Claims
- 1. A sign, comprising a chassis (100) having a curved, concave face and a curved, integrally formed, concave base (118) for supporting the chassis with the face in a generally upright position, the face and base being formed from a single sheet of material with the junction between them being at the bottom of the sign, a replaceable, curved sign insert supported on the face, a curved light transmitting cover sheet attached to said chassis and covering the sign insert, and means for magnetically holding the cover sheet against the curved, concave face of the chassis and in contact with the sign insert.
- 2. A sign according to claim 1, wherein the radius of curvature of the curved face and curved base are substantially the same.
- 3. A sign according to claim 2, wherein said means for magnetically holding includes a raised border (104) of magnetic tape between said cover sheet and face.
- 4. A sign according to claim 1, wherein the chassis and base are formed from a curved metal sheet which is bent to form the junction between the face and base.
- 5. A sign according to claim 1, wherein said means for magnetically holding includes a raised border (104) of magnetic tape between said cover sheet and face.
- 6. A sign according to claim 5, wherein said raised border of magnetic tape is attached to said face, and the cover sheet includes a border of magnetically attractive material.
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation, of application Ser. No. 09/118,494, filed Jul. 17, 1998, pending which is a CIP of PCT/US96/17716, filed Nov. 1, 1996, which is a CIP of Ser. No. 08/590,570, filed Jan. 26, 1996, now abandoned, which is a CIP of Ser. No. 08/587,665, filed Jan. 17, 1996, now abandoned. This application further claims priority pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §119 based upon provisional application Ser. No. 60/062,358 filed Oct. 15, 1997. The entire disclosures of the aforesaid prior applications are hereby incorporated by reference.
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