US 7,472,506 B2
	Lighted sign
Guy Lapointe, 298 rue Lottinville, Trois-Rivières, Québec G8V 1M9 (Canada)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/677,834.
Prior Publication US 2007/0227055 A1, Oct. 04, 2007
Int. Cl. G09F 13/00 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 40—541  [40/563; 40/564; 362/812; 362/359]

9 Claims

1. A lighted sign comprising a front face having at least a translucent portion, a skirt at least partly surrounding said front face and extending rearwardly with respect thereto, the skirt defining a contour of the lighted sign, the contour being at least partly opaque, a light diffuser located behind said skirt, the skirt extending laterally outwardly relative to the light diffuser and defining therewith a rearwardly open gap, and a light source within the lighted sign, the light source lighting both 1) said translucent portion of said front face and 2) the light diffuser, at least a portion of the light transmitted laterally outwardly through the light diffuser coming out rearwardly from the lighted sign through said rearwardly open gap; wherein a rim projects forwardly from a periphery of the front face, thereby providing for a recessed front surface, and wherein said skirt projects integrally rearwardly from said rim.