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Distress sign
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-10-19
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Granted: 1988-07-05
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Expires: 2007-10-19
Abstract
Abstract A distress sign which is adapted for placement on the upper edge of a vertically movable window of a vehicle. The sign includes a pair of elongate, substantially rigid display panels each having upper and lower marginal edges and end edges. The panels are connected together along their upper marginal edges by a substantially rigid spine panel. A hook entends downwardly from one end of the spine panel and is spaced from the end edges of the panels to provide a slot in which the upper edge of the window is received, and is configured to engage the adjacent end edges of the panels against the surface of the window when the upper edge of the window is received in the slot.
Inventors
- 👤 Billy G. Cox
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 13:13
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08B; G08B5/00; G09; G09F; G09F21/00; G09F21/04; B; B60; B60Q; B60Q1/00; B60Q1/26; B60Q1/50; B60Q1/52; B60Q1/544
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
188 words
A distress sign for use on vehicles, the sign being adapted for placement over the upper edge of a vertical movable window of the vehicle between the upper edge of the window and a vehicle frame against which the window is normally urged when in its raised position, comprising a pair of elongated substantially rigid display panels each having upper and lower marginal edges, and end edges, an elongate substantially rigid spine panel connecting said display panels together along their upper marginal edges, at least one of said display panels carrying an indicia, said display panels being disposed to converge towards one another in the direction of their lower edges so that the sign has a generally triangular cross-section, and hook means extending downwardly from one end of said spine panel and spaced from the adjacent end edges of said panels to provide a slot which is proportioned to receive the upper edge of the window and being configured to engage the adjacent end edges of said display panels against the surface of the vehicle window when the upper edge of the window is received in said slot.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
188 words
A distress sign for use on vehicles, the sign being adapted for placement over the upper edge of a vertical movable window of the vehicle between the upper edge of the window and a vehicle frame against which the window is normally urged when in its raised position, comprising a pair of elongated substantially rigid display panels each having upper and lower marginal edges, and end edges, an elongate substantially rigid spine panel connecting said display panels together along their upper marginal edges, at least one of said display panels carrying an indicia, said display panels being disposed to converge towards one another in the direction of their lower edges so that the sign has a generally triangular cross-section, and hook means extending downwardly from one end of said spine panel and spaced from the adjacent end edges of said panels to provide a slot which is proportioned to receive the upper edge of the window and being configured to engage the adjacent end edges of said display panels against the surface of the vehicle window when the upper edge of the window is received in said slot.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
119 words
The sign of claim 1, wherein said hook means comprises an extension of said spine panel against which the upper edge of the window is placed, said extension terminating in an end edge which is spaced from the adjacent end edges of said panels by a distance greater than the thickness of the window, said distance being sufficient to enable adjustment of the position of the upper edge of the window against said extension to a position at which said panels are disposed substantially horizontally, and means provided on said extension for restricting movement of the upper edge of the window along said extension toward or away from the adjacent side edges of said panels from a predetermined position.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
76 words
The sign of claim 1, wherein said hook means comprises an extension of said spine panel which is folded down along its side edges to define depending strips and a plurality of spaced apart downwardly opening grooves in each of said strips, the grooves in each of said strips being aligned with the grooves of the other strip and being proportioned to receive the upper edge of the window in a selected pair of aligned grooves.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
78 words
The sign of claim 1, wherein said panels are unconnected at their lower edges and are resiliently biased to converge in the direction of their lower marginal edges to dispose said lower edges closely adjacent one another to facilitate storage of the sign over a vehicle sun visor by spreading said lower edges of said panels, inserting the sun visor between said panels, and releasing said lower edges, so that the sun visor is engaged between said panels.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
11 words
The sign of claim 4, wherein said spine panel carries indicia.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
11 words
The sign of claim 1, wherein said spine panel carries indicia.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
111 words
The sign of claim 1, wherein said hook means comprises an extension of said spine panel against which the upper edge of the window is placed, said extension extending out beyond said contact means a distance greater than the thickness of the window, said distance being sufficient to enable adjustment of the position of the upper edge of the window against said extension to a position at which said panels are disposed substantially horizontally, and at least one ridge disposed on the side of said extension adjacent said end edges facing said slot and configured to restrict movement of the upper edge of the window along said extension past said ridge.
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