Patent ID: 6449889
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
A lighted display device for a vehicle, comprising:a pair of spaced apart panes defining an opening along upper edges thereof; a frame member about said panes having opposed side walls and a bottom wall extending longitudinally between said side walls for holding said panes; an indicia sheet positioned between said panes and adapted to be inserted or removed through said opening; a plurality of light assemblies spaced apart along said side walls, each light assembly comprising: a cylindrical housing integrally extending through a respective said side wall of said frame member and having a front portion and a rear portion; a light bulb disposed in said front portion; a magnet disposed in said rear portion for removably coupling said frame member to a metallic surface; a battery disposed in said rear portion; and means in said rear portion for moving said battery between a first position displaced from said light bulb when said frame member is not magnetically coupled to said metallic surface and a second position electrically connected to said light bulb when said frame member is magnetically coupled to said metallic surface, whereby said light bulb is energized when said frame member is magnetically coupled to said metallic surface.