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US 6,308,445 B1Granted
Reusable window message medium
OwnerRichard Porraroinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a message display device for use on glass, high polish surfaces, and other smooth, non-porous surfaces. In a preferred embodiment, it is approximately the size of a bumper sticker and adheres to car windows by a border of static cling vinyl. Messages and graphics are written or drawn on a colored and scaled area with a special delible pen. The device may be removed and repositioned frequently and messages may be erased and rewritten repeatedly.
Claims5
A method of displaying messages comprising:
- a) writing a message on a message displaying device with an erasable writing instrument, wherein said message displaying device comprises at least two layers, a backing layer and a surface layer, wherein;
- i) said backing layer comprising a front side and a back side, and said backing layer being a static-cling vinyl, whereby said front side and said back side of said backing layer can be repeatedly removably attached to a smooth non-porous surface,
- ii) said surface layer comprising a message surface centrally located on said front side of said backing layer, said message surface being surrounded by a border of said static-cling vinyl, said message surface comprising a material which can be erasably written on,
- wherein, said message is written on said message surface;
- b) removably affixing said message displaying device to a smooth non-porous surface, wherein said message display device is affixed to said smooth nonporous surface by placing said static-cling vinyl in contact with said smooth non-porous surface, such that said border of said static-cling vinyl, which includes a portion of the front side of the backing layer, removably engages said smooth non-porous surface;
- c) displaying said message for a period of time;
- d) removing said message displaying device from said smooth non-porous surface, whereby said message display device is removed from said smooth non-porous surface by peeling said static-cling vinyl away from said smooth non-porous surface;
- e) erasing said written message from said message displaying device:
- f) repeating steps a through e for a new message.
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