Decorative submersible fish tank sculpture
OwnerRobert S. Gaitherinventor
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Abstract
A decorative submersible sculpture is described in which a submersible hollow body is formed with a peripheral wall structure. The wall structure defines an internal receptacle of a prescribed decorative shape that is configured to be filled by a visually opaque particulate medium and formed by the internal receptacle into the prescribed decorative shape. At least part of the wall structure is transparent and configured in such a manner that when the receptacle is filled with visually opaque particulate medium, the medium takes the form of the prescribed decorative shape and is visible through the transparent part or parts of the wall structure. The decorative shape will visually appear to be in a solid, self-supporting state, and the transparent parts of the wall structure will be substantially invisible.
Claims19
A decorative submersible sculpture, comprising:
- a submersible hollow body comprising a peripheral wall structure;
- wherein at least a portion of the peripheral wall structure is transparent;
- wherein the peripheral wall structure defines an internal receptacle of a decorative shape and said receptacle is configured to be filled with visually opaque particulate medium;
- such that the medium is formed into the decorative shape and is visible through the transparent portion and visually appears to be in a solid state, and the transparent portion is substantially invisible.
A process for producing a decorative submersible fish tank sculpture, said process comprising:
- providing a hollow submersible body at least a portion of which being transparent and having an external surface and an internal surface;
- forming the internal surface into a receptacle of a decorative shape and configured to be filled with a visually opaque particulate medium wherein said medium is visible through said transparent portion and appears to be in a solid, self supporting state and said transparent portion is substantially invisible.
A decorative submersible fish tank sculpture, comprising:
- a base with a peripheral side wall projecting upwardly from a bottom wall;
- a hollow upright member, including a transparent portion, said hollow upright member extending upwardly relative to the base bottom wall, and defining an internal surface of a prescribed decorative configuration;
- said base and hollow upright member being configured to receive solid particulate materials to form a visible decorative structure with the transparent portion being substantially invisible;
- an opening in the hollow upright member providing open access to the internal surface and configured to receive solid particulate materials therethrough;
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- whereby solid particulate materials filling the internal receptacle will be visible through the transparent portion of the hollow upright member and will visually appear in water as a solid body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.