Window display material holder for vehicle windows

• US 20110107634A1
• Filed: 11/12/2009
• Published: 05/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: George Walter Kabalka
• Original Assignee: George Walter Kabalka
• Inventors: Kabalka, George Walter
• Granted Patent: US 8,006,419 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 40/606.01
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/04 by land vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/203 specially adapted to be attached to a transparent surface, e.g. the window of a car

Abstract

A window display materials holder for holding window display material for viewing from the outside of a vehicle. The holder includes a flexibly-rigid body having an insertion edge and a gripping edge. The insertion edge is designed to be inserted between a window and trim adjacent thereto. The gripping edge has gripping structure. The flexibly-rigid body is substantially coplanar to the window when the insertion edge is inserted between the window and the trim adjacent thereto.

Claims

1. A window display materials holder for holding a window display material for viewing from the outside of a vehicle, said vehicle having at least one window, each window having trim at least partially surrounding said window, said holder comprising:

(a) a flexibly-rigid body having an insertion edge and a gripping edge;

(b) said insertion edge designed to be inserted between a window and trim adjacent thereto; and

(c) said gripping edge having gripping structure, said gripping edge distal from said insertion edge;

(d) wherein said flexibly-rigid body is substantially coplanar to the window when said insertion edge is inserted between the window and the trim adjacent thereto.

2. The holder of claim 1, said insertion edge is selected from a group consisting of:

(a) a squared insertion edge;

(b) a rounded insertion edge;

(c) a pointed insertion edge; and

(d) a wedge-shaped insertion edge.

3. The holder of claim 1, said gripping edge is selected from a group consisting of:

(a) an upwardly curved gripping edge;

(b) a textured gripping edge;

(c) a ridged gripping edge; and

(d) a grooved gripping edge.

4. The holder of claim 1, said flexibly-rigid body being transparent.

5. The holder of claim 1, wherein said flexibly-rigid body substantially coplanar to the window is suitable for supporting a window display material positioned between said flexibly-rigid body and the window.

6. The holder of claim 1, wherein said insertion edge has a depth of less than 0.30 inches.

7. A window display materials holder for holding a window display material for viewing from the outside of a vehicle, said vehicle having at least one window, each window having trim at least partially surrounding said window, said holder comprising:

(a) a transparent, flexibly-rigid body having an insertion edge and a gripping edge;

(b) said insertion edge designed to be inserted between a window and trim adjacent thereto;

(c) said gripping edge having gripping structure, said gripping edge distal from said insertion edge; and

(d) said flexibly-rigid body being substantially coplanar to the window when said insertion edge is inserted between the window and the trim adjacent thereto;

(e) wherein said flexibly-rigid body substantially coplanar to the window is suitable for supporting a window display material positioned between said flexibly-rigid body and the window.

8. The holder of claim 7, said insertion edge is selected from a group consisting of:

(a) a squared insertion edge;

(b) a rounded insertion edge;

(c) a pointed insertion edge; and

(d) a wedge-shaped insertion edge.

9. The holder of claim 7, said gripping edge is selected from a group consisting of:

(a) an upwardly curved gripping edge;

(b) a textured gripping edge;

(c) a ridged gripping edge; and

(d) a grooved gripping edge.

10. The holder of claim 7, wherein said insertion edge has a depth of less than 0.30 inches.

11. A window display materials holder for holding a window display material for viewing from the outside of a vehicle, said vehicle having at least one window, each window having trim at least partially surrounding said window, said holder comprising:

(a) a flexibly-rigid body having an insertion edge and a gripping edge;

(b) said insertion edge designed to be inserted between a window and trim adjacent thereto, said insertion edge is selected from a group consisting of;

(i) a squared insertion edge;

(ii) a rounded insertion edge;

(iii) a pointed insertion edge; and

(iv) a wedge-shaped insertion edge;

(c) said gripping edge having gripping structure, said gripping edge distal from said insertion edge, said gripping edge is selected from a group consisting of;

(i) an upwardly curved gripping edge;

(ii) a textured gripping edge;

(iii) a ridged gripping edge; and

(iv) a grooved gripping edge; and

(d) said flexibly-rigid body being substantially coplanar to the window when said insertion edge is inserted between the window and the trim adjacent thereto;

(e) wherein said flexibly-rigid body substantially coplanar to the window is suitable for supporting a window display material positioned between said flexibly-rigid body and the window.

12. The holder of claim 11, said flexibly-rigid body being transparent.

13. The holder of claim 11, wherein said insertion edge has a depth of less than 0.30 inches.