Transformative display scene
AssigneeAngel Productions Worldwide Inc.
InventorCriss Angel
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Abstract
There is disclosed a transformative display that, in a first configuration, appears as a first scene. A mechanism is provided to cause elements of the display to move from the first configuration to a second configuration, displaying a second, different scene. The elements are in the form of panels that fit into recesses in a platform in the first configuration. These panels may include features that extend above the surface of the platform to form other elements of the first scene. When the display moves to the second configuration, the panels swing upward from the platform, creating elements of the second scene. In the second configuration, features extending from the panels meet to other elements of the second scene.
Claims17
A transformative display comprising:
- a substrate platform having an upper surface and one or more recesses;
- a latch operator;
- and
- one or more panels, wherein each panel comprises:
- a substantially planar body shaped to fit within respective ones of the recesses when the display is in a first configuration
- a hinge connecting an edge of the panel with an edge of the recess, the hinge adapted to allow the panel to rotate about a hinge axis from the first configuration to a second configuration, wherein, in the second configuration the panel extends out of the recess;
- a bias mechanism connected with the panel and/or the hinge providing a bias force to drive the panel from the first configuration to the second configuration;
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- a latch connected with the platform and releasably connected with the panel to hold the panel in the first configuration against the bias force,
- wherein the latch operator actuates latches of each of the panels and wherein, when the latch of the panel is actuated, the panel moves from the first configuration to the second configuration subject to the bias force.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.