Display panel for a door handle

Abstract

The display panel has an outer surface to which a sign may be attached and an inner surface having a fastener composed of resiliently deformable material. An end of the fastener is separated from the display panel by a slit which is adapted to receive an outer plate of a conventional door handle The outer plate is held in the slit by the resiliently deformable composition of the fastener. The plate may however be removed from the slit by the application of a force opposed to the bias of the resilient material in order to widen the slit.

1 . A display panel for attachment to a door handle having an outer plate adapted to be manually pushed or pulled in order to open and close said door, said display panel including inner and outer oppositely facing surfaces, said outer surface having means for removable attachment of a sign, said inner surface having a fastener which is composed of resiliently deformable material, said fastener comprising a wall which commences at a starting position on said display panel, continues away from said inner surface on a first curve to an apex then continues on a second curve toward said inner surface and ends at a terminal edge, said terminal edge facing said inner surface and being the closest portion of said wall on said second curve to said inner surface, said terminal edge being spaced apart from said inner surface by a slit, said slit being free of any obstruction therein and being adapted to receive said outer plate therein, said terminal edge being biased by said resiliently deformable material into contact with said outer plate when said outer plate is received in said slit with resulting resistance to removal of said plate from said slit, the application of a force opposed to the bias of said resilient material causing the slit to widen in order to permit the removal of said outer plate therefrom.  
   
   
       2 . The display panel of  claim 1  wherein said slit has terminal portions at either end and an intermediate portion between said terminal portions, the space between the edges which define said terminal portions being wider apart than the space between the edges which define said intermediate portion.  
   
   
       3 . The display panel of  claim 1  wherein said outer surface has a plurality of ribs which extend outwardly therefrom and against which said sign is adapted to abut  
   
   
       4 . The display panel of  claim 1  wherein said means for removable attachment of a sign includes a groove which is formed in said outer surface and which is of a size suitable for accommodation of a margin of said sign such that said margin is removably secured therein  
   
   
       5 . The display panel of  claim 4  wherein said groove has four spaced apart parallel extents for receipt of the margins of a pair of sign such that said signs are in a parallel spaced apart relationship when attached to said display panel  
   
   
       6 . The display panel of  claim 4  wherein said outer surface has a raised frame in which is formed said groove, said groove extending along the length of said frame.  
   
   
       7 . The display panel of  claim 4  wherein said groove has a pair of spaced apart parallel extents and said outer wall has a plurality of ribs which extend outwardly therefrom and against which said sign is adapted to abut, said ribs being disposed between and parallel to said pair of extents and spaced apart from one another.  
   
   
       8 . The display panel of  claim 7  further including an end plate which is removably attached to said display panel for removably securing said sign within said groove.  
   
   
       9 . The display panel of  claim 8  wherein said end plate has a pair of pins and said display panel has a pair of channels in which said pins are removably received.  
   
   
       10 . The display panel of  claim 7  wherein said groove has four spaced apart parallel extents and said outer wall has a plurality of ribs which extend outwardly therefrom and against which said sign is adapted to abut, said ribs being disposed parallel to said extents and spaced apart from one another, said grooves adapted to receive margins of a pair of signs such that said signs are in a parallel spaced apart relationship with each other when attached to said display panel.