GB2198275A - Notice board - Google Patents
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- GB2198275A GB2198275A GB08711425A GB8711425A GB2198275A GB 2198275 A GB2198275 A GB 2198275A GB 08711425 A GB08711425 A GB 08711425A GB 8711425 A GB8711425 A GB 8711425A GB 2198275 A GB2198275 A GB 2198275A
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- G—PHYSICS
- G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
- G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
- G09F7/00—Signs, name or number plates, letters, numerals, or symbols; Panels or boards
- G09F7/02—Signs, plates, panels or boards using readily-detachable elements bearing or forming symbols
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- G—PHYSICS
- G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
- G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
- G09F9/00—Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements
- G09F9/30—Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements
- G09F9/37—Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements being movable elements
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- Devices For Indicating Variable Information By Combining Individual Elements (AREA)
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Abstract
A notice board has a body (1), and rotatably mounted on this body (1), a plurality of appropriately arranged segments (2). These segments (2), have faces of different colours, such that one face may be the same colour as the body (1), whilst the other face is of a colour that contrasts to that of the body (1). Rotation of a segment (2) thereby allows the selective presentation of either face, depending on whether that segment (2) is to present a visual contrast to, or to merge with the body (1) of the board. The body (1) and its segments (2) are preferably mounted on a supporting board (4) via an upper hinge (5) and a lower magnet (6) or other attachment. By appropriate positioning of the segments on the bodies and the visual presentation of these segments, (and possibly by having several such bodies and corresponding segments) the formation of selected groups of letters, numbers and other data is possible. <IMAGE>
Description
NOTICE BOARD
The present invention relates to a notice board.
The present invention proposes that segments with faces of contrasting colours are movably mounted on a body.
Pivoting of each segment then permits one or other face of the segment to be presented selectively, and suitable positioning of the segments then enables a display to be formed. One face of each segment will normally be of the same colour as the body of the notice board.
The segments are preferably formed by cutting corresponding apertures in the body (the material cut out normally forming the segment), then mounting the segments on those apertures using pivots so that the segments are freely rotatable. In one preferred arrangement the segments are hexagonal, and are mounted on the body by pivots at diametrically opposite corners of the hexagon.
A larger supporting board may receive one or more bodies each with corresponding segments juxtaposed or arranged to form selected symbols or group of symbols.
The notice board may also be provided with a lighting system for illuminating the display.
The boards and segments are advantageously made of a plastics material but of course any other suitable material may be used.
An embodiment of the present invention will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a notice board according to the present invention, with segments of the board partly turned relative to the plane of the body of the board; and
Fig. 2 shows a plan view on a larger scale of part of the board of Fig. 1.
A notice board (forming a display panel) according to the present invention) has a body 1 supporting segments 2 in the form of elongated hexagons, the segments being in a figure-of-eight arrangement. The segments, cut from the full thickness of the body 1, are connected to the body body 1, by pivots 3, two for each segment 2, the pivots 3 being situated in diametrically opposite corners of the hexagonal segments 2. The pivots 3 allow each segment 2 to rotate on itself.
Each segment 2 has one face whose colour (for example white) differs from the colour (for example blue) of the body 1. In this way, the pivoting of a segment permits presentation of one or other face as desired, depending on whether the segment 2 is to present a visual contrast, or to merge with the body 1 of the board.
The body 1, carrying the segments 2, is itself mounted on a supporting board 4 of larger size which may accommodate one or more other bodies 1, which may be similar or different. In this way appropriate juxtaposition of the boards 1 and appropriate positioning of the segments 2 on each body 1 allow the formation of selected groups of letters, numbers or other data.
In the arrangement shown in Fig. 1 the body 1 is hingedly connected at its top portion 5 to the supporting board 4, and is held against the latter by means of a magnet 6.
Alternatively, as shown in Fig. 2, the magnet may be replaced by a clip 7 or any other equivalent fixing means.
In yet another variant, the hinge 5 may also be replaced by a clip or any other equivalent fixing means.
Claims (8)
1. A notice board having a body and a plurality of segments rotatably mounted on the body, the segments having one face of a colour different from that of the body and an opposite face of the same colour, as the body, whereby rotation of each segment permits selective presentation of one or other face of the segment to form a display by suitable positioning of the segments.
2. A notice board according to claim 1, wherein the segments are mounted in corresponding apertures in the body, and the segments are freely rotatable in the apertures.
3. A notice board according to claim 2, wherein the segments are hexagonal and have a pair of diametrically oppositely situated pivots for rotation of the segments.
4. A notice board according to any one of claims 1 to 3, in that the body is mounted on a supporting board.
5. A notice board according to claim 4, having a plurality of the bodies, each with corresponding segments, mounted on the supporting board.
6. A notice board according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the segments are arranged to form selected symbols, letters or numbers.
7. A notice board according to any one of the preceding claims having means for illuminating the body and the segments.
8. A notice board substantially as herein described with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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BE0/217293A BE905602R (en) | 1985-04-04 | 1986-10-15 | Display or publicity panel - has spinning segments that appear and disappear against a common background |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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GB8711425D0 GB8711425D0 (en) | 1987-06-17 |
GB2198275A true GB2198275A (en) | 1988-06-08 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB08711425A Withdrawn GB2198275A (en) | 1986-10-15 | 1987-05-14 | Notice board |
Country Status (12)
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JP (1) | JPS63108377A (en) |
DE (1) | DE8705904U1 (en) |
DK (1) | DK539787A (en) |
ES (1) | ES1007718Y (en) |
FI (1) | FI874494A (en) |
FR (1) | FR2605435B3 (en) |
GB (1) | GB2198275A (en) |
GR (1) | GR871577B (en) |
IT (1) | IT1205146B (en) |
LU (1) | LU86852A1 (en) |
NO (1) | NO874296L (en) |
SE (1) | SE8704007L (en) |
Cited By (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US5315775A (en) * | 1992-04-06 | 1994-05-31 | Thomas F. Parker & Associates, Inc. | Digital sign |
WO1994028533A1 (en) * | 1993-05-21 | 1994-12-08 | Ehrlund Aake | A device for selectively resetting visually presentable symbols |
WO2001078046A1 (en) * | 2000-04-10 | 2001-10-18 | Kim Yo Wang | Manual numeral display device |
US6625911B2 (en) * | 2000-04-10 | 2003-09-30 | Yo-Wang Kim | Manually adjustable display device |
Families Citing this family (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US5577336A (en) * | 1993-01-22 | 1996-11-26 | Jensen; Palle L. | Display with rearrangeable characters |
US5566482A (en) * | 1995-01-30 | 1996-10-22 | Arrow Art Finishers, Inc. | Changeable image display device |
Citations (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB1123710A (en) * | 1967-09-09 | 1968-08-14 | Ferranti Ltd | Improvements relating to character display devices |
GB1544990A (en) * | 1975-05-27 | 1979-04-25 | Bostroem L | Multistable electromagnetic indication device |
GB1585357A (en) * | 1976-07-15 | 1981-03-04 | Tokico Ltd | Indicating apparatus for indicating numerals or letters by a plurality of indicating elements |
GB1602672A (en) * | 1977-10-25 | 1981-11-11 | Bosch Gmbh Robert | Display unit |
GB2085212A (en) * | 1980-10-08 | 1982-04-21 | Acme Signs & Displays Ltd | Segmental display device |
GB2139391A (en) * | 1983-04-22 | 1984-11-07 | Edwards Engineering Limited A | Digital display apparatus |
GB2148040A (en) * | 1983-10-07 | 1985-05-22 | Norman Peter Bishop | Display devices |
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1987
- 1987-04-08 ES ES19878701175U patent/ES1007718Y/en not_active Expired
- 1987-04-22 LU LU86852A patent/LU86852A1/en unknown
- 1987-04-23 DE DE8705904U patent/DE8705904U1/en not_active Expired
- 1987-04-23 FR FR878706338A patent/FR2605435B3/en not_active Expired
- 1987-05-14 GB GB08711425A patent/GB2198275A/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1987-06-12 IT IT20891/87A patent/IT1205146B/en active
- 1987-10-12 FI FI874494A patent/FI874494A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1987-10-13 GR GR871577A patent/GR871577B/en unknown
- 1987-10-14 SE SE8704007A patent/SE8704007L/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1987-10-14 NO NO874296A patent/NO874296L/en unknown
- 1987-10-15 JP JP62258475A patent/JPS63108377A/en active Pending
- 1987-10-15 DK DK539787A patent/DK539787A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
Patent Citations (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB1123710A (en) * | 1967-09-09 | 1968-08-14 | Ferranti Ltd | Improvements relating to character display devices |
GB1544990A (en) * | 1975-05-27 | 1979-04-25 | Bostroem L | Multistable electromagnetic indication device |
GB1585357A (en) * | 1976-07-15 | 1981-03-04 | Tokico Ltd | Indicating apparatus for indicating numerals or letters by a plurality of indicating elements |
GB1602672A (en) * | 1977-10-25 | 1981-11-11 | Bosch Gmbh Robert | Display unit |
GB2085212A (en) * | 1980-10-08 | 1982-04-21 | Acme Signs & Displays Ltd | Segmental display device |
GB2139391A (en) * | 1983-04-22 | 1984-11-07 | Edwards Engineering Limited A | Digital display apparatus |
GB2148040A (en) * | 1983-10-07 | 1985-05-22 | Norman Peter Bishop | Display devices |
Cited By (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US5315775A (en) * | 1992-04-06 | 1994-05-31 | Thomas F. Parker & Associates, Inc. | Digital sign |
WO1994028533A1 (en) * | 1993-05-21 | 1994-12-08 | Ehrlund Aake | A device for selectively resetting visually presentable symbols |
WO2001078046A1 (en) * | 2000-04-10 | 2001-10-18 | Kim Yo Wang | Manual numeral display device |
US6625911B2 (en) * | 2000-04-10 | 2003-09-30 | Yo-Wang Kim | Manually adjustable display device |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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SE8704007D0 (en) | 1987-10-14 |
ES1007718U (en) | 1989-03-01 |
NO874296L (en) | 1988-04-18 |
IT1205146B (en) | 1989-03-15 |
FI874494A0 (en) | 1987-10-12 |
ES1007718Y (en) | 1989-09-01 |
GB8711425D0 (en) | 1987-06-17 |
IT8720891A0 (en) | 1987-06-12 |
FR2605435A1 (en) | 1988-04-22 |
DK539787A (en) | 1988-04-16 |
LU86852A1 (en) | 1987-08-12 |
FR2605435B3 (en) | 1989-07-13 |
NO874296D0 (en) | 1987-10-14 |
JPS63108377A (en) | 1988-05-13 |
DK539787D0 (en) | 1987-10-15 |
SE8704007L (en) | 1988-04-16 |
GR871577B (en) | 1988-02-17 |
FI874494A (en) | 1988-04-16 |
DE8705904U1 (en) | 1987-08-06 |
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WAP | Application withdrawn, taken to be withdrawn or refused ** after publication under section 16(1) |