Roof mounted vehicle topper
AssigneeManufacturing Resources International, Inc.
InventorsEric Hornsby, William Dunn, Mike Brown, Doug Bennett
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Abstract
Systems and method for vehicle top advertising are provided. Cross bars span a roof of the vehicle. A vehicle top unit with an electronic display is attached to the cross bars. One or more exterior coverings are connected to at least one of: the cross bars and the vehicle top unit. Wiring is extended from a power source located outside of the vehicle top unit, along at least one of the cross bars, and to the vehicle top unit to place the electronic display in electrical connection with the power source. The exterior coverings each cover at least a respective portion of the wiring.
Claims19
A system for vehicle top advertising, said system comprising:
- cross bars;
- a vehicle top unit comprising an electronic display, wherein said vehicle top unit is configured for attachment to said cross bars;
- an exterior covering configured for direct connection to one of said cross bars to define a passageway;
- and
- wiring configured for extension from a power source located outside of said vehicle top unit along one of the cross bars, within the passageway, and to the vehicle top unit to place the electronic display in electrical connection with the power source, when installed.
A method for providing vehicle top advertising, said method comprising:
- mounting a first and second cross bar to a roof of a vehicle in a spaced apart arrangement;
- mounting a vehicle top unit to the first and second cross bar;
- securing exterior coverings, each to at least one of:
- said first cross bar, said second cross bar, and said vehicle top unit, wherein installation of at least one of said exterior coverings creates an enclosed passageway;
- and
- extending wiring from a power source located outside of said vehicle top unit, along the first cross bar, including through the enclosed passageway, and to the vehicle top unit to place one or more electronic displays of the vehicle top unit in electrical connection with the power source.
A system for inconspicuously providing power vehicle top advertising, said system comprising:
- cross bars mounted to a roof of a vehicle in a spaced apart arrangement;
- a vehicle top unit attached to said cross bars and comprising:
- electronic displays facing in opposing directions;
- and
- a housing for said electronic displays;
- exterior cover pieces, each connected to both of:
- a respective one of said cross bars and a respective portion of said vehicle top unit;
- and
- wiring extending from a power source located outside said vehicle top unit, through an enclosed passageway defined, at least in part, by at least one of said exterior cover pieces and one of the cross bars, and to the vehicle top unit to place the electronic displays in electrical connection with the power source;
- wherein each of the cross bars at least primarily comprise metal and structurally support the vehicle top unit, each of the exterior cover pieces at least primarily comprise polymer and provide improve aerodynamics, and each of said cross bars are located interior to at least one respective one of said exterior cover pieces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.