Patent ID: 8578641

Claim:
An illuminable graphic support assembly comprising; an elongated base rail having an elongated first edge and an elongated second edge; an elongated cover rail having an elongated planar portion arranged along one edge thereof, and an elongated “J” shaped portion arranged along a second edge thereof, the elongated cover rail pivotable between an open orientation and a closed graphic or panel restraining position; an elongated receiving channel arranged in the elongated second edge of the base rail, with a wavy elongated biasing member having alternating crests and troughs arranged therealong, the wavy, elongated biasing member having a series of spaced apart ridges arranged transversely across the midpoint of the crests along the length thereof, the elongated “J” shaped portion of the cover rail hingedly arranged within the elongated receiving channel with a toe portion thereof in frictional biased engagement with the spaced apart ridges of the elongated biasing member, to permit the cover rail to be biasedly pivoted about its “J” shaped portion which is tangential to the “J” shaped portion of the cover rail and the outer edge of the receiving channel in the base rail, so as to enable the graphic support assembly to biasedly retain a display panel between the cover rail and the base rail; and a downwardly directed fixture support first channel and a rearwardly open fixture support second channel on an outer lower side of the base rail, to enable the illuminable graphic support assembly to be selectively secured to a wall by support members from different directions.