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Car top sign

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1966-06-24
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Granted: 1966-12-13
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Expires: 1986-06-24
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Sr Ralph B Rose

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 11:23
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F21/00; G09F21/04; G09F21/042

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 353 words
A CAR TOP SIGN OR WEATHER RESISTANT SHEET MATERIAL COMPRISING; AN INVERTED SHELL OF GENERALLY TRAPEZOIDAL SHAPE AS SEEN IN EITHER SIDE ELEVATION AND OF TRUNCATED ISOSCELES TRIANGULAR SHAPE AS SEEN IN FRONT AND REAR ELEVATION, SAID SHELL INCLUDING, A TOP PANEL HAVING EQUILENGTH LONGITUDINAL SIDE EDGES AND OPPOSED FRONT AND REAR EDGES, AND HAVING A FLOW THROUGH OPENING; A FIRST AND A SECOND MAIN SIGN PANEL OF EQUAL SIZE, EACH CONNECTED ALONG ONE OF THE LONGITUDINAL EDGES OF THE TOP PANEL; AND OPPOSED FRONT AND REAR PANELS ALONG SAID FRONT AND REAR EDGES RESPECTIVELY, SAID FRONT AND REAR PANELS EACH HAVING A BODY SECTION OF TRUNCATED TRIANGULAR ISOSCELES SHAPE AND AN ACCESS OPENING INTO THE SHELL INTERIOR ADJACENT THE BASE LINE, WITH THE LINE OF JUNCTURE EACH BODY SECTION AND THE TOP PANEL BEING ALONG THE TRUNCATED EDGE OF THE BODY SECTION, AND EACH SAID BODY SECTION HAVING FEET PORTIONS EXTENDING DISTALLY OF THE BASE EDGE; FOLD LINES ALONG THE LINE OF JUNCTURE OF THE TOP PANEL AND ALL OF THE OTHER PANELS TO FACILITATE FOLDING OF THE OTHER PANELS OUT OF THE PLANE OF THE TOP PANEL WITH THE EXTENDING EDGES OF THE BODY SECTION AND OF THE SIGN PANEL DEFINING A SURFACE OF CONTACT FOR AN AUTOMOBILE CAR TOP; AND MEANS TO CONNECT THE MARGINS OF THE INCLINED EDGES OF SAID BODY SECTION AND THE ADJACENT MARGINAL EDGES OF THE SIGN PANELS TO WALL THE INTERIOR OF SAID SHELL BETWEEN SAID ALL OF THE OTHER PANELS AND THE TOP PANEL; AND A FOLD LINE ALONG EACH BASE LINE OF BODY SECTION TO FACILITATE FOLDING OF THE FEET PORTIONS OUT OF THE PLANE OF THE BODY SECTIONS AND TOWARD THE OTHER BODY SECTION TO PARTIALLY FLOOR THE SHELL AND OVERLAY A PORTION OF THE SURFACE OF CONTACT DEFINED BY SAID EXTENDING EDGES; AND ADHESIVE MEANS ON THE FEET TO ADHESIVELY ADHERE TO AN AUTOMOBILE CAR TOP AND HOLD THE CAR TOP SIGN IN A PREDETERMINED POSITION THEREON, SAID FEET BEING ACCESSIBLE THROUGH SAID ACCESS OPENING AND SAID ADHESIVE MEANS BEING RESPONSIVE TO PRESSURE APPLIED ON SAID FEET THROUGH SAID ACCESS OPENINGS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 353 words
A CAR TOP SIGN OR WEATHER RESISTANT SHEET MATERIAL COMPRISING; AN INVERTED SHELL OF GENERALLY TRAPEZOIDAL SHAPE AS SEEN IN EITHER SIDE ELEVATION AND OF TRUNCATED ISOSCELES TRIANGULAR SHAPE AS SEEN IN FRONT AND REAR ELEVATION, SAID SHELL INCLUDING, A TOP PANEL HAVING EQUILENGTH LONGITUDINAL SIDE EDGES AND OPPOSED FRONT AND REAR EDGES, AND HAVING A FLOW THROUGH OPENING; A FIRST AND A SECOND MAIN SIGN PANEL OF EQUAL SIZE, EACH CONNECTED ALONG ONE OF THE LONGITUDINAL EDGES OF THE TOP PANEL; AND OPPOSED FRONT AND REAR PANELS ALONG SAID FRONT AND REAR EDGES RESPECTIVELY, SAID FRONT AND REAR PANELS EACH HAVING A BODY SECTION OF TRUNCATED TRIANGULAR ISOSCELES SHAPE AND AN ACCESS OPENING INTO THE SHELL INTERIOR ADJACENT THE BASE LINE, WITH THE LINE OF JUNCTURE EACH BODY SECTION AND THE TOP PANEL BEING ALONG THE TRUNCATED EDGE OF THE BODY SECTION, AND EACH SAID BODY SECTION HAVING FEET PORTIONS EXTENDING DISTALLY OF THE BASE EDGE; FOLD LINES ALONG THE LINE OF JUNCTURE OF THE TOP PANEL AND ALL OF THE OTHER PANELS TO FACILITATE FOLDING OF THE OTHER PANELS OUT OF THE PLANE OF THE TOP PANEL WITH THE EXTENDING EDGES OF THE BODY SECTION AND OF THE SIGN PANEL DEFINING A SURFACE OF CONTACT FOR AN AUTOMOBILE CAR TOP; AND MEANS TO CONNECT THE MARGINS OF THE INCLINED EDGES OF SAID BODY SECTION AND THE ADJACENT MARGINAL EDGES OF THE SIGN PANELS TO WALL THE INTERIOR OF SAID SHELL BETWEEN SAID ALL OF THE OTHER PANELS AND THE TOP PANEL; AND A FOLD LINE ALONG EACH BASE LINE OF BODY SECTION TO FACILITATE FOLDING OF THE FEET PORTIONS OUT OF THE PLANE OF THE BODY SECTIONS AND TOWARD THE OTHER BODY SECTION TO PARTIALLY FLOOR THE SHELL AND OVERLAY A PORTION OF THE SURFACE OF CONTACT DEFINED BY SAID EXTENDING EDGES; AND ADHESIVE MEANS ON THE FEET TO ADHESIVELY ADHERE TO AN AUTOMOBILE CAR TOP AND HOLD THE CAR TOP SIGN IN A PREDETERMINED POSITION THEREON, SAID FEET BEING ACCESSIBLE THROUGH SAID ACCESS OPENING AND SAID ADHESIVE MEANS BEING RESPONSIVE TO PRESSURE APPLIED ON SAID FEET THROUGH SAID ACCESS OPENINGS.

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