf generally horizontally and to have products placed thereof, and a flexible sign holder connected to the front of the flat sheet and extending...     

A knockdown sign lockup device having a tubular interlocking ring for inserting in the top of a tubular signpost and engaging a slot in the top of a wing off the signboard extending within the tubular post for lockup of the signboard with the signposts.

A display device is formed from flexible sheet material and allows one or a plurality of signs to be supported from a common core support. The core support comprises a single sheet having a number of slits at one end that define arms. The support is folded such that the arms extend at angles from each...     

A folding scaffold sign. The sign is constructed of a special honeycombed plastic material in which two sign panels are provided, separated by a fold line. The bottom corners of the panels are provided with metal legs inserted through openings forming the honeycomb structure. The legs are retained in...     

Apparatus for holding a display panel such as a warning sign is the subject of the present invention. The apparatus is particularly designed for use as a barricade in the vicinity of road construction. The apparatus is constructed of standard plastic tubing and fittings of the type used in the plumbing...     

Disclosed herein is a sign support collapsible for transport and which is conveniently adjustable to accommodate signs of various dimensions. The sign support comprises an assembly of an L-shaped upright provided with a pointed spike at one end and with a cantelevered foot extension by which the uprights...     

A sign post comprising vertically and horizontally extending frame elements which are mutually connected in order to form one or more compartments for accommodating signboards, wherein each of the horizontal frame elements, at the ends thereof, is provided with securing elements comprising recesses extending...     

Two supporting elements of a stand for a display panel can either be opened-out and placed on the ground in the service position or folded-back when not in use. The ends of the two supporting elements are associated with a pivot on each side of the panel which is thus capable of rotating about a horizontal...     

A self-standing floor sign comprising two panels (15 and 16) hinged together at their upper ends, one panel (16) having a tubular hinge portion (24) provided with a slot (27) (28), the other panel having a core (31) (32) rotatable in said hinge portion (24), said core having a laterally directed U-shaped...     

A bulletin display board in which messages and bulletins are held therein by means of a transparency and releasable clips. The board is arranged to be pivotable from a vertical to a horizontal position, the latter being for ease of insertion and removal of messages from the display board. The board further...     

A collapsible conical element, particularly in the form of a collapsible road marker cone, comprises a base which is preferably relatively heavy, and a coiled strip, preferably of a resilient plastics material, the outer turn of the strip being restrained from pulling away from the base on extension...     

A portable sign having a lightweight, detachable framework, sign support and ground engaging means is disclosed. The sign is further provided with reinforcing means which seal, add weight and stiffen the reversible foldable sign face and which cooperates with portions of the framework to maintain the...     

A sign construction having a plurality of movably connected panels including a mounting panel and panels successively hung from the lower edge of the mounting panel. In the illustrated embodiment, the sign construction includes an upper mounting panel having structure for securing the mounting panel...     

A ground-based portable and collapsible structure comprises two similar rectangular plates hinged together and disposed in downwardly-diverging relationship with their hinge-remote edges engaging the bottoms of re-entrant slots opening from the upper edges of spaced and parallel bar means of inverted...     

An adjustable bracket for mounting a sign on a pole is disclosed. The bracket has a sign holding means on one side and a securing means on the other. The sign holding means is adapted to hold a wide variety of sizes and shapes of signs, whether placed horizontally, vertically or at an angle relative...     

A plurality of generally rectangular frames (21) releasably hinged together and having display panels (36) mounted in display areas defined by the frames. Each frame is of tubular metal of rectangular cross section and includes a horizontal top frame member (19), having downturned end portions, and a...     

The hollow plastic barricade comprises a pair of identical, integral, hollow, hinged-together barricade frame members, each frame member having first and second hinge sections located at respective upper corners thereof. The first hinge section on one frame member cooperates with the second hinge section...     

A display board comprises a frame, two longitudinally displaceable legs extending in the plane of the board, a support articulated to the top of the display board and arranged to be swung at an angle to the plane of the board and a pair of struts between the board and the support to secure the latter...     

A sign panel is connected to a support frame therebelow by a resilient strip whose width is substantially greater than its thickness so that the sign panel may deflect in strong winds as permitted by the resilience of said strip. The effective length of said strip and hence the resilience thereof may...     

The present invention relates to a marketing display device and is directed more particularly to a restockable display device adapted to be accommodated to a wide variety of marketing locations or configurations as a result of varying the effective length of the display unit and the ability to utilize...     

A portable display unit for display of advertising material or other informational or decorative material on changeable display cards and for storage of other display cards. The display unit includes a rectangular box-like housing convertible between a collapsed or closed and portable configuration and...     

A display for the back wall of a tradeshow booth comprising a frame having four foldable corner members of tubular material, each with a pair of pivoted legs with each leg having one part of a two-part fastening tape adhered thereto and footings formed of tubular material for supporting the connected...     

An inflatable billboard or other display structure utilizing an elongated inflated bag for its principal structural support, bag defining one or more display surfaces to which billboard-sized display facings are releasably mounted with snaps or the equivalent, the entire structure being anchored by water-filled...     

A warning device suitable for use in conjunction with a disabled vehicle is constructed from one or more flat sheets of a foldable material and includes a base portion, a pair of upright portions secured to each other in back-to-back relationship, and a pair of sloping portions extending upwardly from...     

This invention relates to an emergency kit comprising a signaling device which is adapted to be supported on a window of a vehicle and which is collapsible for insertion into a container for storage in a convenient location in a vehicle.

A ceiling suspended product display is shown for advertising sale product. The ceiling suspended product display a plurality of display panels suspended from a ceiling hook by suspension attachments. The display panels are interconnected by flexible hinges which permit the display panels to be folded...     

A transportable, foldable, compact sign stand device is disclosed which includes a frame section in which a center panel for receiving advertising messages and the like is suspended or attached. A single tubular member is bent to form the device and it comprises two parallel leg members and an upstanding...     

A display sign assembly for temporary vehicular traffic control and the like, having a triangular base member with three triangular side panels each articularly joined as by relatively large snap rings to a respective side of the base member and each preferably bearing a different symbol or message display,...     

A road traffic warning light has a block-shaped housing composed of superposed housing elements. Adjacent housing elements are interconnected by a joint so that they may be folded to collapse the housing while the housing elements form a column when erected. A warning light transmitter is mounted on...     

A collapsible, portable display frame may be erected so that it has either a planar or non-planar face surface. Snap fasteners associated with pivot bodies on the face surface cooperate with stabilizing strips or graphics. Graphics may be easily hung in sheets which cover an entire column of structural...     

A self-contained emergency signal has a base unit which contains a battery and an optional radio transmitter and a plurality of telescoping box-like stages which nest into the base member to convert it into a small container for storage and transport. Each of the boxes and the light mounting panels are...     

An improved sign and sign stand assembly is disclosed wherein the sign stand includes a mounting member for mounting the sign panel on a frame member of the stand. The frame member permits the sign assembly to laterally pivot or swing under side-wind loads in order to allow a resilient portion of the...     

This disclosure relates to a clip for mounting display panels upon display frames, particularly portable display frames of the self-locking type, the mounting clip including a clip body having a plurality of arms, a sleeve on each arm, each sleeve carrying a hook-like projection for entering an opening...     

A display screen comprising a planar display panel, a pair of end panels and a pair of brace members, each end panel being mounted to the sides of the display panel to extend transversly from each face thereof and engage opposed portions of each face for a portion of the height of the display panel,...     

A convenient and versatile realtor sign system is separable into components which are easily carried in an automobile trunk or back seat compartment. The sign is easily set up at a property site with a desired number of stacked auxiliary sign sections containing various indicia. A convenient low effort...     

A foldable, collapsible traffic display is storable in the flat, folded state and can be erected to form a three dimensional hollow triangle or box. The apparatus includes three rectangular panels connected together by two folding hinge portions and a holding means for locking the display in its erected...     

An improved compact warning sign and stand are disclosed which include apparatus for attaching and retaining the sign to an upstanding frame member of the stand. The preferred attachment apparatus includes a pair of channels on each of opposite sides of the frame member into which a vertical cross-brace...     

A mounting for a heavy signboard which must be held in each of a generally vertical display position and a generally horizontal travel position, including support means which are laterally spaced and which are rotatably connected to the signboard at a position in which the signboard is substantially...     

A breakdown type signboard includes at least one elongated "U" shaped panel and two side members with the side members having tenons and with the legs of the "U" shaped panel having mortise elements for interfitting with the tenons. The tensons may be partly hollow to receive a screw or other enlarging...     

A portable, temporary, emergency distress signal capable of being collapsed and carried in the dash compartment of an automobile or quickly erected and placed on the outside of a stranded vehicle includes a telescopable, rod type staff, a magnet base and a fabric flag. The flag is rollable into a small...     

A collapsible lightweight exhibit panel is composed of mainly square units of pivotally connected rods, each unit being formed as a box-like frame having two opposed mainly parallel and flat vertical unit surfaces for the arrangement of posters, and horizontal and vertical side faces defined by two rods...     

A portable ground insert signal indicator designed to be utilized by an individual to indicate his or her presence in a wooded or forested area and to direct others to his or her location. The signal indicator of the present invention comprises an elongated stake having a flag attached to an upper end...     

An improved compact warning sign and stand are disclosed which include apparatus for attaching and retaining the sign to an upstanding frame member of the stand. The preferred attachment apparatus includes a pair of channels on each of opposite sides of the frame member into which a vertical cross-brace...     

There is provided a sign which includes a plurality of panel members hinged together with split collars passing through slots in the panel members. Preferably the collars are of clear plastic. In one embodiment, each collar has an axial slit, while in a second embodiment each collar has a skewed slit...     

A self-contained emergency signal has a base which contains a battery and a high-intensity flash/lamp actuating unit. The actuating unit is electrically connected to a battery and to a high-intensity flash lamp. A switch turns the actuating unit on and high-intensity lamp bursts are displayed through...     

A collapsible display stand which comprises a pair of matching side supports each in the form of a series of articulated struts interconnected by a plurality of horizontal rods defining a zig-zag of inclined planes extending from top to bottom of the erected stand, and display panels disposed in said...     

A warning device is responsive to the failure of an electric power supply for activation to a warning mode. The warning device includes an arm pivotally mounted to a frame member and latched by an electromagnet in a non-warning mode. In the non-warning mode, a collapsible warning sign carrier is enclosed...     

A panel system for exhibits comprises a plurality of upright rigid supporting members with generally planar members releasably connected on opposite sides to two adjacent supporting members. Each panel has an intermediate portion and along the two opposed edges are respective flange portions extending...     

An expandable and contractible frame, for a display rack, which comprises moveable telescoping sides and an extendible top valance which are placed against and supported by an existing display such as a perforated board and a base such as a store gondola. The frame can be adjusted for the most advantageous...     

A display assembly of the type having a rear display panel angularly joined by lateral display panels includes foldable end sections which allow the display assembly to become relatively flat when disassembled. The relatively flat folded assembly may then be packed into a relatively small container for...     

A support and attachment brace for a collapsible display panel structure having hub assemblies with outwardly facing fastening buttons thereon, including an elongated rigid bar or brace with top and bottom ends each being adapted for releasably interconnecting with one of a pair of confronting vertically...     

A foldable sign capable of being mounted on the roof of a vehicle. The foldable sign has a sign plate pivotally mounted upon a base which may be removably or fixedly secured to the roof of the vehicle. Interconnected between the sign plate and the base is a latching mechanism capable of securely locking...     

A sign stand for supporting signs in windy environments includes a base, a lower staff portion secured to the base, and an upper staff portion for receiving a display sign. The sign stand includes a platform support having a bracket secured thereto. A platform connected to the upper staff portion is...     

An improved warning sign and sign stand assembly is disclosed and includes apparatus for attaching and retaining the sign to a stand member of the assembly. The various embodiments of the assembly also include various mechanisms for permitting the sign panel to pivot or swing under side-directed loads...     

The invention provides a portable, collapsible sign comprised of a flexible, durable panel secured to a frame of four arms pivotally attached to a rigid central web so as to fold down one direction only and form a compact bundle for storage. The arms in the extended position are in the form of a cross...     

A sign support structure, such as for supporting a distress flag or any other information-carrying flag. The structure comprises an elongated main shaft which is secured at a lower end to a support base having a magnet therein. A flat support surface is provided under the support base whereby the base...     

A first reflexively collapsible support and attachment structure for use in portable self-supporting frames for display panels, walls, podiums and tables. A horizontal elongate foot having front and back ends forms the base. Connected to the front end of the foot is a first brace adapted to swing to...     

A display device having a collapsible display board which removably receives pictures which are intended to be displayed. The display board can have affixed to its back a support receiving means, the receiving means further being collapsible. In one mode the receiving means receives a supporting pole...     

A collapsible partition assembly comprises an elongated arm which is pivoted to an elongated frame. The arm is pivotal between a storage position wherein the frame and the arm form an enclosure and a second position wherein the arm projects away from the frame to open the enclosure. A foldable partition...     

A self-contained inflatable sign for temporary attachment to prominent portions of structures to provide a highly visible message day or night. The sign is an envelope made from translucent flexible panels which is inflated by a blower within the envelope which also contains a series of lights. A message...     

A portable iluminated signal person station is disclosed having a first frame supported on legs and a second frame having legs pivoted to it. A person can stand on the platform and direct traffic. Signs, light and reflectors can be supported on the second frame to add visibility and a spot light can...     

A display panel comprising a structural layer of rigid material having a plurality of holes extending therethrough, a plurality of laminate sections fastened to the structural layer in parallel relationship, a fastening material fastened to the structural layer in an area between the laminate sections,...     

A display sign has a panel supported on a horizontal arm which is cantilevered on a vertical post. A slot is formed in the horizontal arm and the panel is supported in the slot. The horizontal arm includes a pair of parallelly extending, spaced-apart channel members and a pair of spacers, one of which...     

A device for displaying decorative articles such as photographs, greeting cards, or the like having five sections which are pivotably attached to one another for rotation about the pivot in adjacent parallel planes so that the sections may be shaped to conform to various patterns such as the arch of...     

A collapsible warning barricade apparatus for restricting access to a designated area by vehicular and pedestrian traffic in which at least an upstanding portion of the apparatus is capable of collapsing towards a substantially ground surface-hugging position upon impact from traffic, as well as capable...     

A sign extension attachment for a self-standing floor sign having two panels (28) and (29) connected at their upper ends by hinge means (30) including a transverse handle (31), the attachment comprising a panel (10) having spreadable sleeve portions (18) and (22) for wrapping around the handle (31).

Display apparatus of expandable/collapsible form incorporating a framework which is erected and display support mounted on the framework defining a continuous support surface to which displays may be attached. A feature of the framework includes mounting for auxiliary devices and which functions to hold...     

A demountable road sign intended primarily for transient utilization includes a collapsible ground engaging support, a pivoted pantograph-type frame and a rolled, self-storing sign. The support preferably includes an elongate rod or similar structure which may be maintained in a vertical orientation...     

A collapsible sign includes a web supported by a collapsible frame. The collapsible frame includes two vertical legs and a cross member releasably secured to the tops of the legs. Casings are formed along three edges of the rectangular web and enclose the framing members. The cross member is secured...     

A portable mannequin includes a carrying case which may be unfolded to reveal the contents which include a collapsible mannequin form having a head form and a torso form that are foldable in the case and unfoldable to fit upon the case in an erect fashion. The mannequin may be used as a security companion...     

A portable, collapsible post having at least two sections rotatably coupled together by a pair of hinges in end-to-end fashion. When one of the hinge pins is removed, the sections will rotate about the axis formed by the remaining hinge pin allowing the post to be folded or collapsed reducing the overall...     

A collapsible portable sign is described having a pair of vertically disposed parallel laterally spaced apart legs connected together at their upper ends by means of a center piece, all of which can be formed from metal or plastic tubing. The legs are releasably connected to the center piece as by means...