Municipal meter ticket display

摘要

A device is disclosed for the safe, secure and reliable display of a municipal meter parking ticket, or similar item, from the interior of an automobile or motor vehicle. The device includes a base with a rotating lid. The rotating lid locks or engages over the municipal meter parking ticket which is on the base. Additionally, a chamber may be formed with a slot through which the municipal meter parking ticket is inserted.

主权项

1. A display device for a municipal meter parking ticket, including:
a base having a bottom surface in a first plane and comprising a suction cup for securing the display device to an interior of a motor vehicle, the suction cup including a ball and socket joint to allow the display device to be rotated, the base made of clear material; the base including a male detent element; a lid having a top surface in a second plane parallel to the first plane, the lid including a female detent element located on a corner of the lid, the lid having a florescent tint; a chamber formed by the base, the lid, an upper wall, a lower wall, a left wall, and a right wall, the upper wall, the lower wall, the left wall and the right wall each having surfaces in planes perpendicular to both the first plane and the second plane; a pin attached to the base and lid and having a length extending along a line perpendicular to both the first plane and the second plane, the lid rotatable within the second plane and about the pin to a final position so that a first municipal meter parking ticket having a front and back is entirely secured, front and back, within the chamber and engaged between the base, the lid, the upper wall, the lower wall, the left wall, and the right wall, wherein, when the lid is in the final position, the male detent element and the female detent element align with one another to engage the lid and prevent the lid from opening; light emitting diodes (LED) disposed around the base for enhancing visibility of the first municipal meter parking ticket and one or more solar cells disposed on the base for powering the LEDs; a reflective backing on the base to increase visibility of the first municipal meter parking ticket; and a slot provided in the upper wall, the left wall, or the right wall for allowing insertion therethrough of a second municipal meter parking ticket into the chamber while the lid is in the final position and while the first municipal meter parking ticket is secured, front and back, within the chamber.