Scenic variation systems

• US 4,888,892 A
• Filed: 12/22/1987
• Issued: 12/26/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 12/24/1986
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fernando M. Ortega
• Original Assignee: Fernando M. Ortega
• Inventors: Ortega, Fernando M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Mancene, Gene
• Assistant Examiner(s): WEHNER, CARY ELLEN
• Application Number:
  US07/136,371
• Time in Patent Office: 735 Days
• Field of Search: 40/446, 40/503, 40/430, 40/160, 272/11, 272/22
• US Class Current: 40/430
• CPC Class Codes: A63J 1/02 Scenery; Curtains; Other decorations; Means for moving same fireproof curtains A62C2/10
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 11/025 the members being rotated simultaneously, each face of the member carrying a part of the sign

Abstract

Scenery subassemblies are rotated around arises of a polyhedron. As the subassemblies are rotated, the scenery above, beneath, and all around an observation point changes. The polyhedron an be an octahedron, cube, or tetrahedron.

Claims

1. A system for changing scenery, said system comprising:

(A) an observation point;

(B) a plurality of scenery subassemblies for providing scenery observable above, beneath, and all around said observation point, each of said scenery subassemblies having an axis and two ends, said scenery subassemblies being arranged end-to-end with said axes defining the arrises of a polyhedron, each of said scenery subassemblies including;

(1) a plurality of planar sectors, said planar sectors forming equal dihedral angles; and

(2) scenery located on or between said planar sectors; and

(C) means for simultaneously rotating said scenery subassemblies about their respective axes to change said scenery observable above, beneath, and all around said observation point.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein:

said system further comprises means for rotatably supporting said subassemblies; and

each of said subassemblies includes a cylinder, each one of said cylinders being rotatably supported.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein each of said sectors defines an isosceles triangle with two equal sides, the third, non-equal side of each of said triangular sectors being parallel to and joined to one of said cylinders.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein said scenery located on or between said sectors, is three-dimensional.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said sectors define dihedral angles of 120°

and said polyhedron is an octahedron.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said sectors define dihedral angles of 90°

and said polyhedron is a cube.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said sectors define dihedral angles of 72°

and said polyhedron is a tetrahedron.