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US 4,998,364 AGranted
Visual display and amusement device
OwnerDavid Sengstakeninventor
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Abstract
A visual display and amusement device is provided which will give an illusion that a miniature airplane model is pulling a curved banner with a message thereon about an upper transparent portion of a housing. The device will convey the message over and over again to a person viewing the device.
Claims7
A visual display and amusement device, comprising:
- (a) a housing having a cylindrically-shaped lower portion and a cylindrically-shaped upper transparent portion, said cylindrically-shaped upper transparent portion being mounted on top of said cylindrically-shaped lower portion;
- (b) means located in said upper transparent portion of said housing for holding a message, said holding means include a rotatable vertical shaft having a horizontal arm connected to and extending away from an upper end of said rotatable vertical shaft, said horizontal arm is directly connected at one end to a curved banner that has the message affixed transversely thereon, said curved banner is rigid and is directly mounted to a miniature airplane model without the use of ropes and illumination, said airplane model and said curved banner being connected so that when said vertical shaft rotates it will give an illusion that said airplane model is pulling said banner in a constant sized circular movement about said upper transparent portion of said housing;
- and a rotating means located in said lower portion of said housing including a motor which is coupled to said rotatable vertical shaft for rotation of said holding means to convey the message on said curved banner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.