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1. A device for displaying a disability parking certificate placard from within a vehicle comprising a dashboard and a windshield comprising:
- a receptacle to receive a disability parking certificate placard for display connected by a first joint to a mounting unit that is mountable in a fixed position on the dashboard, the windshield, or an intersection therebetween by a first fastener, with the receptacle further comprising a second fastener for fastening to the windshield, and with the receptacle being pivotable about the joint relative to the mounting unit,and further comprising a leg attached to the receptacle by a second joint that allows the leg to be pivoted from a parallel position substantially parallel to the housing to a position at least about 30 degrees away from the parallel position;
wherein the leg and the second fastener are on opposite sides of the receptacle.
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Abstract
A device for displaying a disability parking certificate placard in a vehicle, with the device being movable from a storage position to a display position.
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1. A device for displaying a disability parking certificate placard from within a vehicle comprising a dashboard and a windshield comprising:
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a receptacle to receive a disability parking certificate placard for display connected by a first joint to a mounting unit that is mountable in a fixed position on the dashboard, the windshield, or an intersection therebetween by a first fastener, with the receptacle further comprising a second fastener for fastening to the windshield, and with the receptacle being pivotable about the joint relative to the mounting unit, and further comprising a leg attached to the receptacle by a second joint that allows the leg to be pivoted from a parallel position substantially parallel to the housing to a position at least about 30 degrees away from the parallel position; wherein the leg and the second fastener are on opposite sides of the receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for displaying a placard from within a vehicle comprising a dashboard and a windshield comprising:
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providing a receptacle to receive a disability parking certificate placard for display connected by a first joint to a mounting unit that is mountable in a fixed position onto the dashboard or the windshield by a first fastener, with the receptacle further comprising a second fastener for fastening to the windshield, and with the receptacle being pivotable about the joint relative to the mounting unit; mounting the mounting unit onto the dashboard or the windshield; resting the receptacle on the dashboard in a storage position; pivoting the receptacle about the joint at least thirty degrees from the storage position to a display position wherein the second fastener is fastened to the windshield, with the placard being visible through the windshield in the storage position and the display position, wherein the device further comprises a leg attached to the receptacle with a second joint, and pivoting the leg about the second joint at least about 30 degrees after moving the device from the storage position to the display position, with the leg resting on a dashboard of the vehicle in the display position to support the housing in the display position. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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