Claims
- 1. A modular sign, comprising:
- a perforated base having front and rear flat surfaces and a multiplicity of registration apertures spaced a predetermined distance apart in both horizontal and vertical directions;
- at least one sign module having a rear surface, said sign module comprising a plaque and at least one registration pad attached to one side of said plaque, the size of said plaque being greater than that of said registration pad so that the plaque overlaps the registration pad, said registration pad including at least two registration projections for engaging at least two of said registration apertures, holding means said module supplemental to said registration projections for holding said module on said base for any orientation of the base, said holding means engaging one of said flat surfaces of the base thereby to maintain said module on said perforated base independently of said registration projections.
- 2. A modular sign according to claim 1, wherein said holdings means comprises an adhesive layer between said module and said perforated base.
- 3. A modular sign according to claim 1, wherein one of said base and said holding means comprises a magnet and wherein the other includes a magnetic material.
- 4. A modular sign according to claim 1, wherein said holding means comprises a resilient U-shaped member extending from said rear surface and having a free extremity and a lip, said U-shaped member being insertable into a registration aperture in said base such that said lip engages the rear surface of said base to thereby lock the module to said base.
- 5. A modular sign according to claim 1, wherein said projections comprise molded plastic pins cross-shaped in cross-section.
- 6. A modular sign according to claim 1, wherein said sign module is made of a molded plastic material and said holding means comprises a magnetized ferrous material interspersed in said sign module.
- 7. A modular sign according to claim 1, wherein said plaque has a rear surface and said registration pad comprises a magnetic tape attached to said rear surface of said plaque, said magnetic tape containing said registration projections, and wherein said perforated base is made of a magnetic material.
- 8. A modular sign according to claim 1, wherein said plaque has a rear surface and said holding means comprises an adhesive tape attached to said rear surface, said adhesive tape containing said registration projections.
- 9. A modular sign according to claim 1, wherein said holding means comprises a magnetic tape attached to the rear surface of said sign module and including apertures through which said projections extend.
- 10. A modular sign, comprising:
- a perforated base having a multiplicity of apertures spaced a predetermined distance apart in both horizontal and vertical directions;
- at least two sign modules each having side edges, a rear surface and at least one registration pad attached to said rear surface, the size of said sign module being greater than that of said registration pad so that the sign module overlaps the registration pad, said registration pad including at least two projections for engaging at least two of said apertures, said pad being located with respect to the edges of the associated sign module such that the edges of adjacent modules are separated by a predetermined distance to create thereby a reveal between adjacent modules when said registration projections are placed within appropriate ones of said apertures.
- 11. A modular sign according to claim 10, wherein each of said sign modules comprises a plaque having a rear surface and at least two registration pads attached to said rear surface of said plaque, said registration projections extending from the registration pad.
- 12. A modular sign according to claim 11, wherein said projections comprise molded plastic pins cross-shaped in cross-section.
- 13. A modular sign according to claim 10, further including holding means on each module for holding said modules on said perforated base independently of said registration projections.
- 14. A modular sign according to claim 13, wherein said holding means comprises an adhesive layer between each said module and said perforated base.
- 15. A modular sign according to claim 13, wherein one of said base and said holding means comprises a magnet and the other includes a magnetic material.
- 16. A modular sign according to claim 13, wherein said sign module is made of a molded plastic material, said holding means comprises a magnetic material interspersed in said sign module, and said perforated base includes a magnetic material.
- 17. A modular sign according to claim 13, wherein each of said sign modules comprises a plaque and an adhesive tape attached to a surface of a said plaque, said adhesive tape containing said registration projections.
- 18. A modular sign according to claim 13, wherein said holding means comprises a magnetic tape attached to the rear surface of said sign module and including apertures through which said projections extend and wherein said perforated base includes a magnetic material.
- 19. A modular sign according to claim 10, wherein said projections comprise molded plastic pins cross-shaped in cross-section.
- 20. A modular sign according to claim 10, including locking means for securing at least one of said sign modules to said base, said locking means comprising a resilient U-shaped member extending from said rear surface of said one sign module and having a free extremity and a lip, said U-shaped member being insertable into a registration aperture in said base such that said lip engages the rear surface of said base to thereby lock said one sign module to said base.
- 21. A modular sign according to claim 10, wherein each of said sign modules comprises a plaque and a magnetic tape attached to a surface of said plaque, said magnetic tape containing said registration projections, and wherein said perforated base is made of a magnetic material.
- 22. A sign module for attachment to a perforated base having front and back surfaces and a multiplicity of apertures spaced a predetermined distance apart in both horizontal and vertical directions, said sign module having side edges and comprising a plaque having a rear surface and at least one registration pad attached to said rear surface of said plaque, the size of said plaque being greater than that of said registration pad so that the plaque overlaps the registration pad, at least two registration projections extending from the registration pad for engaging at least two of said apertures, said projections being located with respect to the edges of the sign module such that when the sign module is placed on the perforated base adjacent a similarly constructed sign module, adjacent side edges of the two plaques will be separated by a predetermined distance to create thereby a reveal between them, and holding means on said sign module for holding said module on said base for any orientation of the base, said holding means engaging one of said surfaces of said base thereby to maintain said sign module on said base independently of said registration projections.
- 23. A sign module according to claim 22, wherein said holding means comprises an adhesive layer on the surface of said module which contacts said base.
- 24. A sign module according to claim 23, wherein said holding means comprises a magnet.
- 25. A sign module according to claim 24, wherein said magnet comprises ferrous particles dispersed in said sign module.
- 26. A sign module according to claim 22, wherein said holding means comprises a resilient U-shaped member extending from said registration pad and having a free extremity and a lip, said U-shaped member being insertable into an aperture in said base such that said lip engages the rear surface of said base to thereby lock the module to said base.
- 27. A sign module according to claim 26, wherein said resilient U-shaped member extends from a base which is adapted to be inserted into said aperture.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/US92/06878, filed Aug. 17, 1992, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 07/746,648, filed Aug. 15, 1991, U.S. Pat. No. 5,428,914.
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