Patent ID: 8938897
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: B60Q,B62D,G09F

Abstract:
1. In combination with a highway tractor of the type having an operator's cab mounted on a frame, a vertical pivotal coupling means coupled to said frame behind said cab adapted to be coupled to a trailer, and an aerodynamic structure having a front arcuate surface and coupled to the top of the cab comprising: a support member including: a back surface of the support member coupled directly to a front arcuate surface of the aerodynamic structure so that the support member is non-flush with the aerodynamic structure, said back surface including an arcuate cross-section that matches the front arcuate surface of the aerodynamic structure; and a front panel coupled to said support member with a weatherproof seal, said front panel having information including at least one of letters and images located on a first surface, a second surface or an embedded surface of the front panel; wherein light from the plurality of bulbs provides illumination for the information-to be viewed from the front of the highway tractor.