Patent ID: 7661213

Claim:
A free-standing, double yard sign, comprising: a first, substantially vertical main sign and a second, substantially horizontal base sign, the second, substantially horizontal base sign being substantially perpendicular to and supporting the first, substantially vertical main sign, each sign comprising: (a) a central panel comprising a lightweight, thermoplastic core, a lightweight metallic front face sheet, a lightweight metallic rear face sheet, and a plurality of panel apertures within the core; the front and rear face sheets being attached to opposite, front and rear sides of the core; each panel aperture extending from one end of the central panel to an opposite end of the central panel along a longitudinal axis of the central panel, the panel apertures being substantially parallel to one another; (b) two side posts, each side post comprising a central hollow, each side post being substantially rectangular in cross-section, each side post comprising at least two inside side post apertures on an inside wall of each of the side posts, and at least one outside side post aperture on an outside wall of each of the side posts; (c) at least two panel support rods, each support rod extending through a different one of the panel apertures from one end of the central panel to the opposite end of the central panel; (d) at least one pair of support rod connectors, each support rod connector being connected to an end of the at least two panel support rods; and (e) two removable upper end caps, one end cap fitting over an upper end of each of the side posts; wherein the side posts of the second, base sign comprise a central punch out, a lower end of each of the side posts of the first, main sign being attached in the central punch out of a corresponding one of the side posts of the second, base sign, the side posts of the second, base sign being substantially wider than the side posts of the first, main sign.