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Combination light fixture/HVAC duct/ad card holder for transit vehicle has roof mounted light fixture having a housing extending inboard to receive roof fasteners readily accessible through a cover strip. A single panel provides ad display serves as air duct with air vents and is supported by a deta

Combination light fixture/HVAC duct/ad card holder for transit vehicle has roof mounted light fixture having a housing extending inboard to receive roof fasteners readily accessible through a cover strip. A single panel provides ad display serves as air duct with air vents and is supported by a detachable hinge at the light housing. In another embodiment the lamp housing is below the card panel. Combination outboard extrusions form a wiring trough and attachment for duct lower wall, and inboard extrusions form detachable hinge, supporting display panel and card holder. Upper bracket extrusion receives panel and card. Extrusions are attached to display panel by double-sided adhesive tape. Light fixture has ballast member accessible from inside lamp housing.

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1. A combination light fixture, HVAC duct and advertising card holder for public transportation vehicles, the vehicles having at least one sidewall and a roof, said combination light fixture, HVAC duct, and advertising card holder comprising:a roof-mounted light fixture having a reflector and a hous

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A combination light fixture, HVAC duct and advertising card holder for public transportation vehicles, the vehicles having at least one sidewall and a roof, said combination light fixture, HVAC duct, and advertising card holder comprising:a roof-mounted light fixture having a reflector and a housing mounted along the length of said roof, said housing having an inboard mounting portion and an outboard lamp portion, said outboard lamp portion having a fixed female portion of a detachable hinge at its lower inboard end;a combined ventilating and advertising panel having an upper end and a lower end and having an upper ventilation portion extending downward from said upper end, a concave advertising panel card display portion, and a horizontal base ventilation portion extending to said lower end;said panel upper end having a male detachable hinge portion of such configuration and dimensions as to detachably fit within said female detachable hinge portion for alternate upward rotation to a closed position and downward rotation to an open position; anda sidewall mounted flange for removable attachment to said combined panel at its said horizontal base portion lower end when said combined panel is in a closed position;whereby said combined panel serves as a duct for moving air and an outer lighted surface for display of advertising cards;whereby said combined panel may be detached at its lower end from said sidewall and rotated downward on said hinge for service access to said duct or removed entirely; andwhereby said combined panel may be rotated upward and re-attached to said sidewall. 2. The combination light fixture, HVAC duct and advertising card holder of claim 1, wherein said upper ventilation portion and said horizontal base ventilation portion of said combined panel each define a plurality of spaced elongated vents for distribution of ventilation air from said duct to the interior of said public transportation vehicles. 3. The combination light fixture, HVAC duct and advertising card holder of claim 1, wherein said light reflector in said outboard lamp portion has a sidewall at each end, thereof, said sidewalls having opposing light sockets for receiving a fluorescent bulb and define wiring access apertures and said housing has a removable lens for desired distribution of light from said lamp portion for access to change said fluorescent bulb. 4. The combination light fixture, HVAC duct and advertising cardholder of claim 1, wherein said male hinge is mounted on said combined panel upper end by means of double-sided tape. 5. The combination light fixture, HVAC duct and advertising card holder of claim 4, wherein said roof mounted light fixture mounting portion has an upper wall attached to said roof by fasteners and a lower wall having a snap-in strip to cover said attachment fasteners. 6. The combination light fixture, HVAC duct and advertising card holder of claim 4, wherein said male hinge has an integral, longitudinal bracket portion having a double sided tape attaching surface, a hook portion for insertion of said female hinge portion of said lamp housing, said bracket portion and said hook portion extending perpendicularly from a body portion, said body portion having a panel end capturing lip extending parallel with said tape attaching surface and spaced therefrom to encase said panel upper end when inserted against said body portion at a panel end locating surface thereon. 7. The combination light fixture, HVAC duct and advertising card holder of claim 1, further comprising parallel opposing advertising card holding members mounted along said concave card display portion of said combined panel, respectively, and spaced to receive advertising cards at their upper and lower edges. 8. The combination light fixture, HVAC duct and advertising card holder of claim 7, wherein said advertising card holding members are mounted to the outer side of said combined panel by means of double sided tape. 9. The combination light fixture, HVAC duct and advertising card holder of claim 8, said advertising card holding members having molded end finishers having securing legs, said holding members having respective ends at each end of said combined panel, and said finishers are respectively secured in each end thereof by said securing legs being inserted therein. 10. A combination light fixture, HVAC duct and advertising card holder for public transportation vehicles, the vehicles having at least one sidewall and a roof, said combination light fixture, HVAC duct, and advertising card holder comprising:an inboard advertising card panel portion;an outboard duct panel portion having a plurality of air vents therethrough; anda light fixture supported between said outboard duct panel portion and said inboard card panel portion;said light fixture having a housing having a generally inverted “U”-shape and having an outboard panel connector and an inboard female panel hinge;said outboard panel connector being attached to said inboard edge of said horizontal duct panel;said inboard card panel portion having a concave card panel generally sloping upward and inward and having a lower edge and an upper edge, said lower edge having a male hinge mounted along its lower edge, said upper edge having an upper panel connecting bracket for connection with said roof;said male hinge of said concave card panel being of such proportions and dimensions as to be detachably mounted in said inboard female panel hinge of said light fixture housing for rotation of said concave card panel from a closed upward position to an open downward position;whereby said combination duct, light fixture and advertising card holder panel serves as a duct for moving air and an outer lighted surface for display of advertising cards;whereby said advertising card holder panel may be detached at its upper end relative to said roof and rotated downward on said hinge for service access to said light fixture duct or removed entirely; andwhereby said combined panel may be rotated upward and its upper end fastened in place relative to said roof. 11. The combination light fixture, HVAC duct and advertising cardholder of claim 10, further comprising light housing support straps extending vertically downward from said roof, said light fixture housing having a light housing support flange extending upward therefrom for attachment with said support straps by means of fasteners. 12. The combination light fixture, HVAC duct and advertising card holder of claim 10, said male hinge portion having a connecting member having a flat cardholding panel connecting surface, a panel locating flange spaced from the capturing lip thereof and defining a receiver for the lower edge of said advertising card, said card holding panel being attached to said flat card holding panel surface with double-sided tape. 13. The combination light fixture, HVAC duct and advertising card holder of claim 10, wherein said light housing defines a generally rectangular aperture in its outboard side, said light fixture further comprising a ballast connected with a ballast plate, said ballast plate being removably mounted on the inner side of said housing around the periphery of said aperture such that said ballast extends through said aperture into said duct, said ballast plate defining a fuse aperture and an LED readout aperture such that the fuse for said ballast may be replaced and the status of the ballast may be read without dismounting said ballast and ballast wall from said light housing. 14. The combination light fixture, HVAC duct and advertising card holder of claim 10, said light fixture having a light housing outboard duct panel connector, a vertical locating leg and a capturing lip, said duct panel connector having a flat surface for attachment of said outboard duct panel by means of double-sided tape. 15. The combination light fixture, HVAC duct and advertising card holder of claim 10, wherein said panel is of aluminum sandwich construction having a plastic core. 16. The combination light fixture, HVAC duct and advertising cardholder of claim 15, wherein said panel is about two mm. in overall thickness and having two outer sheets of about 0.012 in. aluminum sheet boned to a thermoplastic core. 17. The combination light fixture, HVAC duct and advertising card holder of claim 10, further comprising an upper support wall extending vertically between said roof and said panel upper connecting member, said upper support wall having a lower end having a support fastener flange extending horizontally for removable attachment of said panel upper connecting bracket by means of a fastener. 18. The combination light fixture, HVAC duct and advertising card holder of claim 17, said panel upper connecting bracket having a top horizontal fastening wall, an outer downwardly sloped panel wall having a lower end, said lower end being connected to said upper end of said card holding panel, said lower end of said wall having a strip receiver flange. 19. The combination light fixture, HVAC duct and advertising card holder of claim 18, wherein said panel upper connecting bracket has a vertical depending inner wall having a lower end with an outer extending advertising card holding receiver, said receiver defining a card holding groove and having an upwardly spaced cover strip receiver flange, said panel upper connecting bracket having a cover strip having parallel spaced snaps which are configured and dimensioned to fit between said cover strip flanges, said cover strip defining access holes aligned with said fasteners, whereby said cover strip covers the inner portion of said upper panel connecting bracket while allowing access to said fasteners for removal of said card holding panel. 20. The combination light fixture, HVAC duct and advertising cardholder of claim 10, wherein said outboard panel connector of said light fixture includes a generally rectangular, upward opening wiring trough. 21. The combination light fixture, HVAC duct and advertising card holder of claim 20, wherein said light housing has inset opposing end walls having outward extending connecting flanges, said endwalls having lamp sockets centrally mounted therein, said light housing having aligned apertures having hollow center fasteners extending through said aligned apertures and crimped for permanent attachment of said endwalls to said light housing and for receiving respective electrical wiring, whereby said wiring extends from said lamp sockets to said wiring trough attached therethrough. 22. The combination light fixture, HVAC duct and advertising card holder of claim 21, wherein said panel is of aluminum sandwich construction having a plastic core. 23. The combination light fixture, HVAC duct and advertising cardholder of claim 22, wherein said panel is about two mm. in overall thickness and having two outer sheets of about 0.012 in. aluminum sheet boned to a thermoplastic core.