Patent ID: 7694444

Claim:
A formed metal cabinet for an electronic sign including: a formed structure including: a plurality of elongated vertical spaced formed channels, a pair of elongated horizontal spaced formed channels coupled across opposite ends of the vertical spaced formed channels, the pair of horizontal spaced formed channels include a top channel and a bottom channel, and wherein one or more of the plurality of vertical spaced formed channels and the horizontal spaced formed channels include a plurality of lips projecting at angles relative to the remainder of the channels, and the plurality of lips include open notches; a panel assembly including: a front mounting panel coupled over the plurality of vertical spaced formed channels and the pair of horizontal spaced formed channels, the front mounting panel includes a plurality of windows sized shaped to receive electronic display modules; a rear access panel coupled over the plurality of vertical spaced formed channels and the pair of horizontal spaced formed channels, the rear access panel includes one or more access openings therein; one or more side, top and bottom planar panels coupled over corresponding vertical spaced formed channels, the top channel or the bottom channel of the formed structure; one or more adhesive seals interposed between the perimeters of the front mounting panel, rear access panel, one or more side, top and bottom planar panels and the corresponding vertical spaced formed channels, top channel or bottom channel of the formed structure, the panels of the panel assembly and adhesive seals conceal the open notches in the channels and seal off the formed structure from an environment exterior to the panel assembly.