US3283136A
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Multi-color display apparatus
Assignee: Technical Enterprises Inc
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Filing: 1963-12-05
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Granted: 1966-11-01
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Expires: 1983-12-05
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Leonard R Dinkler
- 👤 Robert J Bishop
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 14:19
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F13/00; F; F21; F21S; F21S4/00; F21S4/10; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S362/00; Y10S362/812
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
AN ILLUMINATED DECORATIVE UNIT COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT BASE, AT LEAST ONE LIGHT SOCKET MOUNTED IN SAID BASE AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY THEREFROM, AT LEAST ONE LIGHT SOCKET MOUNTED IN SAID BASE AND EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY THEREFROM, A HOLLOW SUBSTANTIALLY TRANSPARENT SPHEROID OPEN AT ONE END AND MOUNTED ON ONE SIDE OF SAID BASE, A SECOND HOLLOW SUBSTANTIALLY TRANSPARENT SPHEROID OPEN AT ONE END AND MOUNTED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID BASE, DIFFERENTLY COLORED LIGHT BULBS IN SAID SOCKETS EXTENDING INTO THEIR RESPECTIVE SPHEROIDS, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID BULBS BEING A FLASHER HAVING A THERMAL RESPONSIVE ELEMENT, A PLURALITY OF SPRING CLIPS BRIDGING SAID BASE, THE ENDS OF SAID CLIPS BEING ANCHORED IN THE FACES OF SAID SPHEROIDS, THE POINTS OF ANCHORAGE BEING ADJACENT TO SAID BASE AND AT THE INWARD CURVATURE OF SAID SPHEROIDS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
AN ILLUMINATED DECORATIVE UNIT COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT BASE, AT LEAST ONE LIGHT SOCKET MOUNTED IN SAID BASE AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY THEREFROM, AT LEAST ONE LIGHT SOCKET MOUNTED IN SAID BASE AND EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY THEREFROM, A HOLLOW SUBSTANTIALLY TRANSPARENT SPHEROID OPEN AT ONE END AND MOUNTED ON ONE SIDE OF SAID BASE, A SECOND HOLLOW SUBSTANTIALLY TRANSPARENT SPHEROID OPEN AT ONE END AND MOUNTED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID BASE, DIFFERENTLY COLORED LIGHT BULBS IN SAID SOCKETS EXTENDING INTO THEIR RESPECTIVE SPHEROIDS, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID BULBS BEING A FLASHER HAVING A THERMAL RESPONSIVE ELEMENT, A PLURALITY OF SPRING CLIPS BRIDGING SAID BASE, THE ENDS OF SAID CLIPS BEING ANCHORED IN THE FACES OF SAID SPHEROIDS, THE POINTS OF ANCHORAGE BEING ADJACENT TO SAID BASE AND AT THE INWARD CURVATURE OF SAID SPHEROIDS.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-10-31 | 1974-05-02 | 1974-11-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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