Illuminated display with simulated motion

A decorative apparatus for presenting visual photographic images with the appearance of motion comprising:

• a rear panel housing having a rear wall, opposing sidewalls, a top and base;
• a front panel picture member mounted to said rear panel housing;
• said picture member comprising a rigid transparent planar member, said member being painted on the front face to define a border forming a transparent window and a translucent photographic picture mounted on a rear face of said planar member and being framed by said border;
• a drive mechanism mounted to said housing;
• a driving roller connected to said drive mechanism and rotatably mounted to said housing;
• a driven roller rotatably mounted to said housing, said driven roller being mounted to said housing with spring means outwardly biasing said driven roller against an endless loop of transparent film, said driven roller being oriented parallel to said driving roller;
• said endless loop of transparent film having a random design applied thereon and having an interior surface and an exterior surface, said interior surface being in communication with said driving and driven rollers and being rotatably driven;
• a blocking screen mounted to said housing;
• said blocking cover being positioned in front of said endless loop of transparent film and being formed with at least one transparent section and at least one opaque section and is provided with an undulating linear design;
• a light means mounted in said rear panel housing to illuminate said loop of endless film;
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• a sound generating assembly mounted in said rear panel housing.

A decorative apparatus with an illuminated picture having a water scene with the appearance of motion comprising;

• a front panel picture member mounted to a rear panel housing, said front panel picture member constructed of a rectangular glass pane painted on a front face to define a transparent window and a translucent photographic picture mounted on a rear face of said planar member by adhesive means, said picture being framed by a border painted on a front face said pane, a pair of mounting brackets secured to said rear face of said glass panel and orientated parallel to each other, said brackets being provided with bosses with threaded bores to receive screws inserted through said rear panel housing to hold the front panel picture member and rear panel housing together,
• said rear panel housing being constructed with a rear wall, opposing sidewalls, a top and a base, a drive motor mounted to the housing is connected to a rotatable driving roller, a driven roller is mounted to said housing with spring means outwardly biasing said driven roller against said endless loop of transparent film, said driven roller being rotatably mounted to the housing oriented parallel to driving roller and an endless loop of transparent film having random designs applied is mounted on the outer surfaces of the driving and driven rollers, the transparent film being rotatably driven by said driving roller,
• a stationary blocking screen is mounted to the housing between the photographic picture and said endless loop of transparent film, said blocking screen defining at least one transparent section with undulating designs which are positioned next to the water scene of said picture and at least one opaque section positioned next to the non water scene portion of said picture;
• and a light source mounted in the rear panel housing behind the endless loop of transparent film to illuminate the loop of endless film and said photographic picture.