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US 6,836,985 B2Granted
Solar powered display
OwnerBrian Mathewinventor
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Abstract
A solar powered window ornament including one or more photovoltaic cells used to power a drive mechanism that rotates at least one wheel for a vehicle body. The vehicle body is removable attached to a frame adapted to secure to a window. The vehicle body may be selected from a variety of available vehicles to allow replacement of different vehicle bodies. In one embodiment, the vehicle body displayed may be a three-dimensional NASCAR model.
Claims11
A solar powered display comprising:
- a frame having a front panel;
- a vehicle body;
- means for removably mounting the vehicle body to the front panel of said frame for interchanging with a second vehicle body;
- at least one wheel mounted for rotation on said frame about an axle wherein the vehicle body is removably mounted without removing the at least one wheel from said frame;
- an electrically operable motor drive for rotating said axle;
- and
- a photovoltaic power cell connected to the motor drive, said photovoltaic power cell supplying electrical power to said motor drive.
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An ornament comprising:
- a frame having a front panel;
- a vehicle body;
- means for removably mounting the vehicle body to said frame for interchanging with a second vehicle body,
- at least one wheel mounted for rotation on said frame about an axle, wherein the vehicle body is removably mounted without removing the at least one wheel from said frame;
- and
- an electrically operable motor drive for rotating said axle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.