Peter M Vega

US Patent:

20040007654, Jan 15, 2004

Filed:

Jul 11, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/193007

Inventors:

Peter Vega - Jacksonville FL, US

International Classification:

F16M013/00
E04B001/00

US Classification:

248/548000, 052/098000, 404/010000

Abstract:

A modular sign stand. The preferred embodiment consists primarily of a base portion attached to a breakaway column The base portion is intended to be driven into the ground. The breakaway column supports an attached sign The breakaway column is pierced by one or more breakaway holes at a position just above the ground. When the sign stand is struck by a moving vehicle, the one or more breakaway holes cause the breakaway column to fracture in a predictable fashion near its attachment to the base. Several embodiments are disclosed, including one forming the breakaway column and the base as one integral unit