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US 2002/0000057 A1Published application
Universal portable illuminated artwork module
OwnerEdgar Mason Nashinventor
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Abstract
A compact, portable backlighted artwork display unit so flexible it may be used in conjunction with any display device of choice, introducing entirely new art forms utilizing many variabtions of PLATEN and lighting diversity that may be combined or mixed to produce artistic dimensions and displays heretofore unknown.
Claims5
An artwork display means for translucent artworks, comprising
- a) A shallow back-lighted means.
- b) A light diffusion means.
- c) A frame means.
- d) A platen means.
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An artwork display means according to claim 1A.
- a) the artwork display means of claim 1A whereby said device underlies art works.
- b) the artwork display means of claim 1A whereby said device includes a shallow light box means formed of rigid heat-tolerant material.
- a) the light box means of claim 2B wherein said light box means may be formed of a clear material.
- b) the light box means of claim 2BA wherein said light box means may be treated to reflect light inwardly.
- c) the light box means of claim 2B wherein said light box means may be formed of sheet metal.
- d) the light box means of claim 2BC wherein said light box means may be coated internally with a light reflective means.
- e) the light box means of claim 2B wherein said light box means slopes inwardly and backwardly.
- f) the light box means of claim 28 wherein said light box means contains a multiplicity of light sources.
- g) the light sources of claim 2BF wherein said light sources may be dimmable.
- h) the light box means of claim 28 wherein said light box means is pierced by vent hole means at top and bottom.
- i) the venthole means of claim 2BH wherein said vent holes are fitted with ventilation flue means to prevent light exit.
- j) the light box means of claim 2B wherein said light box means has attachment flange means.
- k) the light box means of claim 2BBJ wherein said attachment flange means are fixed into back of assembly of artwork display means.
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An artwork display means according to claim 1B.
- a) a light diffusion means formed of rigid translucent material.
- a) the light diffusion means of claim 3A wherein said light diffusion means may be in thin sheet form with surface pattern designed to scatter light passing through said light diffustion means.
- b) the light diffusion means of claim 3A whereby said light diffusion means may be fixed into assembly of artwork display means adjoining ventilated light box means.
An artwork display means according to claim 1C.
- a) and artwork containment frame means formed of a rigid machineable material.
- a) the artwork containment frame means of claim 4A wherein said artwork containment means is assembled of mitered lengths of framal elements.
- b) the frame means of claim 4AA wherein said artwork containment fram is formed to permit fixing thereto of other members of artwork display means.
- c) the frame means of claim 4A wherein said frame means has sides coated with light reflective means.
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Artwork display means according to claim 1D.
- a) a planar artwork display PLATEN means according to claim 5 formed of a translucent rigid material.
- b) the PLATEN means of claim 5A wherein said artwork display means is dimensioned to fit into front of frame means facing viewer.
- a) the PLATEN means of claim 5B wherein said artwork display PLATEN means may be of any thickness suitable for service required.
- b) the PLATEN means of claim 5BA wherein said PLATEN means may be translucent, clear or colored.
- c) the PLATEN means of claim 5B wherein said PLATEN means may be of single or compositly laminated.
- d) the PLATEN means of claim 5A wherein said PLATEN means may contain compositions differing in color and other physical aspects.
- e) the PLATEN means of claim 5BC wherein said PLATEN means may contain any filamentary means.
- f) the PLATEN means of claim 5Bc wherein said PLATEN means may have artwork imposed directly upon or into it, itself becoming the artwork to be displayed.
- g) the PLATEN means of claim 5C wherein by said PLATEN means may contain elements reactive to light.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.