Windshield document protecting device

• US 6,393,747 B1
• Filed: 05/05/2000
• Issued: 05/28/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: John Lewis
• Original Assignee: John Lewis
• Inventors: Lewis, John
• Primary Examiner(s): Butler, Douglas C.
• Application Number:
  US09/566,145
• Time in Patent Office: 753 Days
• Field of Search: 40/643,593,644,661.11,661 283/81,107,108,109,101,74,110,100 224/277
• US Class Current: 40/593
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/04 by land vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/10 by an adhesive layer
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/203 specially adapted to be attached to a transparent surface, e.g. the window of a car
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 7/12 the elements being secured or adapted to be secured by self-adhesion, moisture, suction, slow-drying adhesive or the like

Abstract

A windshield document protecting device including a panel having a front face and a back face. The front face has an adhesive disposed thereon. The front face has a document receiving recess formed therein. The recess is dimensioned for receiving registration and inspection stickers therein whereby the registration and inspecting stickers face the front face. The panel is affixed to the windshield with the registration and inspection stickers visible by looking through the windshield from outside the vehicle.

Claims

1. A windshield document protecting device for adhering to an interior of a vehicle'"'"'s windshield to prevent damage to registration and inspection stickers normally affixed to the windshield comprising, in combination:

a rectangular panel having a front face and a back face, the front face having an adhesive disposed thereon, the front face having a document receiving recess formed therein, the recess being dimensioned for receiving registration and inspection stickers therein whereby the registration and inspecting stickers face the front face, the recess being formed with tapered edges that enclose the recess on all sides;

a data display disposed within the back face of the rectangular panel, the display having means for displaying outside temperature, time of day, and current date.

2. A windshield document protecting device for adhering to an interior of a vehicle'"'"'s windshield to prevent damage to registration and inspection stickers normally affixed to the windshield comprising, in combination:

panel having a front face and a back face, the front face having an adhesive disposed thereon, the front face having a document receiving recess formed therein, the recess being dimensioned for receiving registration and inspection stickers therein whereby the registration and inspecting stickers face the front face, the recess being formed with tapered edges that enclose the recess on/all sides.

3. The windshield document protecting device as set forth in claim 2 and further including a data display disposed within the back face of the rectangular panel.

4. The windshield document protecting device as set forth in claim 3 wherein the display has means for displaying outside temperature, time of day, and current date.