Car locating device with interchangeable indicia
OwnerRaymond T. Adamskiinventor
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Abstract
A vehicle locator (10) for assisting drivers in locating their personal vehicle (100) in a crowded parking lot. The device (10) includes a visual indicator indicia unit (13) comprising a plurality of colored pennant members (50) (50′) etc., having colors selected from among different colors and/or shades of the same color to customize the visual recognition pattern of the colored pennants (50) (50′) which are mounted on a hollow support column member (40) rotatably disposed around a shaft (30). At least one spring element (45) being located between the hollow support column member and the shaft in order to center the hollow support column member around the shaft.
Claims8
A vehicle locator device to assist a driver in locating their vehicle in a crowded parking lot wherein the device comprises:
- a mounting unit including a contoured base member having a base element and a clip element that define an elongated slot dimensioned to receive the upper portion of a vehicle window;
- a support unit including an elongated support shaft member having a lower end connected to said base element and a hollow support column member disposed in a surrounding relationship relative to the support shaft member;
- wherein the hollow support column member is rotatable relative to the support shaft member;
- and the support unit further includes at least one spring element disposed intermediate the shaft member and the support column member and,
- a visual indicator unit including a plurality of colored pennant members releasably secured to a portion of the support column member wherein the particular color of each pennant member is selected from among a plurality of different colors and/or shades of the same color.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.