US2173371A - Illuminated sign - Google Patents

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v 1 U IT D. STATES momsrnn SIGN James Penoyer, Pittsfield, Mass. Application my 0, 1939, Serial no. 212.1451

'5 Claims. (or. 40-130) The invention relates to sign letters and display characters composed of methyl methacrylate resin of transparent material that may be formed into various shapes and characters.

5 Another object of the invention is to provide sign letters and display characters in which the characters are composed of methyl methacrylate resin of. transparent material adapted to have colored caps fitted over the bases to reflect and i irradiate said. colors throughout said characters from a source of illumination.

A further object of the invention is to provide sign letters and display characters in which the characters are composed of solid or hollow ll methyl methacrylate resin in which the solid characters are recessed in the rear in various designs, and the hollow characters threaded on the inside to reflect and irradiate said characters from a source of illumination.

I Another object of the invention is to provide .7

Another object 01' the invention is to provide sign and display characters composed of methyl methacrylate resin in which a transparent member may be placed between the bases and source 00 of illumination thereby, dispensing with caps on said bases to get a diflerent color on the display character iroma source of illuminations.

Other objects of the invention and the details of construction will appear as the specification 86 proceeds in the accompanying drawing. I have illustrated the invention in a practical form, but I would have it understood that changes and modifications may be made without departure .from'the spirit and scope of the invention. Q Figure 1 is a side elevation view.

Figure 2 is anend sectional view taken on the line A-A of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line B-B of Figure l.

ll Figure 4 is a partial view of the method of ina casing.

Figure 5 is a plan view.

serting the display characters in the side of the seats a casing that may be made in various I The characters i formed of} characters. It has been found in actual practice that the scoring of the rear of the letters adds .greatly to the efllciency of the sign. scoring may be 01' various designs, one method or which is shown in Figure .7, in which the scorin may be at opposite angles throughout each hall of the length of the display characters. The display characters, may be round, square'or oval shaped as desired.

In Figure 6 I have shown a side view of one of the display characters showing more in detail the scoring of the rear portion or said characters.

In Figure 4 I have'shown another method or mounting in ,which the display character "I is in- $0 sertedinto a slot or opening in the casing formed to take said character.

The display characters are provided at the base with colored caps-'3, and these caps may-be taken ofi and interchanged with caps of various colors so that it will be possible, at any time, to change any one display character to a diii'ere'nt color as the color of the cap will be irradiated through the display character from a source of illumination.

and irrsdiate'said display characters, and a variety of colors may be used making any illuminated sign of greater efliciency than the ordinary signs now in use. It will readily be seen, by reierring to the drawing, that transparent members O of diflerent colors may beyused to eflect I a different color on the top and side display I characters. Figure '6 is a side ,view of a display character For a source of illumination I have shown light bulbs 4 that are mounted within the casing and connected with a source of electrical current through the connection I. Itmay be possible to use a diiterent sourceo! illumination, therefore I. do not wish-to be strictly held to electrical'il- .WhatIclaim is: a g ,1. A luminous sign comprising a casing, a plurality of translucent elements composed or methyl methacrylate resin shaped to form display characters and having their bases secured to the top and side of said casing and projecting therethrough, said translucent elements scored in the rear and said scoring formed at opposite angles through each half of the length of said translucent elements, the ends of said translucent elements, projecting through said casing providedwith colored caps to irradiate said color throughout said translucent elements, a source of iilumination mounted in said casing and adapted to illuminate and irradiate said display characters.

2. A luminoussign comprising a casing, a plurality of translucent elements composed of methyl ments composed of methyl methacrylate resin shaped to form display characters, the rear of said translucent. elements scored to reflect light from a source of illumination, the bases of said translucent elements provided with colored caps to irradiate said color through said translucent elements from said source of illumination.

4. A luminous sign comprising translucent elements composed of methyl methacrylate resin shaped to form display characters, the rear of said translucent elements scored in the rear in various designs, the bases of said display characters extending through a casing with colored caps attached to said bases to irradiate said color through said translucent elements, a source of illumination mounted in said casing adapted to illuminate and irradiate said display characters.

5. A luminous sign comprising a casing, translucent elements composed of methyl methacrylate resin shaped to form display characters and having their bases secured to the top and side of said casing and projecting therethrough, a source of illumination mounted in said casing, colored caps mounted on the bases of said translucent elements to irradiate said translucent elements from said source of illumination.

JAMES PENOYER.

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