BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS
The benefits and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art after reviewing the following detailed description and accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a self-returning sign system embodying the principles of the present invention, the sign system being illustrated mounted to a rack or storage system;
FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the sign system;
FIG. 3 is a front view of an exemplary sign panel;
FIGS. 4A and 4B are perspective views of the front and rear carrier assemblies;
FIG. 5 is a front view of the upper rail;
FIG. 5A is cross-sectional view taken along line 5A-5A of FIG. 5;
FIG. 6 is a front view of the lower rail;
FIG. 6A is cross-sectional view taken along line 6A-6A of FIG. 6;
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a rail bracket for mounting the upper rail to the shelf;
FIG. 7A is a side view of the bracket;
FIG. 8 is a top view of the closure showing the cable partially pulled out from the closure;
FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the closure;
FIG. 10 is an enlarged exploded view of the closure shown without the cable attached and without the springs;
FIGS. 11A and 11B are top and bottom perspective view of the closure spool;
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the closure ratchet pawl;
FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the ratchet drum;
FIGS. 14A-14C are top perspective, side and bottom views of the closure fly;
FIG. 15 is a wire frame drawing of an alternate embodiment of the closure that includes a time delay mechanism;
FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a wire shelf having the self-returning sign system mounted thereto;
FIG. 17 is an exploded perspective view of the wire shelf with self-returning sign system mounted thereto;
FIG. 17A is a cross-sectional view taken along line 17A-17A of FIG. 17;
FIG. 18 is a perspective view of the upper extension cover;
FIG. 18A is a cross-sectional view taken along line 18A-18A of FIG. 18; and
FIG. 19 is a perspective view of the upper extension bracket.