US5136492A
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Light display
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-07-26
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Granted: 1992-08-04
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Expires: 2011-07-26
Abstract
Abstract A light display comprises a neon or other light source situated between two panels of semi-reflective, semi-transparent material supported in a box-like frame. When the light source is activated, the visual effect of viewing the light source from outside the frame yields a plurality of successively smaller images of the light source, analogous to seeing the shape of the light source being reflected and repeated into infinity.
Inventors
- 👤 Garland I. Rush
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 04:20
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F19/00; G09F19/12; G09F19/16; F; F21; F21V; F21V7/00; F21W; F21W2121/00; G09F13/00; G09F13/18; G09F2013/1886; G09F2013/189; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S362/00; Y10S362/812
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A light display comprising: a light source comprising a shaped tubular light-emitting structure conditioned to deliver light in at least a first direction and a second direction opposite said first direction; a first planar panel member adjacent said light source in said first direction, said first planar panel member conditioned to transmit some portion of the light delivered from said light source in said first direction, and to reflect the remaining portion of said light delivered from said light source in said first direction; and a second planar panel member parallel to said first planar panel member and adjacent said light source in said second direction, said second planar panel member conditioned to transmit some portion of the light delivered from said light source in said second direction, and to reflect the remaining portion of said light delivered from said light source in said second direction.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
A light display comprising: a light source comprising a shaped tubular light-emitting structure conditioned to deliver light in at least a first direction and a second direction opposite said first direction; a first planar panel member adjacent said light source in said first direction, said first planar panel member conditioned to transmit some portion of the light delivered from said light source in said first direction, and to reflect the remaining portion of said light delivered from said light source in said first direction; and a second planar panel member parallel to said first planar panel member and adjacent said light source in said second direction, said second planar panel member conditioned to transmit some portion of the light delivered from said light source in said second direction, and to reflect the remaining portion of said light delivered from said light source in said second direction.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The light display of claim 1 including frame means for holding said first planar panel member and said second planar panel member adjacent said light source.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
65 words
A light display comprising: a light source comprising at least one light-emitting device, and further including a light-reflective element adjacent said light-emitting device; a first panel member comprising a semi-reflective cover; and a second panel member comprising a reflective surface conditioned to reflect at least a portion of the incident light from said light source back towards said light-reflective element and said first panel member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
65 words
A light display comprising: a light source comprising at least one light-emitting device, and further including a light-reflective element adjacent said light-emitting device; a first panel member comprising a semi-reflective cover; and a second panel member comprising a reflective surface conditioned to reflect at least a portion of the incident light from said light source back towards said light-reflective element and said first panel member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
56 words
The light display of claim 3 wherein said light-reflective element comprises clock hand members operatively connected to a clock drive, said first panel member comprises a clock cover, and said second panel member comprises a mirrored disc, and further including a clock case supporting said clock hand members between said clock cover and said mirrored disc.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
CH336763A
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JPS5924284A
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