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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 1991
Filed:
Feb. 05, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Terrill M Davis, Gladstone, MO (US);
Charles J Flynn, Kansas City, MO (US);
Jerry L Knipp, Independence, MO (US);
Assignee:
Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362 35 ; 362124 ; 362806 ; 362808 ; 40540 ;
Abstract
An ornament has a viewing chamber with transparent walls for displaying an ornamental object enhanced by a lamp that rotates with it. The mechanism for rotating the ornamental object is contained within a concealing chamber with opaque walls and includes a pair of brushes providing sliding contact with a pair of slip rings in electrical contact with the lamp. The slip rings rotate with the ornamental object to supply current to the lamp throughout the 360 degrees of rotation.