Display for use in combination with a brake light in the rear window of an automobile

A display which is in the form of a sheet of transparent material having imprinted on one side thereof the upper portion of a head of an animal and having on the other side a layer of a non-permanent adhesive. The display is mounted on the rear window of an automobile, the automobile being of the type which includes a brake light on the rear window. The display is mounted on the window such that the brake light is where the nose of the animal would be located. In use, when the brakes are applied, the brake light is turned on giving the appearance that the nose intermittently lights up.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
The present invention relates generally to displays and more particularly 
to a display for use with an automobile of the type having a brake light 
in the rear window. 
Automobiles which include a brake light in the rear window have been in use 
now for several years. 
It is commonplace to secure decal type displays on the rear window of an 
automobile. Such decals are permanently affixed (i.e. non-removable) and 
do not functionally combine with any part of the automobile. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
According to this invention, a display is provided which is in the form of 
a sheet of transparent material having imprinted on one side thereof the 
upper portion of a head of an animal and having on one side a layer of an 
adhesive. The display is mounted on the rear window of an automobile, the 
automobile being of the type which includes a brake light on the rear 
window. The display is mounted on the window such that the brake light is 
where the nose of the animal would be located. In use, when the brakes are 
applied, the brake light is turned on, giving the appearance of a reindeer 
whose nose intermittently lights up. 
Various features and advantages will appear from the description to follow. 
In the description, reference is made to the accompanying drawing which 
forms a part thereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration, a 
specific embodiment for practicing the invention. This embodiment will be 
described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to 
practice the invention, and it is to be understood that other embodiments 
may be utilized and that structural changes may be made without departing 
from the scope of the invention. The following detailed description is, 
therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope ofthe 
present invention is best defined by the appended claims.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
Referring now to the drawings there is shown in FIG. 1 a view of a display 
constructed according to the teachings of the present invention and 
identified generally by reference numeral 11. 
Display 11 comprises a sheet 13 of polyester film or other suitable 
transparent flexible plastic material. Sheet 13 has a generally 
rectangular configuration, a length l.sub.1 of about 24 inches, a width 
W.sub.1 of about 10 inches and a thickness of about 0.003 inches. A 
rectangular slot (or cut out) 14 is formed at the bottom of sheet 13. Slot 
14 has a length L.sub.2 of about 7 inches and a width W.sub.2 of about 5 
inches. A layer of a nonpermanent adhesive 15 (a coadhesive) is on one 
side 17 of sheet 13. A color drawing 18 of the antlers 19 and upper 
portion of the head 21 of a reindeer is on the other side 21 of sheet 13. 
Drawing 18 is formed on sheet 13 by photo offset printing or any other 
suitable process. As can be seen, drawing 18 does not include the nose, 
south or jaw portions of the reindeer. As can also be seen, drawing 18 is 
positioned on sheet 13 directly above slot 14. 
In use, display 11 is mounted on the rear window 23 of an automobile of the 
type having a brake light 25 at the bottom of the window. Display 11 is 
positioned on rear window 23 such that slot 14 is in registration with 
brake light 25. As so positioned, brake light 25 will appear to correspond 
to the nose portion of the reindeer and each time the brakes are applied 
the nose will appear to light up. 
Since adhesive 15 is non permanent, display 11 can be removed from and then 
reinstalled on window 25 at any time, as desired. 
Instead of a reindeer, drawing 18 can be of another animal or of another 
item or even person. Instead of applying the drawing in one side of the 
sheet and the adhesive to the other side of the sheet, the drawing and the 
adhesive can both be applied to the same side of the sheet. 
In another embodiment of the invention, slot 14 is eliminated and the 
drawing is aligned with the bottom edge of the sheet. 
The embodiment of the present invention is intended to be merely exemplary 
and those skilled in the art shall be able to make numerous variations and 
modifications to it without departing from the spirit of the present 
invention. All such variations and modifications are intended to be within 
the scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims.