Decorative item with holographic illusion
AssigneeMindscope Products
InventorGEORGE BALANCHI
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Abstract
In general, the present invention is directed to a decorative item including: a body, comprising a cavity therein, the cavity being viewable through an opening; a projector, including: a light source; and a liquid crystal display (LCD) screen; the projector disposed in the cavity, but not viewable through the opening; a transparent element, positioned in the cavity, such that the transparent element is viewable through the opening; and the transparent element configured to receive or reflect projections of images or animations from the projector.
Claims15
A decorative item comprising:
- a body, comprising a cavity therein, the cavity being viewable through an opening;
- a projector, comprising:
- a light source;
- and
- a liquid crystal display (LCD) screen;
- the projector disposed in the cavity, the projector being located outside of sightlines through the opening;
- a transparent element, positioned inside the cavity, such that the transparent element is viewable through the opening;
- the transparent element configured to reflect projections of images or animations from the projector.
A decorative item comprising:
- a body, comprising a cavity therein, the cavity being viewable through an opening;
- one or more barriers, separating the cavity into viewable and non-viewable portions;
- a projector, comprising:
- a light source;
- and
- a liquid crystal display (LCD) screen;
- and
- one or more lenses, filters, or reflective cones;
- the projector disposed in the cavity, the projector being located outside of sightlines through the opening;
- a transparent element, positioned in the cavity, such that the transparent element is located within sightlines through the opening, the transparent element having a planar, curved, or partially spherical shape and configured to reflect projections of images or animations from the projector;
- a speaker, the speaker configured to output audio associated with the images or animations;
- the image or animation reflected on the transparent element.
A lantern shaped decorative element comprising:
- a body, comprising a cavity therein, the cavity being viewable through an opening;
- one or more barriers, separating the cavity into viewable and non-viewable portions;
- a projector, comprising:
- a light source;
- and
- a liquid crystal display (LCD) screen;
- and
- one or more lenses, filters, or reflective cones;
- the projector disposed in the cavity, the projector being located outside of sightlines through the opening;
- a transparent element, positioned in the cavity, such that the transparent element is within sightlines through the opening, the transparent element having a planar, curved, or partially spherical shape and configured to reflect projections of images or animations from the projector;
- one or more mirrors, the one or more mirrors used to redirect the images or animations from the projector to the transparent element;
- a speaker, the speaker configured to output audio associated with the images or animations;
- the image or animation reflected on the transparent element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.