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Gas filler opening indicator and advertising display for automobile
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-09-18
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Granted: 1995-04-11
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Expires: 2011-09-18
Abstract
Abstract Three small stickers, mounted on a backing sheet, carry, respectively, different indicia indicating the location of the gas filler opening and an advertisers logo or trademark. The driver or gas pump attendant can select and remove the appropriate sticker from the strip and adhere the selected sticker to the instrument panel adjacent the fuel level indicator thereby to remind the driver continually of the location of the gas filler opening of that automobile.
Inventors
- 👤 Mansung Choi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 15:46
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F21/00; G09F21/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
A method for advertising gasoline comprising the steps of providing a supply of stickers carrying, respectively, different directional gas symbols corresponding to different locations of the gas filler opening on different automobiles and advertising material including one of a logo, trademark and name of the gasoline supplier, identifying the location of the gas filler openings on respective different automobiles, selecting and separating appropriate stickers from the supply and adhering respective selected stickers to the instrument panels or dashboards of the respective vehicles without obscuring adjacent instruments.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
86 words
A method for advertising gasoline comprising the steps of providing a supply of stickers carrying, respectively, different directional gas symbols corresponding to different locations of the gas filler opening on different automobiles and advertising material including one of a logo, trademark and name of the gasoline supplier, identifying the location of the gas filler openings on respective different automobiles, selecting and separating appropriate stickers from the supply and adhering respective selected stickers to the instrument panels or dashboards of the respective vehicles without obscuring adjacent instruments.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method according to claim 1 in which stickers of the supply carrying different symbols are releasably mounted together as a set for selective removal in side-by-side relation on a backing strip.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method according to claim 2 in which the set comprises stickers carrying, respectively symbols having left, right and rear identifying portions indicating a left, right and rear, location, respectively, of the gas filler opening on an automobile.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method according to claim 1 in which in there are three different stickers in the supply, carrying symbols having left, right and rear identifying portions indicating a left, right and rear, location, respectively, of the gas filler opening on an automobile.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method according to claim 1 including the step of identifying and selecting vehicles pulling into a gas station with the filler opening on the remote side from the gas pump for the selection and application of stickers thereto.
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