Earth photo globe
First Claim
1. A globe and support assembly therefor, comprising:
- an arcuate support arm extending through at least 180°
,a base for said support arm,a fixed mount situated on said support arm near one end thereof,an adjustable mount situated on said support arm diametrically opposite said fixed mount and comprising a mounting bracket threadingly connected to said support arm and thereby threadingly moveable toward or away from said fixed mount,said fixed and adjustable mounts each being independent from said globe and each having a globe engaging surface adapted respectively for clamping against the undisturbed outer surface of said globe, said globe being disposable within the arc of said support arm so that movement of said adjustable mount toward said fixed mount will clamp said globe between the globe engaging surfaces of said fixed and adjustable mounts, said globe being disposable at any orientation within said support assembly so that said mounts will clamp the outer surface of said globe either at the poles thereof or at any other set of diametrically opposite points.
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Abstract
This Earth Photo Globe is characterized in that LANDSAT or other remote sensing geographical indicia is reproduced on the globe sphere with a definition smaller than that resolvable by the unaided human eye. An optical magnifier is mounted above the globe sphere to enable resolution of the full globe definition. A "cloud cover" spherical overlay may surround the sphere and contain a representation of the earth'"'"'s cloud cover. The magnifier may be supported by this overlay.
Various systems are disclosed for making the Earth Photo Globe. One uses a laser beam that is raster scanned across a photosensitized sphere, and is modulated by LANDSAT pixel data. In another system the LANDSAT data is used to prepare a set of photographic negative images each covering a section of the globe, and each containing alignment and positioning information. These images are projected onto a photosensitized sphere to make the globe.
Several globe-illumination systems are also disclosed, including a diurnal interior lighting assembly and a surface lighting scheme for displaying geopolitical data.
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11 Claims
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1. A globe and support assembly therefor, comprising:
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an arcuate support arm extending through at least 180°
,a base for said support arm, a fixed mount situated on said support arm near one end thereof, an adjustable mount situated on said support arm diametrically opposite said fixed mount and comprising a mounting bracket threadingly connected to said support arm and thereby threadingly moveable toward or away from said fixed mount, said fixed and adjustable mounts each being independent from said globe and each having a globe engaging surface adapted respectively for clamping against the undisturbed outer surface of said globe, said globe being disposable within the arc of said support arm so that movement of said adjustable mount toward said fixed mount will clamp said globe between the globe engaging surfaces of said fixed and adjustable mounts, said globe being disposable at any orientation within said support assembly so that said mounts will clamp the outer surface of said globe either at the poles thereof or at any other set of diametrically opposite points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An interior illuminating system for a hollow translucent globe, comprising:
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a shaft extending radially inwardly from the surface of said globe, a lighting element mounted at the end of said shaft near the center of said globe, said lighting element illuminating only a portion of the surface of said globe, said lighting element being pivotally mounted to said shaft and being weighted so that as said shaft is rotated either alone or together with said globe, the weighted portion of said lighting element will remain downward, thereby altering the illuminated portion of the globe, and illumination selection means, coupled to said shaft on said element, for selectively altering said illuminated globe portion. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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