Patent ID: 8468728

Claim:
An outdoor sign resistant to high wind damage comprising: a) a vertical support column having an upper end and a vertical axis; b) a display having a secured position and a released position, a lower edge and a central vertical axis aligned with the central vertical axis of said column when said sign is in the secured position; c) a lower horizontal arm with opposed first and second ends mounted on the upper end of said support column, said lower arm including a first sleeve attaching said lower arm to said column; d) an upper horizontal arm with first and second ends attached to said display, said upper arm being parallel to said display lower edge and aligned with said lower support arm when said display is in the secured position, said upper arm including a second sleeve attaching said upper arm to said display; e) a pivot mechanism joining said support arms adjacent said first ends; and a retainer mechanism between the second ends of said support arms, said mechanism having a latched position releasibly securing the second ends of said support arms to each other when said sign is in the secured position, and an unlatched position, said retainer mechanism being moved to the unlatched position by a wind force greater than a predetermined value, allowing rotation of said display around said pivot mechanism to said released position.