Patent Grant
12002387
Applicant claims priority from provisional U.S. Pat. App. No. 62,796,464 filed on Jan. 24, 2019, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
The present invention relates to a sign holder. More specifically, the invention relates to a foldable sign holder constructed from a wire segment, such as those employed for yard signs and particularly bag signs, as the sign holders can be difficult or awkward to ship and transport.
No federal funds were used to develop or create the invention disclosed and described in the patent application.
Not Applicable.
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Before the various embodiments of the present invention are explained in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and the arrangements of components set forth in the following description. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced or of being carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that phraseology and terminology used herein with reference to device or element orientation (such as, for example, terms like “front”, “back”, “up”, “down”, “top”, “bottom”, and the like) are only used to simplify description of the present invention, and do not alone indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation. In addition, terms such as “first”, “second”, and “third” are used herein and in the appended claims for purposes of description and are not intended to indicate or imply relative importance or significance.
The following detailed description is of the best currently contemplated modes of carrying out illustrative embodiments of the invention. The description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but is made merely for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention, since the scope of the invention is best defined by the appending claims. Various inventive features are described below herein that can each be used independently of one another or in combination with other features.
The following modifications, although not shown, would be obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art in view of the present disclosure. The various elements of the foldable sign holder10 may be separately formed and later engaged with one another (e.g., via mechanical fasteners, material fusing, chemical adhesives, etc.) or integrally formed with one another therein. The materials used to construct the foldable sign holder10 and various elements thereof will vary depending on the specific application of the foldable sign holder10, but it is contemplated that steel, aluminum, plastic, polymers, other synthetic materials, natural materials, and/or combinations thereof will be especially useful for some applications in whole or in part. Accordingly, the above-referenced elements may be constructed of any material known to those skilled in the art or later developed, which material is appropriate for the specific application of the foldable sign holder 10, without departing from the spirit and scope of the foldable sign holder10 as disclosed and claimed herein.
Having described the preferred embodiments, other features of the foldable sign holder10 will undoubtedly occur to those versed in the art, as will numerous modifications and alterations in the embodiments as illustrated herein, all of which may be achieved without departing from the spirit and scope of the foldable sign holder10 disclosed herein. Accordingly, the methods and embodiments pictured and described herein are for illustrative purposes only, and the scope of the present disclosure extends to all method and/or structures for providing increased functionality, comfort, longevity, enjoyment and aesthetics in the use and deployment of the foldable sign holder10 for holding and securing bag signs during deployment and or when folded up for transport in packaging or storage or display. Furthermore, the methods and embodiments pictured and described herein are no way limiting to the scope of the foldable sign holder10 and method of use unless so stated in the following claims.
It should be noted that the foldable sign holder 10 is not limited to the specific embodiments pictured and described herein but is intended to apply to all similar apparatuses and methods for providing the various benefits and/or features of a foldable sign holder10. Modifications and alterations from the described embodiments will occur to those skilled in the art without departure from the spirit and scope of the foldable sign holder10. It is understood that the foldable sign holder 10 as disclosed herein extends to all alternative combinations of one or more of the individual features mentioned, evident from the text and/or drawings, and/or inherently disclosed. All of these different combinations constitute various alternative aspects of the foldable sign holder 10 and/or components thereof. The embodiments described herein explain the best modes known for practicing the foldable sign holder10 and/or components thereof and will enable others skilled in the art to utilize the same. The claims are to be construed to include alternative embodiments to the extent permitted by the prior art.
While the foldable sign holder10 has been described in connection with preferred embodiments and specific examples, it is not intended that the scope be limited to the particular embodiments set forth, as the embodiments herein are intended in all respects to be illustrative rather than restrictive.
Unless otherwise expressly stated, it is in no way intended that any method set forth herein be construed as requiring that its steps be performed in a specific order. Accordingly, where a method claim does not actually recite an order to be followed by its steps or it is not otherwise specifically stated in the claims or descriptions that the steps are to be limited to a specific order, it is no way intended that an order be inferred, in any respect. This holds for any possible non-express basis for interpretation, including but not limited to: matters of logic with respect to arrangement of steps or operational flow; plain meaning derived from grammatical organization or punctuation; the number or type of embodiments described in the specification. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the scope or spirit. Other embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice disclosed herein. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as illustrative only, with a true scope and spirit being indicated by the following claims.
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