Patent ID: 7628373

Claim:
A receiver assembly for use with a sign panel having a vertical rib, the receiver comprising: a rib pocket defining an internal cavity for receiving the lower end of the vertical rib, and having a pair of opposed walls with a first wall having an aperture defined by a latching edge and a bottom wall between said opposed walls; a backing plate secured to the second wall of the rib pocket with a fastener; a receiver comprising an elongated body extending along a generally vertical longitudinal axis, having opposed upper and lower ends and defining a generally enclosed upper cavity receiving the rib pocket, disposed above a generally enclosed lower cavity for receiving the upper end of an upright support member; the body defining an upper opening at its upper end, communicating with the upper cavity, the upper opening surrounded by a camming surface to guide the rib pocket to the opening; the body defining a lower opening at its lower end, communicating with the lower cavity; the body including a stop surface extending to the upper cavity so as to interfere with the bottom wall of the rib pocket inserted in the upper cavity; a lever movably supported by the body for movement between latching and retracted positions, the lever having first and second portions, with the second portion extending outside of the body, for access by a user to move the latch member toward the retracted position; and a latch member carried on the first portion of the lever for movement between a latching position extending into the upper cavity so as to engage the latching edge of the rib pocket inserted therein, and a retracted position disengaged from the latching edge of the rib pocket.