Patent ID: 6202333
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
A channel letter comprisingan enclosure member having sides defining the figuration of said letter and having an open front and a rear surface,said sides having a rearward end against said rear surface, a forward end, an outer surface, and an inner surface viewed in cross, said inner surface of said sides extending linearly without interruption from said rearward end to said forward end,a light element within said enclosure member,a shoulder on at least one of said uninterrupted inner surfaces of said sides,said shoulder on said at least one of said uninterrupted inner surfaces defining a plane,said shoulder formed solely by a strip of flexible material having a continuous rectangular cross-section secured to said at least one of said uninterrupted inner surfaces of said sides,said shoulder spaced from said forward ends of said sides,a planar transparent lens having an outer edge in said shape of said letter and sized to fit within said sides of said enclosure and against at least a portion of said shoulder, andretaining means for retaining said lens within said enclosure and against said shoulder.