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US 6,145,228 AGranted
Apparatus for simulating falling snowflakes
OwnerJames L. LaChanceinventor
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Abstract
A decorative hollow Christmas ornament supports a generally spherical body having a plurality of flat, small reflective surfaces for rotation about a horizontal axis. A light source disposed a distance from the reflective spherical transmits light to the small flat surfaces so that their images are then reflected to a wall, such as the exterior of a house, to simulate descending snowflakes.
Claims12
A Portable light-reflective apparatus for simulating falling snow flakes (66A 66B, 66C) on a remote surface (63), comprising:
- a housing (10) having a supporting base (12);
- an axle (26) supported by the housing (10) parallel to the supporting base (12);
- a rotating body (24) secured to the axle (26) for pivotal rotation about a single, horizontal axis (28);
- said rotating body having an outer surface;
- a plurality of light reflecting surfaces (43) carried on the outer surface of the rotating body (24) in a generally globular arrangement;
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- an exterior light source (46) mounted at a variable adjustable distance remote from the light-reflecting surfaces (43) for transmitting light rays toward the light reflecting surfaces (43) such that the light rays are reflected to form a plurality of slowly descending similar and spaced light images on a surface (63) remote from the light-reflecting surfaces (43).
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