US2616196A - Parking meter advertising device - Google Patents

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Nov. 4, 1952 QLL. SANDAHLLJJRW ETAL 2,616,196

PARKING METER ADVERTISING DEVICE Fii'd May 23, 1949 div/m3 0. HOPK/A/J. CHAPL 56 L JA/Y0AH4,J2

INVENTOR5.

ATT N EY ible-l 01: l lcioseni -ig ingonder Patented Nov. 4, 1952 ch m; LR samisiii; in, anii' na'plifiisi.

in aJ peijliingenifier fiiivertisi'ng de ice :eiidfhes for an .bbjectftheprbiisibn of. a device of thiskind which may he. temoildb'ly etttaeheti tethever-tising heemix g' silzxi. filatesu may be quieli ly; ar d.

easily deta'e hed from-their --sep pop tihg braekets' so that; other sign plates bearing different advertising mettermaybe-substituted. I a Y ifihptfhen--objet-ef the pres'ept -invention is te provide-ere-improved. a,dve tising;sign of this. character in; which two-sepaxateg-seei ring; means are provided ionholding, the clamping member onthemostot ithea-parkingemeten, one of said.

securing, :means'1-eemPPisingf-0ne of the. sign plete supporting; breeketstend the-signtplgte- A still -iurthei objeet of thezpresent invention is to: previde an improved; adyeztisingr device in which oneo- "the securing means ior holding, the clamping, member on-the pest ipar-tially concealed nem -view ind not readi1-y eeeess I I mal:e1mere emcee tampering; -with-: or-removabby an um'u i'themize(i one-'01" itszbroadestaspeetethe :pnesent inventiog eontempletesi the; -provi'sion== ofan im-- proved. marking. meter.- ebd ertising, device comprising; s pain at 5pivota11y eonneeted semi-em :for: clamping around, the awking metempost; lugs dansieei-by :saidq ai'ms, seeuzmg means: momited. ion sa id:, 1ug"s 011 :holding: saidiir-engagenfmt; With-ithe-Jpost; =-a.- .plui'a ity; or. sign-k :plate supporting brackets mounted. onsaid arms and sigir plaltes attached to said with 'theii oifegoinzaaridwdthefobjectsein viewie denoted: "the 'sa'm'e: reiei ene; numei alsx througheuta'thezseveramiwstz' Figure i a: aperspeafiwesiew; w p gmn mounted: tneveozethe'improved da-- vice constructed aviz-maniaawe. with. the "fires;

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I mgm'elzifsua; qto fem view the improved; device illustrated: etteichezi w: a.- ;p'a-rkmgrmeter wmenfie-shown: im transverse section? l igux ew is a om the ime.

M 'etflgum zsmisiooking mvectiomot tlie m" erallyyf-rom the uppet portion. of, the am III and its lower qfaee has overlapping engegmiit withjtheupper; tape of the. :ear 13 01 'the arm H which extends laterally {from the Iower portionzofthe-arm lg l', -A pivot-whieh may hein thel'form of -apin llextehdsfthgoug'h the aligned apertures of, theea rs 1 2 "and Layne; they ali e in over1a,pped@re1a,tion.- Qne engiof the pin I} has an enlarged: head M ami itsoppositevenfd portion has. en open-ing for receiving, a. cotter pin 16 oe-the like-to preye'n'tthe escape of the pivot :pinJ-l fromtheapertu-reci ears.

outwardly therefrem etan angle of the 'ofdi of ninety. degrees to -form;1ugs H and I8} respeetiveiy; which ave previdee with obeni'n'gs f9 andi-O, respectively; Aviasten ing element which may be inv theiorgh o f a-sei ew threaded bolt-'11 I: extendsfill-03gb the aligned openings 1'9 anol- 2 0; of -the-1-ugswl1 and J8 when the arms I and ll are brought into clamping engagementwith" a;-

post 22 efl-a; peekingpr eter 23. Thefhoit '21 is held ii-i its operative .posi-tionhy ei ut 24.

-A- sign .-p1ete supperting-bracketcomprises sections 25- and-16 whieh -are ii1ourited on the. lugs l1 and. 1 |8, respeetive1y,h ar oare disposed at an angle 0: the order oj'riiriety degrees thereto. The sections .2 5 and 26 extend ir1- Opp site dirdtiens to-oi e apothei' and ovei'lie the Iugs IT 'eliid I8' and -bolt 2i and nut-V (2 4. bracket so tiloris 2'5 and i-qma fbe termed sepafate'iy from the lugs 11 ana' 'fa, respefiii'ly or may be cast 45 integrally therewith. Each of the se'tions 25 and 26 is-.=substentia,1ly. reetanguiar inushep'e and is provided with e serew threeded vholevi l;

,A signeplete ig heyi i g. holes -i 9 Which-megister with the holes 2 the-sections IS anti "26' is detachablymounted on :thefiseetioiis by screws 30 which- ,are received--by the aligned holesin the sections-andplate.

Adjacent their pivotaily eenneeted ends, the

arms-w andl l -hawe webs 3 l 'a nc i 3;, respectively, whiehmaybe formed separately froth-the arms or may be cast integrally therewith. The webs 3i and 32 have mounted thereon brackets 33 and 34, respectively, which are provided with screw threaded holes 35. Sign plates 36 and 8? are detachably mounted on'the brackets 33 and 3%, respectively, by screws 33 or the like which extend through suitable holes in the sign plates 35 and 3'! and the brackets 33 and 34, respectively. The sign plates 23, 35 and 3'? may be made of metal, plastic or rubber and may be of any desired configuration, but in the present illustration are substantially square and when mounted upon the post 22 or" the parking 'meter form a substantially equilateral triangle. The plates are adapted to have inscribed thereon advertising matter, information or other desirable matter. i i

In the use of the device, assuming that the sign plates have been removed from the brackets and that the nutz t andthe bolt 2! have been removed from the lugs ii and it, the arms Hi and I i may be moved apart on their pivot it until the space between the free ends of the arms is sufliciently large to permit the clamping member A to encircle the post 22 of the parking meter 23. The clamping member A may then be securely attached to the post 22 by means of the bolt 2! and the nut 2 5.

During the opening and closing movements of arms H 3 and Il the contacting surfaces of the ears I2 and i3 will act as bearing surfaces. This arrangement will properly guide the arms in their pivotal movements so as to maintain the arms and the openings l9 and 28 of the lugs ii and I8 in proper alignment to facilitate the insertion of the bolt 2i therein. The clamping member A may be positioned at any suitable height on the post 22 and the nut 24 may then be tightened to maintain the device in the select-' ed position. The sign plates may then be mounted upon their respective brackets.

It will be noted that when the sign plate 28 is secured to the bracket sections 25 and 2e, it will provide an additional securing means for holding the arms it and l i in clamping relation to the post 2'2. The bracket sections 25 and 2t and the sign plate 28 will also overlie and partially conceal the bolt 2! and the nut 2 3. This arrangement will, to some-extent, protect these parts against the elements and will also'serve to make it more dinicult for an unauthorized person to tamper with or remove the device from the parking meter.

The sign plates are so mounted on their brackets that they may be quickly and easily attached thereto and removed therefrom. This will provide a means of substituting new sign plates.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction and design of the-above specifically described embodiment of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restricted only by the scope of the following claims;

What we claim is:

1. An improved parking meter advertising device comprising a clamping member comprising a pair of pivotally connected semicircular arms for embracing the post of the parking meter, a lug on the free end portion of each arm and extending outwardly therefrom at an angle of the order of ninety degrees, contracting means mounted on said lugs for clamping the arms around the post and into tight frictonal engagement therewith to prevent rotative movement of 4 the clamping member with respect to the post, a sign plate supporting bracket supported by at least one of said lugs and being disposed at an angle of the order of ninety degrees thereto, said bracket being provided with anopening, an advertising bearingfsign plateadapted to be secured to said bracket and having an opening therein in alignment with the opening in said bracket, and

a fastening element extending through said sign aligned openings for attaching said plate to said bracket.

2; An improved parking meter advertising device comprising aclamping member comprising a pair of pivotally; connected semicircular arms for embracing the post of the parking meter, a lug mounted on the free end portion of each arm, contracting means mounted on said lugs for clamping the arms around the post, a sign plate supporting bracket connected to each of said lugs, each of said brackets being provided with an ,openingQan advertising bearing sign plate adapted to be secured to said brackets and hav--' ing openings therein in alignment with the openings in said brackets, and fastening elements extending through said aligned openings for attaching said plate to said brackets, said lugs extending outwardly from said arms at an angle of the order of ninety degrees and said brackets extending at an angle of the order of ninety de grees to said lugs for overlying said contracting means.

3. For usewith a parking meter having a post, an improved advertising device comprising a pair of pivotally connected semicircular arms adapted to be clamped around said post, contracting means mounted on the free end po'rtions of said arms adapted to clamp the arms around said post and into tight frictional engagement therewith to prevent rotative movement of the clamping member with respect to the post, the combined inside circumference of said arms being less than the outside circumfer-- ence of the post, whereby when said arms are clamped around the post the free end portions of the arms are spaced apart, a sign plate supporting bracket mounted on the free end portion of each arm and having an opening therein, a sign plate adapted to-be detachably mounted on said brackets so as to bridge the space be-- tween the free end" portions of said arms and having openings therein in alignment with the openings in said brackets, fastening elements extending through said aligned openings for attaching said plate to said brackets, and a signplate supporting bracket mounted on each arm intermediate the ends thereof and adapted to detachably support a sign plate. 4. An improved parking meter device comprise ing, a pair of pivotally connected substantially semicircularly shaped arms for embracing the. post of a parking meter, said arms each having a projecting portion at the free end thereof, means cooperating with said projecting portions to clamp said armsaround. the parking meter. post and into tight frictional engagement therewith to prevent the device from rotating, a sign plate supporting member carried. by atleast one. of said pivotally connected arms at the free end projecting portion thereof, a second signplate supporting member carried by one of'said pivotally connected arms intermediate the pivot point,

and free end portion thereof, a third signplate supporting member carried by' the-other of said pivotally connected arms intermediate the pivot" point and the free end portion thereof,- each of.

said sign plate supporting members being adapted to carry an advertising sign plate. said sign plate supporting members being positioned with reference to each otheigto provide a triangular configuration when sign plates are secured thereto.

CHARLES L. SANDAHL, Jn. JAMES O. HOPKINS.

REFEnENcEs crrun file of this patent:

Number 6 UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date King Feb. 9, 1875 Vieira July 1'7, 1877 v Hardy July 13, 1880 Shaw June 28, 1892 Elder et a1 Aug. 21, 1906 Swan Feb. 28, 1928 Morin et a1 Mar. 27, 1945

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