Patent ID: 6178677
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: B60Q,G09F

Abstract:
A vehicle-mounted, rear-directed message display apparatus, comprising:a housing which includes a transparent rear wall, a front wall, side walls, a bottom wall, and a cover,support assemblies connected to said housing,an illumination assembly supported inside said housing,a display sign supported inside said housing between said illumination assembly and said transparent rear wall, andan illumination control switch electrically connected to said illumination assembly by an electrical conductor,wherein each of said support assemblies includes:a support base plate,base-plate-to-vehicle fasteners for attaching said support base plate to a horizontal surface located between the back of a rear seat and rear window of a vehicle,a cylindrical riser member connected to said support base plate,a strut adjustably connected to said cylindrical riser member,a strut-to-housing connector portion connected to said strut,a connector-portion-reception bracket,an offset bushing located between said connector-portion-reception bracket and one of said side walls, andfasteners for connecting said connector-portion-reception bracket and said offset bushing to said side wall.