Patent ID: 6665967
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
A convertible message sign device mountable to a vehicle for conveying a status of the vehicle to a person located at a remote distance from the vehicle, the device comprising:a mounting plate for mounting on the vehicle, the mounting plate having a front surface, a back surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, the front surface of the mounting plate having two sections; and a plurality of placards pivotally mounted on the mounting plate such that each of the placards pivots about a substantially common axis and is alternately positionable in front of one of the sections of the front surface of the mounting plate, each of the placards having a status indicia marked thereon, each of the placards having a front side and a back side, at least one of the front and back sides of each of the placards having one of the status indicia marked thereon, each of the status indicia consisting of a single character.