Metal Sign Holders Made To Last

Metal Sign Holders Made To Last FARM HOME Miscellaneous “I own hunting land and I got tired of having my no hunting and no trespassing signs fall off rot or blow away ” says Tony Westimayer a Wisconsin stamping engineer “I went to every hardware store and home improvement store in my area but couldn’t find anything that would work better After that I decided to come up with my own idea ” Westimayer’s invention is a durable metal sign holder that easily mounts to wood fence posts trees “T” posts farm gates chain link fencing or any flat surface He calls it a Postryte The 8 by 12-in Postryte frame secures any plastic sign on its flat surface with small tabs The bracket made of 032 in galvanized steel won’t rust and will hold up to all weather conditions “One of our concerns was to make sure the holder would stand up to wind ” Westimayer says “So we did our own wind test My brother drove me down the road at 70 miles an hour and I held the holder out the window to catch the wind straight on at an angle and from the back It didn’t bend or break and the plastic sign stayed in place so we figured our unscientific test was good for the average land owner ” Westimayer says with a laugh Before building production models Westimayer made a prototype out of cardboard and then made other versions out of different types and thicknesses of metal He settled on a sturdy galvanized metal and his brother used his tool and die expertise to design the tabs that secure plastic signs onto the holder Westimayer also designed simple brackets that screw into the back of birdhouses and then bolt onto any size “T” post “This bracket is much better than U-bolts ” Westimayer says “and a lot easier to put up too ” He also has a bracket to mount trail cameras Last year Westimayer took his products to the giant national hardware show in Las Vegas and won a “retailers choice” award He has a patent pending on all three designs He sells the items on his company website and is also getting distribution at hardware stores and other retail outlets The price of a single 8 by 12-in Postryte sign holder is $6 99 Value packs in quantity are also available Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Tony Westimayer Wesbry Products LLC N6585 Saint Helena Rd Horicon Wis 53032 ph 920 485-4052; postryte@gmail com; www wesbry com

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