Persistence of vision article having a semi-rigid element shaft
First Claim
1. A Persistence Of Vision (POV) device, wherein the persistence device includes a coronal plane and a sagittal plane, the device comprising:
- an element shaft, wherein the element shaft is semi-rigid in the coronal plane and includes a shaft front surface having a shaft front surface length, wherein the element shaft is flexible in the sagittal plane;
a plurality of light sources, wherein the plurality of light sources are associated with the shaft front surface and distributed along the shaft front surface length;
a processing device, wherein the processing device is communicated with the plurality of light sources to control the operation of the plurality of light sources;
a displacement device having a displacement device shaft movable in the coronal plane, wherein the element shaft is connected to the displacement device shaft such that the element shaft is movable in the coronal plane to at least partially rotate about an element shaft axis; and
a device base, wherein the device base defines a base cavity for containing the processing device, the displacement device and a portion of the element shaft, wherein the device base includes a device base opening communicated with the base cavity and wherein at least a portion of the element shaft is protruding from the device base opening.
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Abstract
A persistence of vision device is provided and includes an element shaft, wherein the element shaft includes shaft front surface and a shaft length, and wherein the element shaft is flexible in a sagittal plane. The device further includes at least one light source, wherein the at least one light source is associated with the shaft front surface and extends along a portion of the shaft front surface length and a processing device, wherein the processing device is communicated with the at least one light source to control the operation of the at least one light source. Furthermore, the device includes a displacement device having a displacement device shaft movable in the coronal plane, wherein the element shaft is connected to the displacement device shaft such that the element shaft is movable in the coronal plane.
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20 Claims
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1. A Persistence Of Vision (POV) device, wherein the persistence device includes a coronal plane and a sagittal plane, the device comprising:
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an element shaft, wherein the element shaft is semi-rigid in the coronal plane and includes a shaft front surface having a shaft front surface length, wherein the element shaft is flexible in the sagittal plane; a plurality of light sources, wherein the plurality of light sources are associated with the shaft front surface and distributed along the shaft front surface length; a processing device, wherein the processing device is communicated with the plurality of light sources to control the operation of the plurality of light sources; a displacement device having a displacement device shaft movable in the coronal plane, wherein the element shaft is connected to the displacement device shaft such that the element shaft is movable in the coronal plane to at least partially rotate about an element shaft axis; and a device base, wherein the device base defines a base cavity for containing the processing device, the displacement device and a portion of the element shaft, wherein the device base includes a device base opening communicated with the base cavity and wherein at least a portion of the element shaft is protruding from the device base opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A persistence of vision device, the device comprising:
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an element shaft, wherein the element shaft includes shaft front surface and a shaft length, and wherein the element shaft is semi-rigid in a coronal plane and is flexible in a sagittal plane; at least one light source, wherein the at least one light source is associated with the shaft front surface and extends along a portion of the shaft front surface length; a processing device, wherein the processing device is communicated with the at least one light source to control the operation of the at least one light source; and a displacement device having a displacement device shaft movable in the coronal plane, wherein the element shaft is connected to the displacement device shaft such that the element shaft is rotatably movable in the coronal plane. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A Persistence Of Vision (POV) device, wherein the persistence device includes a coronal plane and a sagittal plane, the device comprising:
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an element shaft, wherein the element shaft includes a shaft front surface having a shaft front surface length, wherein the shaft front surface is arcuate in shape along the shaft front surface length, wherein the element shaft is semi-rigid in the coronal plane and is flexible in the sagittal plane; a plurality of light sources, wherein the plurality of light sources are associated with the shaft front surface and distributed along the shaft front surface length; a processing device, wherein the processing device is communicated with the plurality of light sources to control the operation of the plurality of light sources; and a displacement device having a displacement device shaft movable in the coronal plane, wherein the element shaft is connected to the displacement device shaft such that the element shaft is rotatably movable in the coronal plane. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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