Stock material or miscellaneous articles – Vehicle body ornament
Reexamination Certificate
2000-03-10
2001-03-06
Jones, Deborah (Department: 1775)
Stock material or miscellaneous articles
Vehicle body ornament
C428S007000, C428S011000, C428S542200, C428S542800, C428S905000, C343S720000, C040S591000, C040S593000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06197390
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a decorative ornament attachable to a vehicle's antenna, trailer hitch or rearview mirror that interchangeably functions as an air freshener or warning device.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
Animal lovers typically display animal related messages and artwork on bumper stickers, license tags and other conspicuous areas on or within a vehicle. Furthermore, such animal lovers are often concerned with striking animals that may enter the roadway. The present invention provides a vehicle ornament that may be interchangeably used as an antenna cover, a trailer hitch cover or an interior ornament. Furthermore, the device is uniquely configured to function as either an air freshener when displayed within the vehicle passenger compartment or a warning device when attached to the antenna to alert nearby animals of an approaching vehicle.
Various ornamental attachments for vehicles exist in the prior art. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,636,588 issued to Keller et al relates to an identification device for mounting on the antenna of a vehicle that enables an owner or operator to identify the vehicle.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,526,820 issued to Haas relates to an ornamental marker for vehicle antennas including a pair of engageable marker members each having a longitudinal channel to encompass the antenna. The outer surfaces of the marker members are provided with identifiable indicia either printed or integrally formed thereon.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,352,461 issued to Orta et al relates to an air freshener device mountable inside a vehicle including a hand shaped container oscillated on a flexible rod. The rod is attached to the vehicle dashboard with a suction cup.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,531,634 issued to Plouch relates to figurine mount for a vehicle including an illumination device.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,363,600 issued to Gary relates to a signal device for a vehicle including a holster and a wire frame removably mounted in one of a number of positions in the holster.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,320,920 issued to Lusebrink relates to a light reflecting mounted spotting signal.
Although various antenna attachments exist in the prior art, most are designed to assist a user in spotting a vehicle. The present invention relates to a vehicle that interchangeably functions as a warning device or an air freshener. Furthermore, the device is attachable to a trailer hitch ball, a vehicle antenna or a rear view mirror.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to multipurpose vehicle ornament. The device comprises a hollow base component having an interior chamber and an exterior surface molded to resemble a select figurine such as an animal head. The base component includes one or more apertures selectively positioned on the exterior surface thereof which are in communication with the interior chamber. A hook is mounted on the top portion of the base component for securing the device to a support member. The base component also includes a lower neck portion dimensioned to interchangeably receive either a trailer hitch ball or an attachment plug. The attachment plug includes a receptacle having a similar configuration as the top end of a vehicle antenna allowing the antenna to be easily inserted therein. An air freshening device may be installed within the base component instead of the plug for delivering fresh air to the atmosphere via the apertures. It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle ornament that simultaneously functions as a warning device.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a vehicle ornament that can be interchangeably attached to an antenna or trailer hitch.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a vehicle ornament that can function as an air freshener for a vehicle passenger compartment. Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become readily apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment when considered with the attached drawings and the appended claims.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3320920 (1967-05-01), Lusebrink
patent: 3363600 (1968-01-01), Gary
patent: 3531634 (1970-09-01), Plouch
patent: 4352461 (1982-10-01), Orta et al.
patent: 4526820 (1985-07-01), Haas
patent: 5636588 (1997-06-01), Keller et al.
patent: 5836261 (1998-11-01), Sutton
Bahta Abraham
Jones Deborah
Tola Kenneth L.
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