Hazard classification placard holder

A placard apparatus comprising:

• at least one bracket adapted to mount to a vehicle;
• a placard holder in releasable connection with the at least one bracket, wherein the placard holder includes a tray with a generally rectangular shaped cavity therein, wherein the cavity has a sufficient depth to receive a plurality of stacked placards therein;
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• a plurality of interengaging slots and flanges, wherein one of either the bracket and the placard holder includes two of the slots positioned in parallel, and the other one of either the bracket and placard holder includes at least two of the flanges positioned in parallel, and whereby the placard holder is releasably supported to the bracket through the sliding engagement of the two flanges through the two slots, wherein the tray of the placard holder includes at least four sides, wherein the four sides include either flanges or slots, whereby the bracket is operative to slidingly receive the placard holder in four different rotational orientations.

A placard apparatus comprising:

• at least one bracket adapted to mount to a vehicle;
• a placard holder in releasable connection with the at least one bracket, wherein the placard holder includes a tray with a generally rectangular shaped cavity therein, wherein the cavity has a sufficient depth to receive a plurality of stacked placards therein;
• a plurality of interengaging slots and flanges, wherein one of either the bracket and the placard holder includes two of the slots positioned in parallel, and the other one of either the bracket and placard holder includes at least two of the flanges positioned in parallel, and whereby the placard holder is releasably supported to the bracket through the sliding engagement of the two flanges through the two slots;
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• a locking device, wherein the placard holder includes a further flange, wherein when the at least one bracket is mounted to the vehicle and the placard holder is mounted to the at least one bracket, the locking device is operative to engage with the further flange to prevent the placard holder from dismounting from the at least one bracket in at least one direction.

An apparatus comprising

• at least one bracket;
• at least one placard holder in releasable sliding connection with the bracket, wherein the at least one placard holder includes a tray with a generally diamond shaped cavity therein, wherein the cavity has a sufficient depth to receive at least 10 stacked placards therein, wherein the width of each side of the cavity is at least 10.75 inches;
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• at least one interengaging aperture and projection, wherein one of either the at least one bracket and the placard holder includes the at least one aperture, and the other one of either the at least one bracket and placard holder includes the at least one projection, and whereby the placard holder is releasably supported to the at least one bracket through engagement of the at least one projection with the at least one aperture;
• a vehicle, wherein the vehicle includes the at least one bracket mounted thereto;
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• the plurality of stacked placards adhesively mounted within the cavity of the at least one bracket.

A method comprising:

• a) providing at least one bracket mounted to a surface in operative connection with a container that includes a hazardous material;
• b) sliding at least one placard holder into the at least one bracket, wherein the at least one placard holder includes a tray with a cavity therein;
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• c) adhesively mounting at least one first placard in the cavity of the at least one placard holder, wherein the at least one first placard includes indicia representative of a hazard classification corresponding to the hazardous material.