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GB2171832A Expired / Lapsed GB ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Road signs

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-03-02
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2005-03-02
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Abstract

Abstract A road sign has indicia thereon, the indicia having a border or borders of light translucent material which is illuminated from the rear one or more light source. The translucent material border preferably has a width of between one quarter of an inch and one inch.

Inventors

  • 👤 John Roger Gill

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction GB
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 05:23
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F13/00; G09F13/04; G09F13/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 34 words
A road sign having visually indicative in dicia thereon, said indicia having a border or borders of light translucent material, and means for illuminating said border or borders from the rear of the indicia.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 34 words
A road sign having visually indicative in dicia thereon, said indicia having a border or borders of light translucent material, and means for illuminating said border or borders from the rear of the indicia.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 20 words
A road sign according to Claim 1 in which the outline of the indicia is formed of a translucent material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 17 words
A road sign according to Claim 2 in which the 10 translucent material is yellow perspex (RTM).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 29 words
A road sign according to any of the preceding claims wherein the outline of the indicia has a width of between one quarter of an inch and one inch.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 23 words
A road sign according to any of the preceding claims wherein the outline of the indicia has a width of half an inch.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 31 words
A road sign according to any of the preceding claims in which at least one light source is located therein so as to illuminate the translucent outline material of the indicia.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 11 words
A roadsign according to Claim 1 and substantially as herein described.

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