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US 7,180,830 B1Granted
Novelty timepiece
OwnerLloyd E Cotseninventor
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a novelty item and kit comprising timepiece housing, timepiece face, timepiece hand element and images depicting a combination of morphed and non-morphed images.
Claims10
A timepiece, comprising:
- a timepiece housing;
- a timepiece face with a center axis attached to the front of said housing;
- hand means including at least one of an hour hand, a minute hand, and/or a second hand for cooperating with said face to provide a time indication;
- a plurality of non-morphed images printed on said face at spaced intervals at angles around the center axis of said face;
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- a plurality of morphed images printed on said face at spaced intervals, wherein the degree of morphing in said morphed images is related to the angle of placement around the center axis of said face and to the progression of time on said face.
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A timepiece, comprising:
- a timepiece housing;
- a timepiece face attached to the front of said housing;
- hand means including at least one of an hour hand, a minute hand, and/or a second hand for cooperating with said face to provide a time indication;
- a plurality of non-morphed images printed on an insert card with a center axis, said images being at spaced intervals;
- a plurality of morphed images printed on said insert card, said morphed images being at spaced intervals, wherein the degree of morphing in said morphed images is related to the angle of placement around the center axis of said insert card and wherein said insert card is affixed onto said face and to the progression of time on said face.
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A novelty timepiece kit comprising:
- a timepiece housing;
- a timepiece face with a center axis attached to the front of said housing;
- a timepiece hand element, comprising at least one of an hour hand, a minute hand, and/or a second hand for cooperating with said face to provide a time indication;
- and
- a plurality of insert cards, each depicting different morphed themes, which are interchangeably affixed onto said face, said morphed themes comprising a plurality of morphed images,
- wherein the degree of morphing in said morphed images is related to the angle of placement around the center axis of said face.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.