Mobile multi-display billboard vehicle and method of advertising

Abstract

Mobile multi-display billboard vehicles are provided. A representative vehicle includes a cab and a bed portion, and at least one multi-display sign box. Methods and other systems are also provided.

1 . A mobile multi-display billboard vehicle comprising: 
 a vehicle including a cab and a flat bed portion;    at least one multi-display sign box; and    wherein said at least one multi-display sign box is attached to an upper surface of said bed portion.    
     
     
         2 . The billboard vehicle of  claim 1 , further comprising attaching means for attaching said at least one multi-display sign box to said upper surface of said bed portion.  
     
     
         3 . The billboard vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein each of said multi-display sign boxes further includes a front side, a back side, a lower frame member, an upper frame member, a pair of end frame members, a plurality of multi-sided display elements being vertically supported between said upper frame member and said lower frame member, and a drive mechanism for rotating said plurality of multi-sided display elements in tandem.  
     
     
         4 . The billboard vehicle of  claim 3 , wherein each of said multi-display sign boxes further includes a liner disposed on said back side such that when viewed from said front side, vision between adjacent of said multi-sided display elements is prevented.  
     
     
         5 . The billboard vehicle of  claim 3 , wherein said at least one multi-display sign box further includes a pair of opposing multi-display sign boxes and a rear multi-display sign box therebetween, wherein said lower frame members of said multi-display sign boxes are attached to said upper surface of said bed portion, and said end members of adjacent of said multi-display sign boxes are connected such that said multi-display sign boxes form an enclosure.  
     
     
         6 . The billboard vehicle of  claim 3 , wherein said drive mechanism is at least partially disposed inside said lower frame member.  
     
     
         7 . The billboard vehicle of  claim 3 , wherein each of said multi-display sign boxes is independently controlled such that said plurality of multi-sided display elements of each of said multi-display sign boxes is rotatable independent of other of said pluralities of multi-sided display elements of others of said multi-display sign boxes.  
     
     
         8 . The billboard vehicle of  claim 3 , further including at least one lighting fixture mounted on said upper surface of said bed portion, said lighting fixture being configured to illuminate said at least one multi-display sign box.  
     
     
         9 . The billboard vehicle of  claim 8 , further including a diesel generator secured to said bed portion and configured to supply operating power to said at least one multi-display sign box and said at least one lighting fixture.  
     
     
         10 . The billboard vehicle of  claim 3 , wherein said multi-display sign boxes can be activated and deactivated from inside said cab.  
     
     
         11 . The billboard vehicle of  claim 7 , wherein a frequency of rotation of said plurality of multi-sided display elements is variable.  
     
     
         12 . The billboard vehicle of  claim 1 , further comprising a means for tracking a position of said vehicle.  
     
     
         13 . The billboard vehicle of  claim 1 , further comprising a low power FM transmitter for transmitting advertising messages.  
     
     
         14 . A method for advertising comprising: 
 providing a vehicle;    providing a plurality of multi-display sign boxes; and    attaching said plurality of multi-display sign boxes to said vehicle.    
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein said attaching step further includes attaching said plurality of multi-display sign boxes to an upper surface of a bed portion.  
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein said attaching step further comprises: 
 positioning a lower member of one of said plurality of multi-display sign boxes on said bed portion;    creating matching mounting holes in said lower member and said bed portion;    passing at least one attaching means through said matching mounting holes; and    securing said at least one attaching means in place, thereby securing said lower member to said bed portion.    
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein said step of attaching said plurality of multi-display sign boxes to said bed portion further includes attaching a pair of opposing multi-display sign boxes and a rear multi-display sign box to said bed portion such that said plurality of multi-display sign boxes forms an enclosure.  
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising the step of illuminating said plurality of multi-display sign boxes.  
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising the step of operating each of said plurality of multi-display sign boxes independently of each other.  
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising the step of varying a frequency at which each of said plurality of sign boxes operates.  
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising the step of providing power for operating said plurality of multi-display sign boxes.  
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising the step of transmitting low power FM advertising messages.  
     
     
         23 . A method of advertising comprising: 
 providing a vehicle having at least one multi-display sign box attached to a bed portion thereof; and    operating said vehicle in a plurality of locations.    
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 23 , further comprising the step of illuminating said at least one multi-display sign box.  
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein said bed portion includes an upper surface and said at least one multi-display sign box is bolted to said upper surface.  
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 23 , further comprising the step of transmitting low power FM advertising messages.  
     
     
         27 . A mobile multi-display billboard vehicle comprising: 
 a vehicle including a cab and a flat bed portion;    a plurality of multi-display sign boxes;    a plurality of controllers, each of said controllers arranged and configured to operate one of said plurality of multi-display sign boxes at a desired frequency; and    wherein each of said plurality of multi-display sign boxes is operatively coupled to one of said plurality of controllers.    
     
     
         28 . The mobile multi-display billboard vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein each of said controllers further includes a computer.  
     
     
         29 . The mobile multi-display billboard vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein said desired frequency of each of said controllers is selected from inside said cab.  
     
     
         30 . The mobile multi-display billboard vehicle of  claim 1 , further including three of said multi-display sign boxes and three of said controllers.  
     
     
         31 . A mobile multi-display billboard vehicle comprising: 
 a vehicle having a cab and a bed portion;    a pair of opposing multi-display sign boxes and a rear multi-display sign box, each of said multi-display sign boxes including a front side, a back side, a lower frame member, an upper frame member, a pair of end frame members, a plurality of triangular display elements being vertically supported between said upper frame member and said lower frame member, a drive mechanism partially disposed in said lower frame member for rotating said plurality of triangular display elements in tandem, a motor configured to rotate said drive mechanism, and a controller configured to allow a frequency at which said plurality of triangular display elements is rotated to be varied;    a plurality of lighting fixtures being mounted to an upper surface of said bed portion and configured to illuminate said multi-display sign boxes;    a diesel generator attached to said bed portion being configured to supply operating power to said multi-display sign boxes and said plurality of lighting fixtures; and    a plurality of switches in said cab configured to energize and de-energize each of said multi-display sign boxes independently of each other; and    wherein said lower members of said multi-display sign boxes are mounted to said bed portion and said end members of adjacent of said multi-display sign boxes are rigidly connected such that said multi-display sign boxes form an enclosure, each of said multi-display sign boxes further including a liner disposed on said back side such that when viewed from said front side, vision between adjacent one of said triangular display elements is prevented.