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A bracing sleeve which includes a base portion and a cover portion. The base portion of the sleeve is affixed along a bracing surface of a flexible sign. The base portion includes a batten recess for receiving the terminal end of a batten. The batten recess is defined by walls disposed along longitu

A bracing sleeve which includes a base portion and a cover portion. The base portion of the sleeve is affixed along a bracing surface of a flexible sign. The base portion includes a batten recess for receiving the terminal end of a batten. The batten recess is defined by walls disposed along longitudinal sides of the base portion in opposing relation and extending outwardly from the base portion. The walls define tracks along the base wall longitudinal sides. The cover portion includes a recess side and an exterior side, the cover portion is in sliding engagement with the base portion. The cover portion is movable between a first position wherein the batten recess is exposed, and a second interlocked position wherein the batten recess is enclosed by the cover portion. The cover portion and said base portion include releasable interlocking elements which cooperate to releasably interlock the cover portion in the second position. In this way, a batten terminal end is secured to the bracing sleeve upon slidably engaging the cover portion from the first position to the second position with the batten end positioned within the base portion recess.

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1. A sign assembly, comprising:a flexible sheet of material in the form of a sign having a display surface and an opposing bracing surface; a first batten having terminal ends for engaging the flexible sheet along a first bracing axis of the bracing surface; a second batten having terminal ends and

1. A sign assembly, comprising:a flexible sheet of material in the form of a sign having a display surface and an opposing bracing surface; a first batten having terminal ends for engaging the flexible sheet along a first bracing axis of the bracing surface; a second batten having terminal ends and being oriented along a second bracing axis of the bracing surface; at least one bracing sleeve having a base portion and cover portion, said base portion of the sleeve being affixed to the bracing surface at a location along a bracing axis; (i) the base portion including a batten recess for receiving a one of said batten terminal ends, the batten recess being defined by walls disposed along longitudinal sides of said base portion in opposing relation and extending outwardly from said base portion, said walls defining tracks along the base portion longitudinal sides; (ii) the cover portion, including a recess side and an exterior side, in sliding engagement with the base portion, said cover portion being movable between a first position wherein the batten recess is exposed and a second interlocked position wherein the batten recess is enclosed by the cover portion, said cover portion and said base portion including releasable interlocking elements which cooperate to releasably interlock the cover portion in the second position; whereby a batten terminal end is secured to the bracing sleeve upon slidably engaging the cover portion from the first position to the second position with the batten end positioned within the base portion recess.