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US 5,690,231 AGranted
Clay sculpturing kit
AssigneeSculptura, Incorporated
InventorSteve Erickson
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Abstract
A clay sculpturing kit is described which is used to shape clay, store clay and display the finished sculpture. The clay sculpturing kit includes a base and a covering where the base receives the covering such that the base is obscured from view. The concept of using the same device as a work place for shaping the clay and also for displaying the clay is made possible by a surface which is easily wiped clean after the clay is sculptured into a final piece of art.
Claims9
A clay sculpturing kit, comprising:
- a piece of clay;
- at least one sculpturing tool for shaping the clay to form a sculpture;
- a pedestal including a base, a covering, and at least one skid resistant support projected from a bottom surface of the base, the covering being receivable on the base which defines a space in which the clay and the at least one sculpturing tool are stored, the covering including a top wall having a top surface and side walls, the sculpture being placed to stand on the top surface of the top wall when the sculpture is displayed, so that the pedestal stores the clay and the at least one sculpturing tool, fashions and shapes the clay to form the sculpture, and supports and displays the sculpture when completed;
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- wherein the space further contains a light source, the covering includes an aperture on the top wall such that when the light source is turned on, light shines through the aperture substantially illuminating the sculpture displayed on the top surface of the top wall.
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A clay kit, comprising:
- a piece of clay;
- tool means for sculpturing the clay into a sculpture;
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- pedestal means for storing the clay and tool means, for fashioning and shaping the clay into the sculpture, and for displaying the sculpture which is placed to stand on a top surface of the pedestal means, the pedestal means including skid resistant support means for supporting the pedestal means, the pedestal means including a covering and a base, the covering being receivable on the base to define a space for storing the clay and the sculpturing tool means, the covering substantially obscuring the base from view when received on the base;
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- wherein the space further contains a light source, the covering includes an aperture on the top wall such that when the light source is turned on, light shines through the aperture substantially illuminating the sculpture displayed on the top surface of the top wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.