Theatrical advertising display

• US 6,865,830 B2
• Filed: 10/31/2003
• Issued: 03/15/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kelly Jean Sullivan, Todd James Gravitt
• Original Assignee: Kelly Jean Sullivan, Todd James Gravitt
• Inventors: Gravitt, Todd James, Sullivan, Kelly Jean
• Primary Examiner(s): HOGE, GARY CHAPMAN
• Application Number:
  US10/698,335
• Publication Number:
  US 20040140999A1
• Time in Patent Office: 501 Days
• Field of Search: 40/1, 401/240.3, 404/27, 404/46, 404/53, 404/55, 405/84, 406/060.3, 407/17, 407/25
• US Class Current: 40/1
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 27/00 Combined visual and audible advertising or displaying, e.g. for public address
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 40/906 Sound

Abstract

An assembly and method for providing audio/visual advertising to supplement standard print advertising is disclosed and described.

Claims

1. A display unit comprising:

(a) a housing for a stationary visual display means comprising a movie poster;

(b) an audio/visual display means comprising a pre-recorded movie trailer; and

(c) a user controlled activation means.

2. The display unit of claim 1 wherein said audio/visual display is provided by a cathode ray tube monitor.

3. The display unit of claim 1 wherein said audio/visual display is provided by a liquid crystal display monitor.

4. The display unit of claim 1 wherein said user controlled activation means is a single switch or button.

5. The display unit of claim 1 wherein the stationary visual display means and audio visual display means are incorporated onto a single housing.