Attachment for a motor vehicle
OwnerDavid M. Arehartinventor
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Abstract
A novelty device attaches to the exterior of a motor vehicle, with an upwardly extending arm producing a passive lateral oscillation due to vehicle motion to simulate a wagging animal tail. The device includes a base plate which attaches to the vehicle between a license plate mounting area and the license plate, with a bracket extending outwardly from the plane of the plate. A laterally flexible arm is attached to the distal end of the bracket. A fabric or plastic sleeve resembling an animal tail may be installed over the arm, so the covered arm resembles the tail of a team mascot animal or the like. The flexibility of the arm may be adjusted or varied by providing a series of bends at the base of the arm or elsewhere along the arm, and/or providing a bobweight at the distal end of the arm or elsewhere along the arm.
Claims19
A novelty attachment for a motor vehicle having at least a license plate mounting area and a license plate, comprising:
- a base plate for attachment to the license plate mounting area of the vehicle;
- said base plate defining a mounting plane and including at least an upper edge and a license plate mounting area surface;
- an extension bracket extending from said base plate;
- said extension bracket further including a distal, arm mounting end;
- a flexible arm extending upwardly from said arm mounting end of said extension bracket;
- and
- cushioning means disposed upon said license plate mounting area surface of said base plate.
A novelty attachment for a motor vehicle having at least a license plate mounting area and a license plate, comprising:
- a base plate for attachment to the license plate mounting area of the vehicle;
- said base plate defining a mounting plane and including at least an upper edge and a license plate mounting area surface;
- an extension bracket extending from said base plate;
- said extension bracket further including a distal, arm mounting end;
- and
- a flexible arm extending upwardly from said arm mounting end of said extension bracket;
- wherein:
- said flexible arm is a thin sheet of resilient metal;
- said flexible arm has a substantial width normal to said mounting plane of said base plate for precluding bending toward and away from said base plate;
- and
- said flexible arm further flexes in a plane parallel to said mounting plane of said base plate for arcuately oscillating parallel to said base plate.
A novelty attachment for a motor vehicle having at least a license plate mounting area and a license plate, comprising:
- a base plate for attachment to the license plate mounting area of the vehicle, between the license plate mounting area and the license plate of the vehicle;
- said base plate further including at least a mounting plane, an upper edge, a license plate mounting area contact surface, and a plurality of mounting holes formed therethrough;
- an extension bracket extending from said upper edge of said base plate, and outwardly from said mounting plane of said base plate;
- said extension bracket further including a distal, arm mounting end;
- a laterally flexible arm extending upwardly from said arm mounting end of said extension bracket;
- said flexible arm having a substantial width normal to said mounting plane of said base plate for precluding bending toward and away from said base plate;
- and
- said flexible arm further flexing in a plane parallel to said mounting plane of said base plate for arcuately oscillating parallel to said base plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.