Message display assembly for a vehicle

• US 7,020,992 B1
• Filed: 10/25/2004
• Issued: 04/04/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Joel A. Christie
• Original Assignee: Joel A. Christie
• Inventors: Christie, Joel A.
• Primary Examiner(s): DAVIS, CASSANDRA HOPE
• Application Number:
  US10/972,016
• Time in Patent Office: 526 Days
• Field of Search: 405/93, 340/468, 340/479, 248/285.1
• US Class Current: 40/593
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/04 by land vehicles

Abstract

A message display assembly for a vehicle that includes a display for displaying illuminated letter and numeral indicia. The display includes a housing that has a top wall, a bottom wall and a display screen that is mounted in the housing and extends between the top and bottom walls. A mounting is attached to the display for selectively attaching the display to an inner surface of a vehicle rear window. An input assembly is electrically coupled to the display for selecting word indicia that is then transmitting to the display so that the selected word indicia is displayed on the display screen.

Claims

1. A messaging system for mounting in a vehicle window comprising:

a display for displaying illuminated indicia, said display including a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall and a display screen being mounted in said housing and extending between said top and bottom walls;

a mounting being attached to said display for selectively attaching said display to an inner surface of a vehicle rear window;

a bracket including a base and a leg extending upwardly from said base, said base being attached to a respective one of said top walls, said leg having an elongated aperture therein extending from said base to a distal end of said leg, an arm being selectively positionable along said aperture;

a panel having first side and a second side, said arm being attached to and extending away from said second side of said panel, said arm being pivotally attached to said leg;

an adhesive being positioned on and substantially covering said first side of said panel; and

an input assembly being electrically coupled to said display for selecting indicia and transmitting selected word indicia to said display such that said selected word indicia is displayed on said display screen.

2. The messaging system of claim 1, wherein said input assembly includes:

a keypad including a plurality of keys;

a processor being electrically coupled to said keypad and to said display;

an electronic memory storage being electrically coupled to said processor, a plurality of indicia being stored on said memory storage, wherein said processor assigns one of said indicia to each of said keys such that the assigned indicia is displayed on said plurality of displays when a corresponding key is actuated; and

a power supply being electrically coupled to said processor.

3. The messaging system of claim 2, wherein said input assembly further includes a selection screen being electrically coupled to said processor and being adapted for depicting said selected indicia.

4. A messaging system for mounting in a vehicle window comprising:

a plurality of displays for displaying illuminated letter and numeral indicia, each of said displays including a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall and a display screen being mounted in said housing and extending between said top and bottom walls, each of said displays being selectively attached together such that said top walls are aligned and said display screens are electrically coupled together;

a plurality of mountings, each of said mountings being attached to one of said displays for selectively attaching said displays to an inner surface of a vehicle rear window, each of said mountings including;

a bracket including a base and a leg extending upwardly from said base, said base being attached to a respective one of said top walls, said leg having an elongated aperture therein extending from said base to a distal end of said leg;

a panel having first side and a second side, an arm being attached to and extending away from said second side of said panel, said arm being pivotally attached to said leg and being selectively positionable along said aperture;

an adhesive being positioned on and substantially covering said first side of said panel;

an input assembly for selecting word indicia and transmitting selected word indicia to said plurality of displays, said input assembly including;

a keypad including a plurality of keys;

a processor being electrically coupled to said keypad;

an output being electrically coupled to said processor and to said plurality of displays;

an electronic memory storage being electrically coupled to said processor, a plurality of word indicia being stored on said memory storage, wherein said processor assigns one of said word indicia to each of said keys such that the assigned word indicia is displayed on said plurality of displays when a corresponding key is actuated;

a selection screen being electrically coupled to said processor and being adapted for depicting said selected word indicia; and

a power supply being electrically coupled to said processor.