Patent ID: 6177877
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: G06F,G08B,G09F,G09G

Abstract:
A portable programmable sign, comprising, in combination,a hand-grip housing having front and rear hand-grip housing sides,a sign housing having front and rear sign housing sides,miniaturized microprocessor means for processing data mounted within the sign,keyboard means mounted in said hand-grip housing for receiving input data and transmitting the input data to said microprocessor means, said keyboard means including a keyboard miniaturized microprocessor,message display means for presenting the input data to an observer, said message display means including a message display mounted on said front sign housing side,said hand-grip housing being rotatably mounted with said sign housing wherein said hand-grip housing is rotatable between an in-use position wherein said hand-grip housing is transverse to said sign housing and a compact position wherein said hand-grip housing is positioned in overlapping relationship with said sign housing,rotatable mechanism means for connecting said sign housing and said hand-grip housing for movement between said in-use position and said compact position, said rotatable mechanism means being connected to said first and second housings,locking means associated with said rotatable mechanism means for locking said first and second housings in one of a selected said in-use position and said compact position,circuit means for electrically joining said keyboard means, said microprocessor means and said message display means,power means for supplying electrical current to said circuit means, andon/off means for connecting and disconnecting said circuit means with and from said power means.