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US 6,381,886 B1Granted
License plate mounted display
OwnerFo Chouinventor
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Abstract
The present display is comprised of a first mounting bracket with holes spaced for attaching to a license plate on a vehicle. An arm is attached to the first mounting bracket. A first snap buckle is attached to an outer end of the arm. A display panel has a lower edge attached to a second mounting bracket. A second snap buckle is attached to the second mounting bracket. The display panel is attached to the vehicle by connecting the first and second snap buckles together. The display panel is easily detached or replaced by disconnecting the snap buckles. In a second embodiment, a flag is attached to a third snap buckle for being detachably connected to the first snap buckle.
Claims5
A license plate mounted display, comprising:
- an elongated first mounting bracket;
- a pair of holes near opposite ends of said first mounting, bracket, wherein said holes are spaced for aligning with corresponding holes on a license plate and being secured by screws;
- an arm attached to an outer side of said first mounting bracket;
- a first snap buckle attached to an outer end of said arm;
- a second mounting bracket;
- a display panel attached to said second mounting bracket;
- and
- a second snap buckle attached to said second mounting bracket and detachably connected to said first snap buckle to enable said second mounting bracket and said display panel to be easily detached and replaced.
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A license plate mounted display, comprising:
- an elongated first mounting bracket;
- a pair of holes near opposite ends of said first mounting bracket, wherein said holes are spaced for aligning with corresponding holes on a license plate and being secured by screws;
- an arm attached to an outer side of said first mounting bracket;
- a first snap buckle attached to an outer end of said arm;
- a flag pole with a flag;
- and
- a second snap buckle attached to a lower end of said flag pole and detachably connected to said first snap buckle to enable said flag pole and said flag to be easily detached and replaced.
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A license plate mounted display, comprising:
- an elongated first mounting bracket;
- a clip extending downwardly from a top edge of said first mounting bracket on an inner side thereof for clipping to a top edge of a conventional license plate on a vehicle;
- a pair of holes near opposite ends of said first mounting bracket, wherein said holes are spaced for aligning with corresponding holes on said license plate and being secured by screws;
- an arm attached to an outer side of said first mounting bracket;
- a reinforcing bar connected between said arm and said first mounting bracket to form a triangular truss for rigidity;
- a first snap buckle with a lower end attached to an outer end of said arm, wherein a top end of said first snap buckle is angled away from said first mounting bracket;
- a U-shaped second mounting bracket;
- a display panel with surface indicia;
- a tab extending along a bottom edge of said display panel and inserted into said second mounting bracket, wherein said display panel is positioned above said second mounting bracket by said tab so that said indicia is not obscured by said second mounting bracket;
- and
- a second snap buckle attached to said second mounting bracket, wherein a lower end of said second snap buckle is angled away from said second mounting bracket, said second snap buckle is detachably connected to said top end of said first snap buckle to enable said second mounting bracket and said display panel to be easily detached and replaced;
- wherein the angles of said first snap buckle and said second snap buckle are arranged to facilitate connection.
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A license plate mounted display, comprising:
- an elongated first mounting bracket;
- a clip extending downwardly from a top edge of said first mounting bracket on an inner side thereof for clipping to a top edge of a conventional license plate on a vehicle;
- a pair of holes near opposite ends of said first mounting bracket, wherein said holes are spaced for aligning with corresponding holes on said license plate and being secured by screws;
- an arm attached to an outer side of said first mounting bracket;
- a reinforcing bar connected between said arm and said first mounting bracket to form a triangular truss for rigidity;
- a first snap buckle with a lower end attached to an outer end of said arm, wherein a top end of said first snap buckle is angled away from said first mounting bracket;
- a flag pole with a flag;
- and
- a second snap buckle attached to a lower end of said flag pole and detachably connected to said top end of said first snap buckle to enable said flag pole and said flag to be easily detached and replaced;
- wherein the angle of said first snap buckle is arranged to angle said flag pole away from said vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.