Autonomous visual-attraction enhancement utilizing edge-illuminated panel
First Claim
1. An illuminable card comprising:
- (a) a card body having a display surface;
(b) an aperture in the display surface;
(c) an edge-illuminable, essentially solid, internally light transmissive panel having an illuminable projection surface;
(d) said panel positioned within the card body, and fixed behind the display surface;
(e) said projection surface observable within the aperture upon illumination of the panel; and
(f) a body self-contained means for edge-illumination of the panel wherein the panel contains an illuminable pattern observable within the aperture upon illumination of the panel.
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Abstract
The visual attractiveness of a variety of otherwise-autonomous articles may be significantly enhanced through the inclusion of an apertured, internally light-transmissive essentially solid and preferably, peripherally light reflectively coated panel which is edge-illuminated and energized by elements self-contained within the article body. Article apertures of distributed area, point size or both may be thusly illuminated. Distributed-area display effects may be enhanced through aperture-aligned light-concentrative discontinuities formed in the panel. Enchancement of point-display effects may similarly be achieved through point-aperture-aligned, light-concentrative point discontinuities likewise formed in the panel. Point effects may also be enhanced through the employment of an end-illuminated, aperture-aligned, point-discontinuous optical fiber in conjunction with a subject apertured panel. Bi-directional display effects in subject autonomous articles may be achieved by means of a layered panel having oppositely-projective surfaces. For realizations where increased article thickness is tolerable, color-variation effects may be achieved by the inclusion of an illuminating optical-fiber array whose input ends are themselves illuminated through a multicolored filter ring rotatably-interposed in front of an originating light source. Specific realizations of the present invention include greeting cards, key-chain medallions, campaign buttons, tree ornaments, dolls and picture-carrying plaques.
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12 Claims
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1. An illuminable card comprising:
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(a) a card body having a display surface; (b) an aperture in the display surface; (c) an edge-illuminable, essentially solid, internally light transmissive panel having an illuminable projection surface; (d) said panel positioned within the card body, and fixed behind the display surface; (e) said projection surface observable within the aperture upon illumination of the panel; and (f) a body self-contained means for edge-illumination of the panel wherein the panel contains an illuminable pattern observable within the aperture upon illumination of the panel. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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2. An illuminable card comprising:
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(a) a card body having a display surface; (b) an aperture in the display surface; (c) an edge-illuminable, essentially solid, internally light transmissive panel having an illuminable projection surface; (d) said panel positioned within the card body, and fixed behind the display surface; (e) said projection surface observable within the aperture upon illumination of the panel; and (f) a body self-contained means for edge-illumination of the panel; said aperture comprising multiple apertures wherein at least one aperture is a point aperture. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. An illuminable ornament comprising:
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(a) an ornament body having a display surface; (b) an aperture in the display surface; (c) an edge-illuminable, essentially solid, internally light transmissive panel having an illuminable projection surface; (d) said panel positioned within the ornament body and fixed behind the display surface; (e) said projection surface observable within the aperture upon illumination of the panel; and (f) a body self-contained means for edge-illumination of the panel wherein the panel has an illuminable pattern observable within the aperture upon illumination of the panel. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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6. An illuminable ornament comprising:
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(a) an ornament body having a display surface; (b) an aperture in the display surface; (c) an edge-illuminable, essentially solid, internally light transmissive panel having an illuminable projection surface; (d) said panel positioned within the ornament body and fixed behind the display surface; (e) said projection surface observable within the aperture upon illumination of the panel; and (f) a body self-contained means for edge-illumination of the panel; said aperture comprising multiple apertures wherein at least one aperture is a point aperture. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. An illuminable button comprising:
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(a) a button body having a display surface; (b) an aperture in the display surface; (c) an edge-illuminable, essentially solid, internally light transmissive panel having an illuminable projection surface; (d) said panel positioned within the button body and fixed behind the display surface; (e) said projection surface observable within the aperture upon illumination of the panel; and (f) a body self-contained means for edge-illumination of the panel, wherein the panel contains an illuminable pattern observable within the aperture upon illumination of the panel. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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10. An illuminable button comprising:
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(a) a button body having a display surface; (b) an aperture in the display surface; (c) an edge-illuminable, essentially solid, internally light transmissive panel having an illuminable projection surface; (d) said panel positioned within the button body and fixed behind the display surface; (e) said projection surface observable within the aperture upon illumination of the panel; and (f) a body self-contained means for edge-illumination of the panel; said aperture comprising multiple apertures wherein at least one aperture is a point aperture. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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