Kinetic waveform device
OwnerWilliam A. Breaminventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a kinetic waveform that is adapted to be vertically oriented and anchored. As so oriented, the kinetic waveform device comprises a plurality of generally uniformly sized and shaped slats suspended and secured along two vertical axis threads that are in turn anchored between two vertically spaced apart points. Once vertically oriented and anchored, the waveform will generally revolve about a vertical axis with the individual slats slowly and generally progressively revolving about the same general vertical axis. Thus the plane of the slats tends to twist, ripple, and to continue to change shapes in a wave-like manner about the vertical axis thereby imparting an art like character to the waveform that is particularly beneficial in providing visual stimulation and intellectual entertainment.
Claims9
A kinetic waveform device adapted to be vertically oriented and capable of providing various and continually varying waveform shapes and as vertically oriented, comprising:
- a plurality of vertically spaced and generally elongated slats extending through a substantial vertical distance with said slats being generally uniformly vertically shaped;
- at least two transversely spaced, vertical openings formed through each slat intermediately between opposite ends and wherein said vertical openings are equidistance from the midpoint of each slat;
- a pair of axis threads extending vertically through said transversely spaced vertical openings within said slats forming said waveform device;
- attaching means for securing said slats to said axis threads such that said slats are suspended along said axis threads in generally uniform vertically spaced apart relationship and are free to twist about said axis threads such that the shape of said waveform device can vary throughout its vertical distance and continue to vary throughout its vertical distance in order that the kinetic waveform device may continuously produce different waveform shapes;
- anchoring means secured to at least one end of said axis threads for vertically anchoring said waveform device;
- and wherein said openings in said respective slats are formed such that at least one opening lies on each side of the midpoint of each slat and wherein said openings are spaced relatively close together relative to the length of the respective slats such that the slats may tend to generally revolve about an axis that would extend between said pair of threads.
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