Patent ID: 7337568

Claim:
A variable configuration, non-inflatable flotation device for supporting a sign on water, said flotation device comprising: a first float and a second float, each having a top end and a bottom end, and each having a spacing member mount disposed on the top end, said spacing member mount having at least one receptacle horizontally and radially disposed, adapted to detachably receive at least one horizontally oriented spacing member within each receptacle for mating with other such flotation devices; a first weight and a second weight, wherein the first weight is attached to the bottom end of the first float and the second weight is attached to the bottom end of the second float, for ballasting the first and second floats in a desired orientation; at least one spacing member detachably mounted to the spacing member mounts of each of the first and second floats, for rigidly separating the first and second floats at a desired distance; a first and second support member mounted on the top end of the first and second floats, oriented generally in the vertical direction; and at least one sign surface, detachably mounted to the first and second support members so as to present the at least one sign surface for viewing.