Patent ID: 8826572

Claim:
An illuminated sign comprising: a housing unit; a light emitting array of light emitting diodes (LEDs) are mounted in a rear of the housing unit and configured to provide visible indicia of at least numerals to a user through the housing unit; a light emitting unit of LEDs mounted on the housing unit to emit light across at least a first side of the housing unit that is positioned adjacent and in front of the light emitting array; a transparent backlight panel extending across the first side to receive light from the light emitting unit LEDs through a side edge of the backlight panel, the transparent backlight panel includes an array of dispersion dots on a rear surface for reflecting any contact of the light received from the LEDs through the side edge outward through a front of the transparent backlight panel, the array of dispersion dots are spaced to also permit the visible indicia of numerals to pass through the array of dots and extend outward through the front of the transparent backlight panel; a reflection section positioned in contact with the transparent backlight panel and beneath the light emitting unit to redirect any light from the light emitting unit extending rearwardly through the transparent backlight panel to provide a backlight, having an opening aligned with the light emitting array of visible indicia of numerals to allow the visible indicia of numerals to enter the transparent backlight panel and exit to the front of the transparent backlight panel; and a replaceable sign member with visible indicia configured to be backlit by the light from the light emitting unit of LEDs and to accommodate a combined display of the visible indicia of numerals and the replaceable sign member visible indicia to a user.