Joseph E Visocky from 7081 N Sherwood Ln, Thornton, WI 54166, age 80, Phone: 7157456511

Roll Sign
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US Patent:

56826931, Nov 4, 1997
Filed:

Jul 10, 1996
Appl. No.:

8/677773
Inventors:

Joseph E. Visocky - Racine WI
Gregory A. Bink - Caledonia WI
Assignee:

Everbrite, Inc. - Greenfield WI
International Classification:

G09F 1112
US Classification:

40472
Abstract:

A roll sign has closed loop belts made up of a series of pivotally connected links for the belts to translate parallel to each other and vertically after passing over driven wheels. Grid members having grooved tracks into which menu strips slide for being lighted from behind to make information on the strips readable. The grid members have similar end portions or webs which contain a keyhole defined by a large hole intersecting a smaller hole. Each link has an attachment pin including a shank whose end is extending through an aperture in the link and a head on the shank that is disposed on a side of the link opposite from the end of the pin. A spring biases the head against the grid member. The large holes of the keyholes fit over the head so that when this is done the grid is shifted laterally against the spring force to have the small holes slide under the head to hold the grid. The leading end of a transparency sheet is attached to the belts by a sheet gripper member that has keyholes on opposite ends for engaging the pins on the links.

Sign Comprised Of A Carrier Frame And Manually Arrangeable Modular Information Grids And Pictorials
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US Patent:

55882382, Dec 31, 1996
Filed:

Jun 14, 1995
Appl. No.:

8/490470
Inventors:

Joseph E. Visocky - Racine WI
Everett Evans - Hales Corners WI
Assignee:

Everbrite, Inc. - Greenfield WI
International Classification:

G09F 702
US Classification:

40618
Abstract:

A sign or menu board has a pair of parallel vertical side rails with opposite end portions of upper and lower cross rails joined to the upper and lower end portions of the side rails to form a carrier frame. Each side rail has a track coextensive with its length. Grid modules make up modular grid units. Each unit, which may contain only one module, is comprised of cross bars that are joined at their opposite ends by tie-bars which together with the cross bars define a window opening. The cross bars are provided with lengthwise grooves for slidably accepting an information strip between them. The grid units slide into the carrier frame along the tracks and are constructed such that the information strips can be slid into or out of a grid without withdrawing the grid from the carrier frame. Pictorial assembly retainer bars are also constructed for sliding into the frame on the side rails. The laterally extending retainer bars are slotted to receive the upper and lower edges of a pictorial composite composed of a transparency between two light transmissive plastic panels.