Removable advertising display for pickup trucks

• US 6,145,230 A
• Filed: 04/02/1999
• Issued: 11/14/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Larry Allan Holmberg
• Original Assignee: Larry Allan Holmberg
• Inventors: Holmberg, Larry Allan
• Primary Examiner(s): GREEN, BRIAN
• Application Number:
  US09/286,644
• Time in Patent Office: 592 Days
• Field of Search: 40/564, 40/572, 40/590, 40/591, 296/21, 296/183
• US Class Current: 40/591
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/04 by land vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/042 the advertising matter being fixed on the roof of the vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/048 Advertisement panels on sides, front or back of vehicles

Abstract

A large advertising assembly that can be easily moved from one pickup truck to another. The assembly includes an advertising display and a bed frame member. The bed frame member fits snugly into the bed of a standard pickup truck and provides a platform on which the advertising display is removably mounted. The advertising display has an internal light source, removable translucent advertising panels and a portion that extends over the cab of the pickup truck to provide a large area for advertisement.

Claims

1. An advertising display in combination with a pickup truck comprising:

the pickup truck having a bed of a given width and length, the bed having a floor, a pair of wheel wells and a pair of sidewalls of equal height; and

a bed frame member having a height substantially equal to the height of the sidewalls of the bed of the pickup truck, having a length slightly shorter than the length of the bed of the pickup truck and having a bottom end and a top end, the bottom end having a width slightly less than the distance between the wheel wells of the bed of the pickup truck and resting on the floor of the bed of the pickup truck; and

an advertising display of a given height and width, the advertising display being removably connected to the top end of the bed frame member; and

a plurality of translucent advertising panels for displaying advertising messages being removably connected to the advertising display; and

a plurality of light sources encased inside the advertising display for illumination of the advertising panels.

2. An advertising display in combination with a pickup truck as disclosed in claim 1 wherein the advertising display has a portion that extends over the cab of a pickup truck.

3. An advertising display in combination with a pickup truck as disclosed in claim 1 wherein the top end of the bed frame member has a width slightly less than the distance between the sidewalls of the bed of the pickup truck.

4. An advertising display in combination with a pickup truck as disclosed in claim 1 wherein the bottom end of the bed frame member has a portion that fits around the wheel wells of the bed of the pickup truck.

5. An advertising display in combination with a pickup truck as disclosed in claim 1 further comprising:

a plurality stabilizing hooks solidly attached to the advertising display; and

a means for connecting the stabilizing hooks to the pickup truck.