Bracket for mounting banner to a truck wall

Abstract

A mounting bracket for affixing a banner to a side panel of a truck body, the truck body having a top panel, a side panel, and a top rail extending along a side of the top panel and a top of the side panel and joining the top and side panels. The mounting bracket includes the top rail having a first attachment member projecting outwardly therefrom and a mounting channel having a second attachment member projecting therefrom. The mounting channel has a channel for receiving a keder bead affixed to a top edge of the banner. The second attachment member of the mounting channel mates with the first attachment member of the top rail. The first and second attachment members are illustratively opposed dovetails that mate together.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A mounting bracket for affixing a banner to a side panel of a track body, the truck body having a top panel, a side panel, and a top rail extending along a side of the top panel and a top of the side panel and joining the top and side panels, the mounting bracket comprising the top rail having a first attachment member projecting outwardly therefrom and a mounting channel having a second attachment member projecting therefrom, the mounting channel having a channel therein for receiving a top edge of the banner, the second attachment member of the mounting channel mating with the first attachment member of the top rail.  
     
     
         2 . The mounting bracket of  claim 1  wherein the first attachment member of the top rail includes an upwardly opening dovetail and the second attachment member of the mounting channel includes a downwardly opening dovetail that is received in the upwardly opening dovetail of the first attachment member.  
     
     
         3 . The mounting bracket of  claim 1  wherein the channel of the mounting channel receives a keder bead affixed to the top edge of the banner.  
     
     
         4 . The mounting bracket of  claim 2  wherein the mounting channel is fastened to at least one of an outwardly facing side of the top rail and an outwardly facing side of the side panel by at least one fastener.  
     
     
         5 . The mounting bracket of  claim 4  wherein the at least one fastener comprises adhesive disposed between an inwardly facing side of the mounting channel and the at least one of the outwardly facing side of the top rail and the outwardly facing side of the side panel.  
     
     
         6 . A mounting bracket for affixing a banner to a side panel of a track body, the truck body having a top panel and a top rail extending along a side of the top panel and a top of the side panel and joining the top and side panels, the mounting bracket comprising the top rail having a first attachment member projecting outwardly therefrom and a mounting channel having a second attachment member projecting therefrom, the mounting channel having a channel therein for receiving a keder bead affixed to a top edge of the banner, the first attachment member including an upwardly opening dovetail that mates with a downwardly opening dovetail of the second attachment member.  
     
     
         7 . A truck body to which a banner can be attached, comprising a top panel joined to a side panel by a top rail extending along a side of the top panel and a top of the side panel, the top rail having a first attachment member projecting outwardly therefrom that mates with a second attachment member projecting from a mounting channel, the mounting channel having a second attachment member projecting therefrom and a channel for receiving a top edge of the banner.  
     
     
         8 . The truck body of  claim 7  wherein the first attachment member of the top rail includes an upwardly opening dovetail and the second attachment member of the mounting channel includes a downwardly opening dovetail that is received in the upwardly opening dovetail of the first attachment member.  
     
     
         9 . The truck body of  claim 7  wherein the channel of the mounting channel receives a keder bead affixed to the top edge of the banner.  
     
     
         10 . The truck body of  claim 8  wherein the mounting channel is fastened to at least one of an outwardly facing side of the top rail and an outwardly facing side of the side panel by at least one fastener.  
     
     
         11 . The truck body of  claim 10  wherein the at least one fastener comprises adhesive disposed between an inwardly facing side of the mounting channel and the at least one of the outwardly facing side of the top rail and the outwardly facing side of the side panel.  
     
     
         12 . The truck body of  claim 9  and further including a second mounting channel affixed to at least one of a front and rear edge of the side panel, the second mounting channel having a channel therein for receiving a keder bead affixed to a corresponding one of a front and rear edge of the banner.  
     
     
         13 . The truck body of  claim 12  and further including a third mounting channel affixed to the other of the front and rear edge of the side panel, the third mounting channel having a channel therein for receiving a keder bead affixed to the other of the front and rear edge of the banner.