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Changeable exhibitor

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-11-25
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Granted: 1963-03-26
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Expires: 1980-11-25
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 George H Fandrey

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 14:13
CPC Classifications
F; F21; F21V; F21V9/00; F21V9/08; G; G09; G09F; G09F11/00; G09F11/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 287 words
A CHANGEABLE EXHIBITOR COMPRISING, A TRIANGULAR HOUSING HAVING UPPER AND LOWER FLAT WALLS AND A FLAT FORWARD END WALL, A TRANSPARENT LENS CARRIED BY THE FRONT END WALL, A CONVEYOR DEVICE SUPPORTED IN THE HOUSING, THE CONVEYOR DEVICE INCLUDING UPPER AND LOWER SPACED APART AND HORIZONTALLY ARRANGED TRIANGULAR FRAMES LOCATED WITHIN THE HOUSING BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER WALLS THEREOF, MEANS FOR RIGIDLY HOLDING THE FRAMES IN THEIR SPACED RELATION, JOURNAL BEARINGS CARRIED AT THE CORNERS OF EACH FRAME, VERTICAL SHAFTS ROTATABLE IN THE BEARINGS, GROOVED PULLEYS FIXED UPON THE SHAFTS ADJACENT TO THE CORNERS OF EACH FRAME, UPPER AND LOWER ENDLESS V-BELTS ENGAGING THE UPPER AND LOWER PULLEYS, EACH BELT BEING PROVIDED WITH AN OUTWARDLY-DISPOSED FLAT FACE HAVING SPACED STUDS PROJECTING FROM THE SAME, A PRIME MOVER GEARED TO ONE OF THE SHAFTS FOR THE SIMULTANEOUS MOVEMENT OF BOTH BELTS, A PLURALITY OF RELATIVELY NARROW AND RELATIVELY THICK TRANSLUCENT PARALLEL AND CLOSELY ARRANGED FLAT PANELS HAVING UPPER AND LOWER SLOTTED ENDS CONNECTED TO THE PROJECTING STUDS ON THE UPPER AND LOWER BELTS, THE STUD-AND-SLOT CONNECTIONS FOR THE ENDS OF THE PANELS PERMITTING A SLIGHT VERTICAL MOVEMENT OF THE PANELS WITH RESPECT TO THE BELTS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION OF THE PANELS, AN ELECTRIC LAMP SUPPORTED BY THE FRAME MEMBERS AND WITH THE LAMP BEING AXIALLY ARRANGED WITH RESPECT TO THE LENS, THE PANELS BEING CLOSELY PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER AND ARRANGED IN VARIOUS COLORED GROUPS THAT TRAVEL IN A HORIZONTAL PATH ACROSS THE FORWARD END OF THE LAMP FOR PROJECTING CHANGING COLORS THROUGH THE LENS, AND A SHIELD FIXEDLY CARRIED BY THE FRAME AND HAVING AN OPENING THAT RECEIVES THE FORWARD END OF THE LAMP TO CONCENTRATE LIGHT RAYS THROUGH THE COLORED PANELS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 287 words
A CHANGEABLE EXHIBITOR COMPRISING, A TRIANGULAR HOUSING HAVING UPPER AND LOWER FLAT WALLS AND A FLAT FORWARD END WALL, A TRANSPARENT LENS CARRIED BY THE FRONT END WALL, A CONVEYOR DEVICE SUPPORTED IN THE HOUSING, THE CONVEYOR DEVICE INCLUDING UPPER AND LOWER SPACED APART AND HORIZONTALLY ARRANGED TRIANGULAR FRAMES LOCATED WITHIN THE HOUSING BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER WALLS THEREOF, MEANS FOR RIGIDLY HOLDING THE FRAMES IN THEIR SPACED RELATION, JOURNAL BEARINGS CARRIED AT THE CORNERS OF EACH FRAME, VERTICAL SHAFTS ROTATABLE IN THE BEARINGS, GROOVED PULLEYS FIXED UPON THE SHAFTS ADJACENT TO THE CORNERS OF EACH FRAME, UPPER AND LOWER ENDLESS V-BELTS ENGAGING THE UPPER AND LOWER PULLEYS, EACH BELT BEING PROVIDED WITH AN OUTWARDLY-DISPOSED FLAT FACE HAVING SPACED STUDS PROJECTING FROM THE SAME, A PRIME MOVER GEARED TO ONE OF THE SHAFTS FOR THE SIMULTANEOUS MOVEMENT OF BOTH BELTS, A PLURALITY OF RELATIVELY NARROW AND RELATIVELY THICK TRANSLUCENT PARALLEL AND CLOSELY ARRANGED FLAT PANELS HAVING UPPER AND LOWER SLOTTED ENDS CONNECTED TO THE PROJECTING STUDS ON THE UPPER AND LOWER BELTS, THE STUD-AND-SLOT CONNECTIONS FOR THE ENDS OF THE PANELS PERMITTING A SLIGHT VERTICAL MOVEMENT OF THE PANELS WITH RESPECT TO THE BELTS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION OF THE PANELS, AN ELECTRIC LAMP SUPPORTED BY THE FRAME MEMBERS AND WITH THE LAMP BEING AXIALLY ARRANGED WITH RESPECT TO THE LENS, THE PANELS BEING CLOSELY PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER AND ARRANGED IN VARIOUS COLORED GROUPS THAT TRAVEL IN A HORIZONTAL PATH ACROSS THE FORWARD END OF THE LAMP FOR PROJECTING CHANGING COLORS THROUGH THE LENS, AND A SHIELD FIXEDLY CARRIED BY THE FRAME AND HAVING AN OPENING THAT RECEIVES THE FORWARD END OF THE LAMP TO CONCENTRATE LIGHT RAYS THROUGH THE COLORED PANELS.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-03-25 1966-09-24 1967-03-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-03-25 1970-09-24 1971-03-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-03-25 1974-09-24 1975-03-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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