Patent ID: 8667718

Claim:
An apparatus for displaying a sign on a vehicle, comprising: a main housing sleeve with right and left sleeves that extend along a length of the main housing sleeve, wherein the right and left sleeves of the main housing sleeve are separated to provide a recess that extends along the length of the main housing sleeve; a receiving housing sleeve with right and left sleeves that extend along a length of the receiving housing sleeve, wherein the right and left sleeves of the receiving housing sleeve are separated to provide a recess that extends along the length of the receiving housing sleeve; one or more first sleeve fasteners capable of being coupled to the main housing sleeve to fasten the main housing sleeve to the vehicle; one or more second sleeve fasteners capable of being coupled to the receiving housing sleeve to fasten the receiving housing sleeve to the vehicle; a main housing capable of being coupled to the main housing sleeve; a receiving housing capable of being coupled to the receiving housing sleeve; a winding mechanism coupled to the main housing; a rollable vehicle sign capable of rolling and unrolling on the winding mechanism, a first end of the vehicle sign coupled to the winding mechanism and a second end coupled to the receiving housing; wherein the main housing comprises an engagement protrusion that extends along a length of the main housing, wherein the engagement protrusion of the main housing is configured to slide into the recess of the main housing sleeve to couple the main housing to the main housing sleeve; wherein the receiving housing comprises an engagement protrusion that extends along a length of the receiving housing, wherein the engagement protrusion of the receiving housing is configured to slide into the recess of the receiving housing sleeve to couple the receiving housing to the receiving housing sleeve; wherein the rollable vehicle sign is displayable across a portion of the vehicle when the main housing is coupled to the main housing sleeve and the receiving housing is coupled to the receiving housing sleeve; wherein the main housing comprises a cap at one end of the engagement protrusion; wherein the cap of the main housing is configured to abut the main housing sleeve when the main housing is coupled to the main housing sleeve; wherein the receiving housing comprises a cap at one end of the engagement protrusion; wherein the cap of the receiving housing is configured to abut the receiving housing sleeve when the receiving housing is coupled to the receiving housing sleeve.