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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2010
Steve Menow, Morrisville, PA (US);
Robert Henry, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Anthony Wyzen, Northhampton, PA (US);
David A. Cziraky, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Steve Menow, Morrisville, PA (US);
Robert Henry, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Anthony Wyzen, Northhampton, PA (US);
David A. Cziraky, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Crayola, LLC, Easton, PA (US);
Abstract
An illuminated-display unit useable to provide artwork with rotating, glowing effects is described. The illuminated-display unit includes a base, a plate, and a dome. The base has a top surface with a central receptacle and an annular channel, a control panel, and light sources housed therein. The plate is disposed within the receptacle and the dome is disposed on the base to engage the annular channel and thereby accept the plate within its interior. Ink drawings or artwork are drawn on surfaces of the plate and the dome. The light sources are illuminated to provide internally reflected light within the plate and base. The ink on the plate and base refracts the internally reflected light and/or chemically or physically reacts thereto to provide a glowing effect. The dome and/or the plate are rotatable manually or mechanically to provide an animated effect to the illuminated display.