Patent ID: 8001712

Claim:
A system for supporting one or more contiguous overhead signs or portions thereof, the system comprising: a first support member comprising a panel having first and second surfaces, wherein the first surface defines a clip for supporting the sign, and the second surface defines a first longitudinal channel; and a first arm for supporting the first support member on a support surface, the first arm comprising a thin elongated member having first and second ends, a first end segment adjacent to the first end, and a central portion between the first end segment and the second end, the first end segment pivotably received in a bore of a mounting bracket attachable to a support surface, the end segment oriented out of plane relative to the central segment, the central segment defining an acute angle relative to the longitudinal channel, the second end integrally attached to a first connector, the first connector shaped as a plate, the connector slidably receivable in the longitudinal channel of the support member.