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US 6,662,482 B2Granted
Moving panel display
AssigneeThe Animated Animation Company LLC
InventorsMarc H. Segan, Gary Strauss, Steven Parker
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Abstract
A display device for displaying to a viewer a message or a story, preferably accompanied by synchronized sound. The display device comprises a plurality of multi-sided, rotatable display elements, each side or panel bearing a visual image. The display elements are selectively rotated, preferably in groups, according to a predetermined sequence such that a message or story unfolds, step by step, to the viewer as different panels are displayed.
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A display comprising:
- a housing, said housing having a viewing side;
- a plurality of display elements rotatably mounted in said housing in a circular array, each display element being rotatable about a respective fixed axis, each of said display elements having a plurality of sides, at least some of which carry visual images, said display elements being inwardly tapered from an outermost edge to an innermost edge;
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- a drive mechanism operatively connected to said display elements for rotating at least some of said display elements about said respective fixed axes for presenting visual effects at said viewing side.
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A display comprising:
- a housing, said housing having a viewing side;
- a plurality of display elements rotatably mounted in said housing in a circular array, each display element being rotatable about a respective fixed axis, each of said display elements having a plurality of sides, at least some of which carry visual images;
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- a drive mechanism comprising a ring gear operatively connected to said plurality of display elements for rotating at least one display element about said respective fixed axis upon activation of said drive mechanism for presenting a visual image on said housing viewing side.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.