Patent ID: 7350324

Claim:
A padded sign displaying apparatus, comprising: a folding chair having a pair of spaced legs and a seat portion and a back rest portion having a first shape that extends between the spaced legs wherein the back rest portion provides support for a person's back when sitting on the seat portion wherein the back rest portion includes a first edge and a second edge that is disposed opposite from the first edge; and a padded sign comprising: a main body portion formed of a first plastic material and having the first shape having dimensions that conform to dimensions of the back rest portion such that the main body also includes a first edge and a second edge that is disposed generally opposite from the first edge of the main body, wherein the main body comprises a panel that defines a front surface and a rear surface; a plurality of integral retainers formed of the first plastic material that extend contiguously from the first and second edges of the main body wherein the plurality of integral retainers have hook shapes biased toward the rear surface of the main body so as to allow urging of the plurality of hook shaped retainers into engagement with the first and second edges of the back rest portion thereby securing the main body of the padded sign to the back rest portion of the folding chair so that the main body portion substantially covers the first shape of the back rest portion, a padding having an outer surface attached to the main body wherein a message is inscribed on the outer surface of the padding so as to be positioned in front of the front surface of the main body.