Ornament displaying furniture

• US 4,929,021 A
• Filed: 11/14/1988
• Issued: 05/29/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Designs For Leisure, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Designs For Leisure, Ltd.
• Inventors: Kaye, Howard
• Primary Examiner(s): Brown, Peter R.
• Application Number:
  US07/270,681
• Time in Patent Office: 561 Days
• Field of Search: 297/188, 297/192, 297/193, 297/217, 297/463, 297/461, 297/439, 108/23, 108/150, 108/161, 108/159, 248/188.8, 248/188.1
• US Class Current: 297/188.09
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2220/0077 Lighting for furniture, e.g. cupboards and racks
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/725 for illumination, e.g. lamps
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 9/007 High stools, e.g. bar stools children's high chairs A47D1/00

Abstract

An ornament displaying article of furniture having a weight-bearing surface member and pedestal base has a supporting substantially cylindrical and preferably transparent column releasably connected to the weight-bearing surface member. The appearance of the column may be altered with colorable or reflective fill material, such as marbles, which may be exchanged by detaching the column from the weight-bearing surface member. In a preferred embodiment a light source irradiates light reflective or light radiant material of the fill.

Claims

1. An ornament displaying article of furniture comprising a weight-bearing surface member constructed as a seat for an occupant, a base and a hollow support element interconnecting said base and weight-bearing surface member and being releasably connected to one of said weight-bearing surface member and base, an ornamental display within the hollow interior of said support element, said ornamental display being visible from outside the article of furniture and changeable upon releasing one of said weight bearing surface member and base from said hollow support element,

said hollow support element comprising a cylindrical column member having a light transmitting portion and a transparent section thereof through which said ornamental display is visible from outside of the article of furniture, and

said ornamental display comprising a plurality of light reflective materials substantially filling said hollow support element, said light reflective materials comprising colored marbles.

2. An ornament displaying article of furniture comprising a weight-bearing surface member, a base and a hollow support element interconnecting said base and weight-bearing surface member so as to define a closed volume therebetween and being releasably connected to one of said weight-bearing surface member and base, a replaceable ornamental display within said closed volume of said hollow support element, said ornamental display consisting of a congregate of decorative materials visible from outside the article of furniture and replaceable upon releasing one of said weight bearing surface member and base from said hollow support element,

said hollow support element comprising a cylindrical column member having a light transmitting portion through which said ornamental display is visible within said closed volume from outside of the article of furniture,

said ornamental display comprising a plurality of loosely packed light reflective materials substantially filling said closed volume within said hollow support element,

said closed volume within said hollow support element being provided with a source of light adapted to provide light incident on said light reflective materials within said closed volume of said support element, said source of light comprising a fluorescent light bulb extending within said closed volume substantially coaxially with said support element.