Liquid cell articulated artistic display
OwnerFrank David Lena, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A liquid cell articulated artistic display system designed for introducing the natural phenomena of light refraction into manmade environments in a controlled manner, the display system including a light transmissive container partially filled with two or more immiscible liquids having a difference in specific gravity between 0.1 and 0.02. The container is slowly oscillated so that each of the liquids create a continuous series of distinctive wave sets mutually interacting with one another to create a clearly delineated wave phenomenon. A light beam is directed through the oscillating container and is refracted by the opposing wave sets causing the interactive wave phenomenon, thereby projecting a captivating, constantly changing wave pattern onto a visible surface.
Claims4
A liquid cell system for creating a moving projected visual wave pattern image, the system comprising:
- a container having two parallel, planar, spaced apart, generally horizontally disposed, panels made of visually clear material, and movably mounting on an external support the panels being sealably joined by a plurality of side walls, and separated by a spacing held within and filling the container, at least two immissible transparent liquids of different specific gravities;
- a motion generating means imparting motion to the container producing a distinct wave set within each of the liquids, the container motion being limited such that the wave sets are produced primarily by interaction between the separate liquids rather than between the liquids with the side walls, the wave sets producing a clearly delineated moving visual wave pattern in the container;
- a light directing means directing a light beam normally toward one of the panels, the light beam being refracted by the moving wave pattern;
- a surface, displaced from the container and positioned such that the refracted light beam passes through another of the panels and display the moving visual wave pattern as an image of the moving visual wave pattern having a constant and soothing wave pattern upon the displaced surface.
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