Three dimensional shadow box with water flow
AssigneeOutside The Lines, Inc.
InventorsJ. Wickham Zimmerman, Christopher J. Roy, Thomas M. Real, Allison N. Long
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Abstract
An artistic presentation in the form of a shadow box is disclosed where the shadow box has been augmented with various dynamic visual effects. One such dynamic visual effect is the movement of water across the shadow box, simulating rain droplets, waterfall, sheets of water, or aerosolized water such as fog or mist. When combined with various lighting effects, the combined dynamic visual presentation permits a constantly changing visual appearance that can recycle and go on indefinitely.
Claims10
A shadowbox having an enclosure and a plurality of panels mounted therein, the panels configured to permit observation of each subsequent adjacent panel, comprising:
- a frame for mounting the panels;
- a water collection basin below the panels;
- a pumping system for pumping water from the water collection basin to an upper portion of the enclosure;
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- a water delivery system configured to dispense water from an upper portion of the enclosure to the water collection basin, the water delivery system including a water distribution manifold that directs water between two or more of the panels;
- wherein the water delivery system includes one or more nozzles to create an aerosol mist from the water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.