Kaleidoscope recording apparatus
AssigneeCsesznegi's Art World Unlimited, Inc.
InventorCharles F. Csesznegi
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Abstract
A kaleidoscope recording apparatus having a backlighted screen which emits a plurality of light rays in the form of moving imageable material into a kaleidoscope mirror set. The backlighted screen is positioned adjacent to the light-entry end of the mirror set. The mirrors convert the imageable material from the backlighted screen into a kaleidoscope pattern. A conventional video camera is positioned with its camera lens adjacent to the light-egress end of the mirror set to collect the egressing reflected and re-reflected light. The kaleidoscopic pattern is then converted by the video camera to a video signal which is recorded on video tape.
Claims11
A kaleidoscope recording apparatus comprising:
- a kaleidoscope mirror set comprising two planar mirrors in swingable contact along one edge forming an elongated open-end trough of predetermined interior angle, said kaleidoscope mirror set having a light-entry end and a light-egress end;
- backlighted screen means for emitting a plurality of light rays in the form of imageable material, said screen means facing the interior of the trough formed by said mirror set and adjacent to said light-entry end;
- means for recording said light rays egressing from said light-egress end;
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- light collector means adjacent to said light-egress end and through which said light rays are projected to form a kaleidoscopic pattern on said recording means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.