Trailer hitch display apparatus

A display apparatus attachable to a trailer hitch receiving member of a vehicle, said display apparatus comprising:

• an enclosed housing having a translucent panel;
• a display panel having indicia formed thereon, said display panel carried by and outside of said enclosed housing adjacent said translucent panel;
• means for removably attaching said housing to the trailer hitch receiving member;
• means for illuminating said display panel, wherein said display apparatus is removably attached to the vehicle and illuminated such that said indicia on said display panel is visible to the rear of the vehicle;
• wherein said display panel is generally rectangular shaped having an upper edge, a lower edge, a first side edge, a second side edge, at least one tab extending from said upper edge and at least one tab extending from said lower edge;
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• wherein said housing is generally rectangular shaped having an upper wall, lower wall, first sidewall, second sidewall, a first wing extending from said upper wall and a second wing extending from said lower wall, said first wing having at least one slit formed therein, said second wing having at least one slit formed therein and wherein said at least one tab on said upper edge of said display panel is received within said at least one slit formed in said first wing of said frame, and said at least one tab on said lower edge of said display panel is received within said at least one slit formed in said second wing of said frame;
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• wherein said frame further comprises a rear wall, having at least one aperture therethrough for receiving said illuminating means.

A display apparatus attachable to a trailer hitch receiving member of a vehicle, said display apparatus comprising:

• an enclosed housing having a translucent panel and a first and second wing extending outwardly from said housing, and said first and second wings having apertures extending therethrough;
• a display panel having a first tab and a second tab, said display panel having indicia thereon, said display panel carried by said housing by having said first and second tabs being received by said apertures in said first and second wings;
• a member attached to said housing for removably attaching said housing to the trailer hitch receiving member;
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• means for illuminating said display panel,
• wherein said display apparatus is removably attached to the vehicle and illuminated such that said indicia on said display panel is visible to the rear of the vehicle.

A display apparatus attachable to a trailer hitch receiving member of a vehicle, said display apparatus comprising:

• an enclosed housing having an upper wall, a lower wall, a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a rear wall having a plurality of apertures formed therethrough, a first wing extending from said upper wall and a second wing extending from said lower wall, said first wing having a first platform therein, said second wing having two slits formed therein and said housing having a translucent panel;
• a generally rectangular display panel having an upper edge, a lower edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge, a first tab extending from said upper edge, a second tab extending from said lower edge, and a third tab extending from said lower edge, said display panel having indicia thereon, said display panel being carried by said housing;
• a rectangular beam having a plurality of throughholes therethrough, said beam attached to said housing and dimensioned for slidably engaging within the trailer hitch receiving member thereby attaching said housing to the vehicle;
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• a plurality of bulbs for illuminating said display panel, each of said plurality of bulbs being received within one of said plurality of apertures of said rear wall of said housing;
• wherein said display apparatus is removably attached to the vehicle, and wherein said plurality of bulbs are energized thereby illuminating said display panel such that said indicia on said display panel is visible to the rear of the vehicle.