Display units for lithophanes

Abstract

Display units for lithophanes and methods for manufacturing them. A display unit may include a pane, or a stand piece, formed of a clear or translucent material of construction. At least a portion of a frontward-facing surface of the pane or the stand piece may include a roughened surface formed thereon. The display unit may include at least one light source positioned sufficiently proximate to, or in contact with, one or more edges of the pane or the stand piece to direct light from the at least one light source as at least one light path into and through the clear or translucent material of construction toward the roughened surface. The display unit may include means for positioning a lithophane upon, or proximate, to the roughened surface. Users of such display units may experience greater lithophane viewing convenience using either natural light or with the at least one light source.

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