Information
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Patent Grant
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6826860
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Patent Number
6,826,860
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Date Filed
Tuesday, December 10, 200222 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, December 7, 200420 years ago
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Inventors
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Examiners
- Morano; S. Joseph
- McCarry, Jr.; Robert J.
Agents
- Chan; Raymond Y.
- David and Raymond Patent Group
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 040 550
- 040 551
- 040 552
- 362 812
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International Classifications
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Abstract
A portable wordsign arrangement includes a wordsign supporter, a power supply supported by the wordsign supporter, a word character arrangement, which is formed by a plurality of illuminating characters, comprising at least a rope light having an electric connector end electrically connected to the power supply, wherein the rope light is shaped into the illuminating characters for increasing a visibility of the word character arrangement at a low light condition, and a plurality of mounting elements securely mounting the illuminating characters of the word character arrangement on the wordsign supporter. Therefore, the word character arrangement enables the user to customize each of the illuminating characters via the rope light to form as an indication sign.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates to a rope light, and more particularly to a portable wordsign arrangement which enables the user to customize the array of alphabet and/or number units to form an individual wordsign for increasing the visibility in a low light condition.
2. Description of Related Arts
Nowadays, most decoration lighting and advertisement signs are fluorescent or neon lamps. The fluorescent lamp or the neon lamp not only gives the sharp image of the advertisement sign but also provides lots of fancy for decoration. Therefore, the sign of the street number or the indication sign such as the “OPEN” wordsign supporter of the restaurant is made by the fluorescent lamp or the neon lamp. However, such fluorescent or neon lamp has several drawbacks.
Since each of the wordsign supporters has different arrays of alphabet or the number, each wordsign supporter must be custom made. For example, each user must custom made the wordsign supporter for his or her street number sign. Therefore, the manufacturing cost of the wordsign supporter will be highly increased. Thus, since the arrays of the alphabet and/or the number are linked with each other, when one of the alphabet or the number is broken, which is not replaceable, the entire wordsign supporter must be replaced.
In addition, the manufacturing process of making the wordsign supporter is complicated. The conventional method of making the fluorescent lamp for the wordsign supporter comprises the steps of constructing the glass tube to form the alphabet or the number and adhering the fluorescent powder on the inner surface of the glass tube to tint the color on the glass tube. Therefore, the conventional method has many limitations according to the shape and size of the wordsign supporter. Moreover, since only one single colored fluorescent powder can be adhered on the inner surface of the glass tube, it is too tedious that one single color formed on the glass tube of the fluorescent lamp.
SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
A main object of the present invention is to provide a portable wordsign arrangement, which enables the user to customize the array of alphabet and/or number units to form an individual wordsign for increasing the visibility in a low light condition.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable wordsign arrangement, which is capable of functioning as a sign or the street number of street name, an individual door sign, or an advertisement sign.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable wordsign arrangement, wherein each of the illuminating characters is formed by the rope light in such a manner that the user is able to customize the array of the illuminating character according to the needs of the user.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable wordsign arrangement, wherein each of the illuminating characters is replaceable so that the user is able to change the non-functional illuminating character instead of replacing the entire wordsign arrangement.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable wordsign arrangement, wherein the installation of the illuminating character is simple and easy that by attaching the rope light on the wordsign supporter. Therefore, every individual is able to build his or her own wordsign arrangement by characterizing the rope light to form the illuminating character and mounting the illuminating character on the wordsign supporter.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable wordsign arrangement, wherein no expensive or complicated structure is required to employ in the present invention in order to achieve the above mentioned objects. Therefore, the present invention successfully provides an economic and efficient solution for not only providing an illuminating configuration of the wordsign supporter but also enhancing the appearance and visibility of the wordsign.
Accordingly, in order to accomplish the above objects, the present invention provides a portable wordsign arrangement, comprising:
a wordsign supporter;
a power supply supported by the wordsign supporter;
a word character arrangement, which is formed by a plurality of illuminating characters, comprising at least a rope light having an electric connector end electrically connected to the power supply, wherein the rope light is shaped into the illuminating characters for increasing a visibility of the word character arrangement at a low light condition; and
means for securely mounting the word character arrangement on the wordsign supporter.
According to the above embodiment, the illuminating characters are shaped as alphabets, A to Z, and numbers, 0 to 9.
Still other advantages of the present invention will become readily apparent to those skilled in this art from the following detail description, wherein the present invention has merely shown and described in the preferred embodiment, simply by way of illustration of the best mode of carrying out the present invention. As will be realized, the present invention is capable of other and different embodiments, and its several details are capable of modifications in various obvious respects, all without departing from the invention. Accordingly, the drawings and description are to be regarded as illustrative in nature, and not as restrictive.
These and other objectives, features, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, the accompanying drawings, and the appended claims.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1
is a perspective view of a portable wordsign arrangement according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2
is a partially exploded perspective view of the portable wordsign arrangement according to the above first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3
is a perspective view of the rope light of the illuminating character of the portable wordsign arrangement according to the above first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4
illustrates an alternative mode of the illuminating character of the portable wordsign arrangement according to the above first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5
illustrates an alternative mode of the wordsign supporter of the portable wordsign arrangement according to the above first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6
is an exploded perspective view of a portable wordsign arrangement according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7
illustrates an alternative mode of the character shelter of the portable wordsign arrangement according to the above second preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8
illustrates an alternative mode of the wordsign supporter of the portable wordsign arrangement according to the above second preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 9A
to
9
E illustrate alternative modes of the mounting means of the portable wordsign arrangement according to the above first and second preferred embodiments of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring to
FIG. 1
of the drawings, a portable wordsign arrangement according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated, wherein the portable wordsign arrangement comprises a wordsign supporter
10
and a power supply
20
supported by the wordsign supporter
10
.
The portable wordsign arrangement further comprises a word character arrangement
30
, which is formed by a plurality of illuminating characters
301
, comprising at least a rope light
31
having an electric connector end
310
electrically connected to the power supply
20
, wherein the rope light
31
is shaped into the illuminating characters
301
for increasing a visibility of the word character arrangement
30
at a low light condition, and means
40
for securely mounting the word character arrangement
30
on the wordsign supporter
10
.
According to the preferred embodiment, the wordsign supporter
10
, which is embodied as a signboard, has a front side
11
, a rear side
12
, and at least a rope outlet
13
formed on the wordsign supporter
10
to communicate the front side
11
of the wordsign supporter
10
with the rear side
12
thereof wherein the rope light
31
is adapted to slidably pass from the front side
11
of the wordsign supporter
10
to the rear side
12
thereof through the rope outlet
13
, as shown in FIG.
2
.
The power supply
20
is preferred to be mounted on the rear side
12
of the wordsign supporter
10
in such a manner that when the rope light
31
is mounted on the front side
11
of the wordsign supporter
10
, the electric connecter end
310
of the rope light
31
is extended to the rear side
12
of the wordsign supporter
10
through the rope outlet
13
to electrically connect to the power supply
20
. Accordingly, the power supply
20
comprises a power socket
21
electrically extended from an AC power source to electrically connect to the electric connecter end
310
of the rope light
31
. Alternatively, the power supply
20
can be embodied as a battery housing for receiving a replaceable battery as a power source to electrically connect to the rope light
31
. In other words, the wordsign arrangement of the present invention is capable of using both AC and DC power to enhance the portability of the present invention.
The word character arrangement
30
are formed by bending the rope light
31
into each of the illuminating characters
301
in such a manner that the illuminating characters
301
are electrically connected with each other through the rope light
31
. Accordingly, the illuminating characters
301
are shaped as alphabets, A to Z, and numbers, 0 to 9.
The rope light
31
has a character shaping portion
311
bent to form the respective illuminating character
30
and an extension portion
312
extended between each two illuminating characters
301
such that the illuminating characters
301
are integrally linked by the rope light
31
, wherein the character shaping portion
311
of the rope light
31
is mounted on the front side
11
of the wordsign supporter
10
via the mounting means
40
and the extension portion
312
of the rope light
31
is slidably extended to the rear side
12
of the wordsign supporter
10
through the respective rope outlet
13
, as shown in FIG.
1
.
In other words, the user is able to customize each of the illuminating characters
301
by using the character shaping portion
311
of the rope light
31
on the front side
11
of the wordsign supporter
10
while the extension portion
312
of the rope light
31
is hidden behind the wordsign supporter
10
.
As shown in
FIG. 3
, the rope light
31
, such as a flexilight, is constructed by a flexible tubular shelter
313
and at least an illuminating element
314
, such as a LED, disposed in the tubular shelter
313
in such a manner that when the illuminating element
314
is electrically connected to the power supply
20
, the illuminating element
314
generates a light passing through the tubular shelter
313
to outside. Accordingly, the tubular shelter
313
is a PVC coating such that the illuminating element
314
is protected in the tubular shelter
313
so as to ensure the electric connection of the illuminating element
314
. In addition, the illuminating arrangement of the rope light
31
can be either the horizontal bulb or the vertical bulb wherein the illuminating element
314
is electrically connected to the electric connecter end
310
of the rope light
31
through a tin-wire.
It is worth to mention that since the extension portion
312
of the rope light
31
is positioned behind the wordsign supporter
10
at the rear side
12
thereof, the light from the extension portion
312
of the rope light
31
is blocked by the wordsign supporter
10
, so that only the character shaping portion
311
of the rope light
31
indicates the illuminating character
301
of the word character arrangement
30
.
The mounting means
40
comprises a plurality of mounting elements
41
spacedly and detachably attached to the wordsign supporter
10
to retain the character shaping portion
311
of the rope light
31
on the front side
11
of the wordsign supporter
10
. According to the preferred embodiment, the mounting elements
41
are mounting clips and the mounting means
40
further has a plurality of mounting holes
42
formed on the wordsign supporter
10
from the front side
11
to rear side
12
and wherein each of the mounting elements
41
has two ends slidably passing through the two respective mounting holes
42
and locked at the rear side
12
of the wordsign supporter
10
so as to securely mount the rope light
31
on the wordsign supporter
10
.
In order to use the present invention, the user must use the rope light
31
to shape each of the illuminating characters
301
in such a manner that the illuminating characters
301
are electrically connected with each other through the rope light
31
. Then, the user is able to mount the character shaping portion
311
of the rope light
31
on the front side
11
of the wordsign supporter
10
via the mounting elements
41
, wherein the extension portion
312
of the rope light
31
is positioned at the rear side
12
of the wordsign supporter
10
through the rope outlet
13
. Therefore, when the electric connector end
310
of the rope light
31
is electrically connected to the power supply
20
, the illuminating element
314
of the rope light
31
generates the light to lighten the illuminating character so as to enhance the visibility of the word
30
at the low light condition. It is worth to mention that the rope light
31
is capable of providing different colors and/or light effect to enhance the appearance of the word character arrangement
30
.
For example, when the illuminating characters
301
of the word character arrangement
30
are embodied as “O”, “P”, “E”, and “N”, respectively, the user is able to shape the character shaping portions
311
of the rope light
31
to form the “O”, “P”, “E”, and “N” shapes of the illuminating characters
301
in a continuous manner and mount the illuminating characters
301
on the front side
11
of the wordsign supporter
10
via the mounting means
40
while each extension portion
312
of rope light
31
between each two illuminating characters
301
is extended on the rear side
12
of the wordsign supporter
10
.
FIG. 4
illustrates an alternative mode of the configuration of the rope light
31
A wherein the rope light
31
A is shaped to form the illuminating characters
301
A of the word character arrangement
30
A. The rope light
31
A has a character shaping portion
311
A bent to form the respective illuminating character
301
A and an extension portion
312
A extended between each two illuminating characters
301
A wherein the rope light
31
A is securely mounted on the front side
11
A of the wordsign supporter
10
A via the mounting means
40
A.
As shown in
FIG. 4
, the word character arrangement
30
A further comprises a light blocking element
32
A affixed to the extension portion
312
A of the rope light
30
A for blocking the light from the illuminating element
314
A to outside such that when the rope light
31
A is mounted on the front side
11
A of the wordsign supporter
10
A, only the character shaping portion
311
A of the rope light
31
A generates light to outside to indicate the respective illuminating character
301
A. In other words, the wordsign supporter
10
A only requires one rope outlet
13
A for the electric connector end
310
A of the rope light
31
A passing through.
Accordingly, the light blocking element
32
A can be embodied as a black color paint coated on the extension portion
312
A of the rope light
31
A or a non-transparent tape affixed thereto for blocking the light from the extension portion
312
A of the rope light
31
A passing to outside.
FIG. 5
illustrates an alternative mode of the wordsign supporter
10
B which is constructed as a universal wordsign supporter
10
B for the user to customize the illuminating characters
301
B. The wordsign supporter
10
B has a plurality of rope outlets
13
B formed thereon for each of the illuminating characters
301
B in such a manner that the extension portion
312
B of the rope light
31
B is selectively extended to the rear side
12
B of the wordsign supporter
10
B through one of the rope outlets
13
B while the character shaping portion
311
B of the rope light
31
B is mounted on the front side
11
B of the wordsign supporter
10
B via the mounting means
40
B. In other words, the rope outlets
13
B are pre-formed on the wordsign supporter
10
B at predetermined locations so that the user is able to shape the rope light
31
B into any illuminating character
301
B on the wordsign supporter
10
B.
As shown in
FIG. 6
, a portable wordsign arrangement of a second embodiment illustrates an alternative mode of the first embodiment of the present invention, wherein the word character arrangement
30
′ comprises a plurality of rope lights
31
′ shaped into the illuminating characters
301
′ respectively.
It is worth to mention that each of the illuminating characters
301
′ is formed by an individual rope light
31
′ to mount on the front side
11
′ of the wordsign supporter
10
′ such that no extension portion
312
of the rope light
31
is required to extend at the rear side
12
′ of the wordsign supporter
10
′.
The word character arrangement
30
′ further comprises a rope light connecter
33
′ electrically connecting each two illuminating characters
301
′ in such a manner that the illuminating characters
301
′ are electrically connected to the power supply
20
′. Therefore, the rope lights
31
′ are electrically connected with each other ends to ends via the rope light connecter
33
′. As shown in
FIG. 6
, the wordsign supporter
10
′ has an outlet
13
′ formed thereon at a position of each of the illuminating character
301
′ such that the rope light connecter
33
′ is extended at the rear side
12
′ of the wordsign supporter
10
′ through the respective two outlets
13
′ to electrically connect between two illuminating characters
301
′.
The mounting means
40
′, according to the second embodiment, comprises a plurality of character shelters
41
′ each having a character shape and a character chamber
411
′ wherein the rope lights
31
′ are respectively disposed in the character chambers
411
′ of the character shelters
41
′ so as to protect the illuminating characters
301
′.
Accordingly, each of the character shelters
41
′ is mounted on the front side
11
′ of the wordsign supporter
10
′ wherein each of the character shelters
41
′ is constructed as a character cover to enclose the respective illuminating character
301
′ in the character chamber
411
′ when the character shelter
41
′ is sealedly mounted on the wordsign supporter
10
′.
Alternatively, each of the character shelters
41
″ is protruded from the front side
11
″ of the wordsign supporter
10
″ wherein the character chamber
411
″ is embodied as a character channel formed on the wordsign supporter
10
″ in such a manner that the rope light
31
″ of the illuminating character
301
″ is disposed in the respective character chamber
411
″ so as to hold the illuminating character
301
″ on the wordsign supporter
10
″ in position, as shown in FIG.
7
.
As shown in
FIG. 8
, the wordsign supporter
10
C is constructed by a plurality of supporting bars
100
C spacedly extending wherein the rope outlet
13
C is formed at a gap between the supporting bars
100
C in such a manner that the rope light
31
C is supported at the front sides
11
of the supporting bars
100
C and extended to the rear sides
12
thereof through the rope outlet
13
C.
Accordingly, the rope light
31
C has a character shaping portion
311
C bent to form the respective illuminating character
301
C and an extension portion
312
C extended between each two illuminating characters
301
C wherein the rope light
31
C is securely mounted on the front sides
11
C of the supporting bars
100
C of the wordsign supporter
10
C via the mounting means
40
C.
The word character arrangement
30
C further comprises a light blocking element
32
C affixed to the extension portion
312
C of the rope light
30
C for blocking the light from the illuminating element
314
C to outside such that when the rope light
31
C is mounted on the front side
11
C of the wordsign supporter
10
C, only the character shaping portion
311
C of the rope light
31
C generates light to outside to indicate the respective illuminating character
301
C.
FIGS. 9A through 9E
illustrates alternative modes of the mounting means
40
. As shown in
FIG. 9A
, the mounting elements
41
are mounting wires each having two end portions extended to the rear side
12
of the wordsign supporter
10
through the mounting holes
42
respectively in such a manner that the rope light
31
is securely mounted on the wordsign supporter
10
by twisting the two end portions of the mounting wire of the mounting element
41
at the rear side
12
of the wordsign supporter
10
, as shown in FIG.
3
.
FIG. 9B
illustrates that the mounting elements
41
are mounting clips each having two end portions extended to the rear side
12
of the wordsign supporter
10
through the mounting holes
42
respectively, in such a manner that the rope light is securely mounted on the wordsign supporter
10
by bending two end portions of the mounting clip of the mounting element
41
at the rear side
12
of the wordsign supporter
10
, as shown in FIG.
5
.
FIG. 9C
illustrates that the mounting elements
41
are elongated zip lockers each having a locker head and an elongated zipper body arranged to slidably pass through the mounting holes
42
and locked by the locker head to form a zipper loop for securely mounting the rope light
31
on the wordsign supporter
10
.
FIG. 9D
illustrates that the mounting elements
41
are U-shaped elastic clips mounted on the wordsign supporter
10
wherein each elastic clip of the mounting elements
41
has two side walls
411
and a mounting channel
412
formed therebetween in such a manner that the rope light
31
is capable of mounting on the wordsign supporter
10
by receiving the rope light
31
in the mounting channel
412
while the side walls
411
are bent inwardly to hold the rope light
31
in the mounting channel
412
, as shown in FIG.
4
.
FIG. 9E
illustrates that the mounting elements
41
are U-shaped mounting clips mounted on the wordsign supporter
10
wherein each mounting clip of the mounting elements
41
has a mounting channel
412
for receiving the rope light
31
therein and a plurality of elastic tips
411
spacedly extended from two outer edges of the mounting clip and arranged to be bent inwardly to securely hold the rope light
31
in the mounting channel
412
.
In view of above, the illuminating characters of the word character arrangement are shaped by the rope light since the rope light having the flexible ability can be bent into any shape of the alphabets and numbers to increase the visibility of the word character arrangement at the low light condition. Since the rope light can provide different light effect while being cost effective, the user is able to easily customize the illuminating characters of the word character arrangement of the present invention as a sign of the street number or street name, an individual door sign, or an advertisement sign.
One skilled in the art will understand that the embodiment of the present invention as shown in the drawings and described above is exemplary only and not intended to be limiting.
It will thus be seen that the objects of the present invention have been fully and effectively accomplished. It embodiments have been shown and described for the purposes of illustrating the functional and structural principles of the present invention and is subject to change without departure form such principles. Therefore, this invention includes all modifications encompassed within the spirit and scope of the following claims. For example, the mounting means can be any attachment element adapted to securely mount the rope light on the wordsign supporter.
Claims
- 1. A portable wordsign arrangement, comprising:a power supply; a wordsign supporter having a front side and a rear side; a word character arrangement electrically connected to said power supply and comprising: one or more rope light made illuminating characters disposed on said front side of said wordsign supporter, and one or more extension portions extended between said illuminating characters and disposed on said rear side of said wordsign supporter; and means for mounting said illuminating characters on said front side of said wordsign supporter while said extension portions of said rope light are extended at said rear side of said wordsign supporter.
- 2. The portable wordsign arrangement, as recited in claim 1, wherein said illuminating characters and said extension portions are made from an elongated rope light which has one end electrically connected to said power supply, wherein said wordsign supporter has a plurality of rope outlets spacedly formed therein with respect to said illuminating characters, wherein said extension portions of said rope light are selectively extended to said rear side of said wordsign supporter through said rope outlets respectively.
- 3. The portable wordsign arrangement, as recited in claim 1, wherein each of said illuminating characters is made from an elongated rope light and comprises two rope light connecters at two ends thereof respectively, wherein said wordsign supporter has a plurality of rope outlets spacedly formed therein with respect to said illuminating characters and said rope light connecters of said illuminating characters are extended to said rear side of said wordsign supporter through said rope outlets, wherein said extension portions are electric cords connected said rope light connecters together respectively so as to electrically connecting illuminating characters with each other.
- 4. The portable wordsign arrangement, as recited in claim 2, wherein said mounting means has a plurality of mounting holes formed in said wordsign supporter and comprises a plurality of mounting elements spacedly and detachably attached to said wordsign supporter, wherein each of said mounting elements has two ends slidably passed through said mounting holes respectively and fastened on said wordsign supporter from behind so as to mount said illuminating characters on said wordsign supporter.
- 5. The portable wordsign arrangement, as recited in claim 3, wherein said mounting means has a plurality of mounting holes formed in said wordsign supporter and comprises a plurality of mounting elements spacedly and detachably attached to said wordsign supporter, wherein each of said mounting elements has two ends slidably passed through said mounting holes respectively and fastened on said wordsign supporter from behind so as to mount said illuminating characters on said wordsign supporter.
- 6. The portable wordsign arrangement, as recited in claim 2, wherein said mounting means comprises a plurality of character shelters mounted on said front side of said wordsign supporter, wherein each of said character shelters has a character shape and a character chamber and said illuminating characters are respectively disposed in said character chambers of said character shelters.
- 7. The portable wordsign arrangement, as recited in claim 3, wherein said mounting means comprises a plurality of character shelters mounted on said front side of said wordsign supporter, wherein each of said character shelters has a character shape and a character chamber and said illuminating characters are respectively disposed in said character chambers of said character shelters.
- 8. The portable wordsign arrangement, as recited in claim 6, wherein each of said character shelters, which is sealedly mounted on said front side of said wordsign supporter, is constructed as a character cover to enclose said respective illuminating character in said character chamber.
- 9. A portable wordsign arrangement, as recited in claim 7, wherein each of said character shelters, which is sealedly mounted on said front side of said wordsign supporter, is constructed as a character cover to enclose said respective illuminating character in said character chamber.
- 10. The portable wordsign arrangement, as recited in claim 6, wherein each of said character shelters is protruded from said front side of said wordsign supporter, wherein said character chamber is embodied as a character channel to receive said respective illuminating character therein so as to hold said illuminating characters on said wordsign supporter.
- 11. The portable wordsign arrangement, as recited in claim 7, wherein each of said character shelters is protruded from said front side of said wordsign supporter, wherein said character chamber is embodied as a character channel to receive said respective illuminating character therein so as to hold said illuminating characters on said wordsign supporter.
- 12. The portable wordsign arrangement, as recited in claim 2, wherein said mounting means comprises a plurality of U-shape elastic clips mounted on said front side of said wordsign supporter, wherein each of said elastic clips has two side walls to define a mounting channel therebetween, wherein said illuminating characters of said rope light are received in said mounting channels respectively and said side walls are bent inwardly to hold said rope light in said mounting channels respectively so as to securely mount said illuminating characters of said rope light on said front side of said wordsign supporter.
- 13. The portable wordsign arrangement, as recited in claim 3, wherein said mounting means comprises a plurality of U-shape elastic clips mounted on said front side of said wordsign supporter, wherein each of said elastic clips has two side walls to define a mounting channel therebetween, wherein said rope lights are received in said mounting channels respectively and said side walls are bent inwardly to hold said rope light in said mounting channels respectively so as to securely mount said illuminating characters on said front side of said wordsign supporters.
- 14. The portable wordsign arrangement, as recited in claim 2, wherein said mounting means comprises a plurality of U-shape mounting clips mounted on said wordsign supporter, wherein each of said mounting clips has a mounting channel to receive said respective illuminating character therein and a plurality of elastic tips spacedly extended from two outer edges of each of said mounting clips and arranged to be bent inwardly to securely hold said respectively illuminating character in said mounting channel.
- 15. The portable wordsign arrangement, as recited in claim 3, wherein said mounting means comprises a plurality of U-shape mounting clips mounted on said wordsign supporter, wherein each of said mounting clips has a mounting channel to receive said respective rope light therein and a plurality of elastic tips spacedly extended from two outer edges of each of said mounting clips and arranged to be bent inwardly to securely hold said respectively rope light in said mounting channel.
- 16. The portable wordsign arrangement, as recited in claim 1, wherein said illuminating characters are shaped as alphabets and numbers.
- 17. The portable wordsign arrangement, as recited in claim 2, wherein said rope light comprises a flexible tubular shelter and a plurality of LEDs spacedly disposed in said tubular shelter, wherein each of said LEDs generates light passing through said tubular shelter to outside when said LEDs are electrically connected to said power supply.
- 18. The portable wordsign arrangement, as recited in claim 3, wherein each of said rope lights comprises a flexible tubular shelter and a plurality of LEDs spacedly disposed in said tubular shelter in such a manner that when said LEDs are electrically connected to said power supply, each of said LEDs generates light passing through said tubular shelter to outside.
- 19. A portable wordsign arrangement, comprising:a power supply; a wordsign supporter; a word character arrangement comprising an elongated rope light having one end connected to said power supply, wherein said rope light has a character shaping portion shaped into one or more illuminating characters mounted on said wordsign supporter and an extension portion having one or more segments extended between said illuminating characters, wherein said rope light comprises a flexible tubular shelter and a plurality of LEDs spacedly disposed in said tubular shelter and electrically connected to said power supply to generate light passing through said tubular shelter to outside; and means for mounting said word character arrangement on said wordsign supporter.
- 20. The portable wordsign arrangement, as recited in claim 19, wherein said word character arrangement further comprises a light blocking element provided along said extension portion of said rope light for blocking light projecting therefrom such that when said rope light is mounted on said wordsign supporter, only said character shaping portion of said rope light generates light to outside to show said illuminating characters.
- 21. The portable wordsign arrangement, as recited in claim 19, wherein said character shaping portion of said rope light is mounted on a front side of said wordsign supporter and said extension portion of said rope light is extended at a rear side of said wordsign supporter.
- 22. The portable wordsign arrangement, as recited in claim 20, wherein said character shaping portion of said rope light is mounted on a front side of said wordsign supporter while said extension portion of said rope light is extended at a rear side of said wordsign supporter.
- 23. The portable wordsign arrangement, as recited in claim 22, wherein said mounting means comprises a plurality of U-shape elastic clips mounted on said front side of said wordsign supporter, wherein each of said elastic clips has two side walls to define a mounting channel therebetween, wherein said rope lights are received in said mounting channels respectively and said side walls are bent inwardly to hold said rope light in said mounting channels respectively so as to securely mount said illuminating characters on said front side of said wordsign supporter.
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