Patent ID: 7302770

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 bottom edge portion of said front panel and a bottom edge portion of said rear panel via molded through-hole receiving portions in said bottom edge portion of said front panel and said bottom edge portion of said rear panel wherein said sign is moveable 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, wherein in the open mode said support rod is attached to bottom 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 closed position, and wherein in said closed mode said support rod is attached to one of said rear panel and said front panel via molded receiving members on an inner surface of said panel, and wherein in the closed mode said support rod is oriented in a horizontal position relative to said panels.