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US 6,663,461 B2Granted
Animated display
OwnerPeter Sui Lun Fonginventor
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Abstract
An animated display comprising an outer sleeve having an inner sleeve positioned therein. The outer sleeve is itself rotatably connected to a support base. Also included in the animated display is an actuation assembly which is cooperatively engaged to the outer and inner sleeves. The actuation assembly is operative to facilitate the rotation of the outer sleeve relative to the support base concurrently with the rotation of the inner sleeve relative to the outer sleeve.
Claims17
An animated device comprising:
- an outer sleeve;
- an inner sleeve positioned within the outer sleeve and defining an inner sleeve axis;
- and
- an actuation assembly including a display plate which defines a plate axis extending in generally parallel relation to the inner sleeve axis, the actuation assembly being cooperatively engaged to the inner sleeve and configured to facilitate the rotation of the inner sleeve relative to the outer sleeve about the inner sleeve axis concurrently with the rotation of the display plate about the inner sleeve and display plate axes.
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An animated device comprising:
- an outer sleeve;
- a middle sleeve positioned within the outer sleeve;
- an inner sleeve positioned within the middle sleeve;
- and
- an actuation assembly including a display plate, the actuation assembly being cooperatively engaged to the inner and middle sleeves and configured to facilitate the rotation of the middle sleeve, the inner sleeve, the outer sleeve and the display plate relative to each other.
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An animated device comprising:
- a sleeve defining a sleeve axis;
- and
- an actuation assembly including a display plate which defines a plate axis which extends in generally parallel relation to the sleeve axis;
- the actuation assembly being cooperatively engaged to the sleeve and configured to facilitate the rotation of the sleeve about the sleeve axis concurrently with the rotation of the display plate about the sleeve and display plate axes.
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An animated device comprising:
- an outer sleeve defining an outer sleeve axis;
- an inner sleeve positioned within the outer sleeve;
- and
- an actuation assembly including a display plate which defines a plate axis extending in generally parallel relation to the outer sleeve axis, the actuation assembly being cooperatively engaged to the outer and inner sleeves and configured to facilitate the rotation of the inner sleeve relative to the outer sleeve concurrently with the rotation of the display plate about the outer sleeve and display plate axes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.