Patent ID: 6668474
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
An outdoor sign apparatus for mounting to a ground surface and displaying advertising, comprising:a pair of horizontally spaced footings adapted to rest on a ground surface; a support frame holding a sign for advertising, the support frame being supported by each of the footings, the support frame being movable relative to the footings between a vertically upright position substantially perpendicular to the footings for display of the sign and a lowered position substantially parallel to the footings for transport; a plurality of stakes movable relative to the footings and engaging the footings, the stakes adapted to secure the footing to the ground surface; at least one support element connected between the support frame and at least one of the footings to hold the support frame in the vertically upright position, the support frame being movable to the lowered position by disconnecting the at least one support element; and wherein the support frame is connected to each of the footings through a pivot joint for pivoting movement of the support frame, the support frame movable to a plurality of angled positions between the vertically upright position and lowered position and being selectively fixed in the angled positions by the at least one support element, the angled positions adapted to correct for inclined ground surfaces.