Flexible platen image display device and method
OwnerTerrence J. Teichmaninventor
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Abstract
A multi-image display device has an arcuate platen formed by mounting a transparent flexible sheet in compression to a frame. The platen is convex or otherwise bow-shaped. Associated with the platen are a translucent image sheet having a plurality of images thereon and a restricting layer having transparent and opaque portions associated with the image sheet to permit viewing of those portions of the image sheet that register with the transparent portions of the restricting layer. Suitably altering the alignment of the image sheet relative to the restrictive layer (or vice versa) changes the image that is displayed.
Claims34
An apparatus for displaying images comprising:
- a frame;
- a transparent, flexible sheet of material mounted to the frame in compression to form an arcuate-shaped platen, said transparent, flexible sheet of material comprising first and second opposed ends and first and second peripheral flanges extending respectively from said opposed ends;
- a flexible image sheet having translucent images thereon associated with the arcuate-shaped platen;
- a restricting layer having transparent and opaque portions associated with said image sheet to permit viewing of those portions of the image sheet that register with the transparent portions of the restricting layer.
A method of forming an arcuate transparent platen in an animated display device that includes a frame, the arcuate platen, a flexible image sheet having translucent images thereon associated with the arcuate-shaped platen, a restricting layer associated with said image sheet and having transparent and opaque portions to permit viewing of those portions of the image sheet that register with the transparent portions of the layer, comprising:
- compressing a flexible sheet of transparent material having first and second opposed ends:
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- mounting said opposed ends of the flexible sheet of transparent material to the frame with said flexible sheet of transparent material in compression to form an arcuate platen.
An apparatus for displaying images comprising:
- a frame;
- a transparent, flexible sheet of material mounted to the frame to form an arcuate platen;
- a flexible image sheet having translucent images thereon associated with the arcuate-shaped platen;
- a restricting layer having transparent and opaque portions associated with said image sheet to permit viewing of those portions of the image sheet that register with the transparent portions of the restricting layer,
- said image sheet further comprising a registration strip for registering said image sheet relative to said restricting layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.