Patent ID: 9038296
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
1. A louver display panel system comprising: one or more display panels for receiving advertising or other printed or graphic material thereon; one or more support members to secure said one or more display panels to a building or structure, said one or more display panels rotationally secured and mounted to said one or more support members and forming a louver structure; at least one louver movement control means, said louver movement control means maintaining said one or more display panels in a first position where they are in a plane generally parallel to the exterior face of the building or structure until a forwardly or rearwardly directed wind load applied to said one or more display panels exceeds a pre-determined value, after which said louver movement control means permits said one or more display panels to at least partially rotate toward a second position that is generally parallel to the direction of the wind to reduce the wind load borne by said one or more display panels, said louver movement control means returning said one or more display panels to said first position when the wind load drops below said pre-determined value, said louver movement control means comprising a pair of pneumatic or hydraulic cylinders mounted end to end with their pistons extending in opposite directions.