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US 10,093,244 B1Granted
Visible auto identification device, system, and method
OwnerHugh Browninventor
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Abstract
Holders, devices and methods for storing identification information, such as but not limited to driver's licenses, insurance and vehicle registration and safety tip information for quick and easy retrieval from storage containers that can be mounted in easy to reach and clearly visible locations for vehicle drivers, such as but not limited to being mounted on steering wheel columns, where the storage locations are clearly visible to outside law officers approaching a vehicle.
Claims11
A vehicle storage container for storing and providing easy to retrieve driver identification documents, consisting in combination of:
- a plurality of card shaped transparent sleeves, each sleeve having closed sides and a closed bottom and a single open top end, the plurality of sleeves being hinged to one another along each closed bottom, each of the sleeves being used for holding the driver identification documents, and a tab attached to and extending out from each single open top end of each of the sleeves;
- a single cover flap consisting of one side edge hinged to one of the sleeves, for folding about a front side of the plurality of sleeves, and a transparent plastic magnifying lens for use in enlarging the driver identification documents when any of the driver identification documents are removed from the sleeves,
- a single base holder consisting of closed sides, a closed bottom end and a single opposite open end for accessing inside of the holder, a front wall and a rear wall, the front wall having a shorter height portion than the rear wall, wherein the hinged closed bottoms of the plurality of sleeves in a folded generally flat position with the cover flap folded over the front side of the plurality of sleeves is inserted into the open end of the base holder, so that the tab is exposed from the open end of the base holder, and the plurality of sleeves in the folded generally flat position with the cover flap folded is completely removable from the base holder by the tab;
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- a strap for attaching the base holder about a steering wheel post so that the base holder is on top of the steering wheel post inside and is safely visible from outside of the vehicle, and so that a vehicle driver hands retrieving the plurality of card shaped sleeves are adapted to be safely visible from outside of the vehicle.
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