Everbrite, Inc.

Jon P Strawbridge

Robert A Karsten

Mark A Fredricks

Ceiling-hung revolving object display case

On-site interchangeable neon sign

Rectangular transparency panels form the sides of triangular units that are lighted from within. A gear train drives the units in synchronism. A base housing has a plurality of parallel aligned round posts projecting upwardly from it. The posts have a bore in which the lower end of a tubular lamp resides. Annular recesses around the posts have ring bushings in them. Gears having axially upwardly and downwardly projecting hub portions rotate concentrically to but not directly on the posts. The downwardly projecting hub portion has an annular shoulder that imparts a thrust load to the bushing and the hub extends through the bushing to be journaled for rotation. A gear cover arranged above the posts contains similar bushings that journal the upper hub portions and accept upward thrust load. The upper hub portions of the gears have axial slots. The end caps on which the lower end of the triangular units are slip fitted have hooked deflectable prongs extending from them for sliding into the slots and snapping onto the hub so the gears drive the end caps rotationally. A guide plate having bored pedestals for the upper ends of the tubular lamps to extend through and releasably mounted at a level above the base housing. Upper end caps for the triangular transparency units are journaled for rotation on the pedestals.

Device for displaying pictures in sequence

Luminescent tap handle

A sign in which multiple scenes are presented in sequence is comprised of a plurality of juxtaposed rotationally driven display units that are assembled with triangularly-shaped hollow sleeves whose side panels are constituted by transparencies on each of which there is a portion of a different complete scene. There are adapters on the upper and lower ends of the display units which have bushings for allowing the juxtaposed display units to be journaled for rotation on a stationary light transmissive tubes that serves as axles. The tubes are retained at their lower ends in a row of equally spaced apart and colinear bores and they are retained at their upper ends by a plate which also has a corresponding row of bores that provide for stabilizing the upper ends of the tubes and for maintaining them in perfect alignment and spacing. The units are driven rotationally in synchronism by means of an electric motor that provides the power input to mechanical elements which interlock all of the display units mechanically to assure that they rotate in and remain in synchronism such that when corresponding panels of the display units, which panels each represent a portion of a scene, are rotated into coplanar and stationary position the scene is formed for visualization.

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Glendale, WI, United States of America

Jon P Strawbridge