Automobile plate protector and display apparatus
OwnerRonnie Watersinventor
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Abstract
An automobile display plate protector and display assembly comprises a rear mounting box capable of being affixed directly onto an automobile license plate receiving mount and having a reflective interior surface, at least one light bulb mounted within the box by a standard light bulb fixture, a means for providing electrical power to bulb comprising a wire connected to a power source, and a shield assembly comprising an inner translucent shield and an outer translucent shield plate capable of receiving an automobile license plate intermediate to them, the inner and outer shield plates are outwardly bowed thereby forming a curved rather than a flat front surface, and the shield assembly being attachable to the box.
Claims10
An automobile display plate protector and display assembly capable of being mounted on an automobile, the automobile having at least two pre-drilled threaded holes defined therein, the assembly comprising:
- a rear mounting box having a first end and a second end, the first end having at least two holes defined therein, the at least two holes in alignment with the pre-drilled threaded holes on the automobile;
- at least one illumination means mounted within the rear mounting box;
- means for providing electrical power to the at least one illumination means;
- an inner shield plate sized to fit inside the rear mounting box, the inner shield plate having a first side and a second side, the first side extending inside the rear mounting box, the second side extending inside the rear mounting box, the inner shield plate having at least two holes defined therein that align with the at least two holes in the rear mounting box, the inner shield plate having a convex central bulge defined therein, the first side and the second side extending inside the rear mounting box to establish a space between the illuminating means and the central bulge;
- an outer shield plate sized to fit onto the second end of the rear mounting box, the outer shield plate enclosing the inner shield plate, the outer shield plate having a convex central bulge, the outer shield plate having at least two holes defined therein that align with the at least two holes in the inner shield plate;
- a flexible display plate sized to fit between the inner shield plate and the outer shield plate and sized to be enclosed therein, the flexible display plate conforming to the shape of the convex central bulge on the inner shield plate and the convex central bulge on the outer shield plate, the flexible display plate having at least two holes defined therein that align with the at least two holes in the inner shield plate and the at least two holes in the outer shield plate;
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- at least two bolts extending through the outer shield plate, the flexible display plate, the inner shield plate, and the rear mounting box, the at least two bolts being capable of engaging the at least two pre-drilled threaded holes.
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