Sign support structure

Abstract

A traffic display sign having a base of an elastomeric material with an upper and a lower portion, the upper portion having a front surface which is rectilinear, a post mounted in said upper portion, and a display member mounted on said post.

Claims

1. A display sign suitable for a parking lot, said display sign comprising: a base, said base being formed of an elastomeric material, said base having a lower portion and an upper portion; said upper portion having a front facing surface which is rectilinear; a post secured to said upper portion; and a display member mounted on said post.

2. The display sign of claim 1 wherein said upper portion has a post receptor, said post receptor comprising a recess formed in said upper portion, said recess being sized to snuggly receive said post.

3. The display sign of claim 2 wherein said post is secured within said recess by mechanical fasteners.

4. The display sign of claim 3 wherein said elastomeric material is rubber.

5. The display sign of claim 1 wherein said upper portion has a hexagonal configuration.

6. The display sign of claim 1 wherein said upper portion has an octagonal configuration.

7. The display sign of claim 1 further including a metallic member, said metallic member being configured to cover said lower portion of said base.

8. The display sign of claim 1 wherein said post is rigid.

9. The display sign of claim 3 wherein said post and said upper portion has aligned apertures, a bolt extending through said aligned apertures, and a nut secured to said bolt.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Having thus generally described the invention, reference will be made to the accompanying drawings illustrating an embodiment thereof, in which:

[0018] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the outer shell for a base member;

[0019] FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

[0020] FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof;

[0021] FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

[0022] FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the lines A-A of FIG. 2;

[0023] FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a base member;

[0024] FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

[0025] FIG. 8 is a side elevational view thereof;

[0026] FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view thereof;

[0027] FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the lines A-A of FIG. 8; and

[0028] FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the display sign as a traffic marker.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0029] Referring to the drawings in greater detail and by reference characters thereto, there is illustrated in FIG. 11 a display sign generally designated by reference numeral 10 and which display sign 10 includes a display member 12 and a base 14.

[0030] Base 14 has a lower portion 16 and an upper portion 18. A post 20 is designed to be held by upper portion 18.

[0031] Lower portion 16 of base 14 has a plurality of side walls 24 each of which merges with corresponding arcuate portion 26. As will be seen, there are provided apertures 28 which extend through side walls 24 and arcuate portions 26 to permit the use of fasteners to secure base 14 to a substrate below.

[0032] Upper portion 18 of base 14 includes at least one side wall 32 which is rectilinear in nature. In the illustrated embodiment, there are provided a plurality of such side walls 32, all also being rectilinear in nature. In the illustrated embodiment, there are 8 such side walls 32 to hereby form an overall octagonal structure.

[0033] Upper portion 18 also includes a top wall 34 with a recess 36 being formed therein. As will be seen, there are provided a plurality of apertures 38 which extend transversely across upper portion 18 and communicate with recess 36. Apertures 38 are designed to receive fasteners 40 which secure post 20 within recess 36.

[0034] A metallic covering 44 is provided for lower base portion 16. Covering 44 may be of any suitable metallic material such as a steel or aluminum.

[0035] As may be seen in the drawings, a plurality of small apertures 45 are formed in the base 14 to receive mechanical fasteners such as screws which engage within apertures 47 in covering 44.

[0036] It will be understood that the above described embodiment is for purposes of illustration only and that changes and modifications may be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.