Appeal No. 2004-0366 Page 6
Application No. 09/848,044
Claims 1, 18 and 21, the independent claims under appeal, read as follows:
1. A sign system adapted for use with a parking lot, the parking lot including
a plurality of parking spaces, said sign system comprising:
(a) at least first and second monuments;
(b) a plurality of signs, each being disposed adjacent to and bearing
indicia identifying a corresponding one of the plurality of parking spaces;
(c) at least first and second cable segments suspended between said first
and second monuments in a spaced relationship to each other, each of said
plurality of signs being affixed to both of said first and second cable segments in
a steadying relationship; and
(d) said first monument includes first and second weights, each of said
first and second weights coupled respectively to a corresponding one of said first
and second cable segments, whereby tension is applied to each of said first and
second cable segments.
18. A sign system for use with an area divided into a plurality of spaces, said
sign system comprising:
(a) at least first and second monuments:
(b) a plurality of signs bearing indicia identifying a corresponding one of
the plurality of spaces:
(c) at least one cable segment suspended between said first and second
monuments and affixed to each of said plurality of signs, whereby each of said
plurality of signs is disposed adjacent to and bearing indicia identifying a
corresponding one of the plurality of spaces; and
(d) at least one of said first and second monuments including a weight
affixed to said cable segment, whereby tension is applied to said cable segment.
21. A wind resistant sign system comprising:
(a) at least one cable segment suspended under tension along an axis;
and
(b) a sign suspended from said one cable segment, said sign having first
and second edges oriented substantially perpendicular to said axis and being
configured such that the wind primarily spills around said first and second edges,
whereby the wind tends to rotate said sign about said axis and said at
least one cable segment tends to constrain such rotational motion.
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