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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:
Mar. 23, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 25, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mitchell Kirschner, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
351 52 ; 351 51 ;
Abstract
In a device with a central transparent member and a frame around the member, fixed elements hold the transparent member stationary with respect to the frame. A decorative element is mounted for rotation with respect to the fixed elements from a position in which one decorative aspect of the decorative element is displayed to a position in which another decorative aspect of the decorative element is displayed. In at least one embodiment, a multiplicity of decorative element is employed. In other embodiments, the central transparent member carries aligned, outwardly extending shafts on which the decorative element is mounted for rotation.