Patent ID: 7748151

Claim:
A stabilized A-frame sign stand comprising: a front panel, a rear panel hingedly connected at a top portion to said front panel, a removably attachable rigid support rod wherein said removably attachable rigid support rod is removably attachable to a middle portion of said front panel and a middle portion of said rear panel, the middle portion of said front panel and the middle portion of said rear panel being substantially centered in-between sides of the front panel and rear panel, respectively, via molded through-hole receiving portions in said middle portion of said front panel and said middle portion of said rear panel wherein said sign is movable without said support rod being displaced, wherein said support rod is removably attachable to said sign stand in two selectable modes comprising an open mode and a closed mode, where in the open mode said support rod is attached to middle portions of each of the front and rear panels, and wherein in the closed mode said support rod is attached to one of said rear panel and said front panel wherein said support rod remains secured to the one of said rear panel and said front panel independently of whether said sign stand is in an open or close position, and wherein in said closed mode said support rod is attached to one of said rear panel and said front portion via molded receiving members on an inner surface of said panel.