US 7,320,193 B2
Structure for supporting sign board
Yong Soo Kim, Goyang (Korea, Republic of)
Assigned to Hanyang Frame Co., Ltd., Ilsan-gu, Goyang-city Gyeonggi-do (Korea, Republic of)
Filed on Dec. 16, 2004, as Appl. No. 11/15,215.
Application 11/015215 is a division of application No. 10/271846, filed on Oct. 15, 2002, granted, now 6,880,279.
Claims priority of application No. 2001-31600 (KR), filed on Oct. 16, 2001.
Prior Publication US 2005/0097802 A1, May 12, 2005
Int. Cl. G09F 15/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 40—607.12  [40/607.14; 40/612] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A structure for supporting a sign board, comprising:
a post clamp including at least a first arched clamping band with a first and a second free end and a second arched clamping band with a first and a second free end, wherein the first arched clamping band and second arched clamping band are hingedly interconnected to at least one third arched clamping band with a first and a second free end, the first and second arched clamping band joined to each other by a fastening element at their respective free ends to be assembled around a periphery of a post, at least one of said first, second and third arched clamping bands being provided at the outer surface of the post with a pillar protruding therefrom that includes a longitudinal coupling groove on a front surface thereof;
wherein the fastening element of the first arched clamping band and second arched clamping band include a hinge groove and a hinge bulge at the respective first free end and a flange at the respective second free end such that the hinge grooves and the hinge bulges may be joined to a hing bulge or hinge groove on the ends of the at least one third arched clamping band; and
a connecting holder with a coupling bulge adapted to be fitted into the longitudinal coupling groove of the pillar for holding the sign board.