Street sign extrusion
View Patent ↗A street sign, made typically at least in part using an extrusion process, having a flat elongated section where the name of a street can be inscribed or otherwise indicated, and a length of thickened section along the top edge or the bottom edge of the flat elongated section, and including a channel or slot along at least a portion of the length of the thickened section.
1. A street name sign, comprising:
an extrusion having a substantially flat elongated section for inscribing or otherwise indicating the name of a street, and having a top edge and a bottom edge above and below where the name of the street is to be provided, respectively, and a length of thickened section along the top edge and the bottom edge;
wherein channel or slot is provided along the length of at least one of the thickened section, the channel or slot comprising two parallel planar side walls in spaced apart relation and a back wall connecting the two side walls, and wherein a plurality of spaced apart grooves are provided along the length of each side wall of the channel or each groove being provided as a track or furrow in a respective one of the side walls, whereby the channel or slot is unobstructed by the grooves and enlarged in volume.
2. A street name sign as in claim 1 , wherein the channel or slot has an open end and a closed end, and wherein the plurality of grooves are formed near the closed end of the channel so that the channel is free of grooves near the open end, whereby adhesive captured by the plurality of grooves is less likely to flow to the open end and out of the channel.
3. A street name sign as in claim 1 , further comprising a quantity of adhesive in the plurality of the grooves.
4. A street name sign as in claim 3 , further comprising a secondary sign having an edge disposed within the channel or slot, and held in place by the adhesive.