Patent ID: 7845101
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
1. A self-returning horizontal sign system for mounting to an associated structure, comprising: an upper rail having front and rear, parallel, spaced apart tracks; a lower rail having front and rear, parallel, spaced apart tracks; a pair of panels, each extending between and spanning the upper and lower rails, each panel having a carrier assembly mounted to an upper region thereof for cooperation with a respective front or rear track of the upper rail, the carrier assembly having at least two rollers thereon carried in the respective front or rear track of the upper rail, each panel residing in a respective front or rear track of the lower rail, the panel each movable between an open position and a closed position, the open and closed positions of each panel being opposite of the other panel; a closure associated with one of the panels, the closure including a spool having a cable wrapped therearound, the spool being rotatable to retract and extract the cable from about the spool, the closure including a tension bias element operably connected to the spool to bias the spool to retract the cable, the cable being operably connected to the panel such that moving the panel from the closed position to the open position extracts the cable, the closure including a rotating dampening element operably connected to the spool to dampen rotation of the spool when retracting the cable as the panel moves from the open position to the closed position.