Chronoglobe
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1. A celestial body astronomical system, visual manifestation, calendar, and chronometric data display device comprising:
- a movable sphere within a movable sphere;
one said sphere providing a celestial body representation, the other said sphere providing a sunlight, shadow, terminator representation;
one said spheres taking the inner position, the other said sphere taking the outer position,a time scale presentation by means of ecliptic plane time marks located around the circumference of the sunlight, shadow, terminator sphere with said ecliptic plane perpendicular to the plane of the sunlight, shadow terminator presentation,a simultaneous visual manifestation of the celestial body representation, sunlight, shadow, terminator representation, and time marks with incident, external, internal illuminations by means of appropriate degrees of transparency, translucency, opaqueness, clearness, reflectivity, color, and surface renderings of both inner and outer spheres,a proper alignment of both spheres in relation to one another by means of setting the celestial body sphere rotational axis at proper inclination to the sunlight, shadow, terminator sphere rotational axis,a outer sphere support means of conventional base structures and mounting approaches; and
a inner sphere support means that enables free rotation and movement of the inner sphere, said means being spherical segment, low friction material pads, bearing arms, or a liquid placed between the inner and outer sphere;
said pads, arm, or liquid having no direct physical connection through the outer sphere to external control members,a magnetic means to inner sphere position, rotation, movement control having no direct physical connection between the outer controlling system and the inner sphere;
said means being a pairing of inner sphere fastened magnets to outer control magnets of opposite polarity,a presentation of proper visual, calendar and chronometric characteristics of a astronomical system by means of coordinated position, rotation, movement control of both spheres in conjunction with appropriate data displays,a coordinated position, rotation, movement control of both spheres by means of manual, mechanical, magnetic, electronic, electrical devices, used either singularly or in concert,a visual time translation means to read time on the celestial body sphere directly from ecliptic plane time marks presented on the sunlight, shadow, terminator sphere;
said means being the use of tips of time marks, extending above and below the ecliptic plane, to establish the celestial body sphere meridian of corresponding time,a magnetic means to achieve transfer of pertinent inner sphere position, movement, time, calendar information through the outer sphere, either through the magnetic inner sphere position, rotation, movement control means or set apart from said means of control, to external appropriate data presentations;
said means being a pairing of inner sphere fastened magnets to external magnets of opposite polarity.
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A rotating sphere (98) within a rotating sphere (20) device. The outer sphere (20) is a translucent earth globe. The slightly smaller inner sphere (98), consisting of one reflective white surfaced hemisphere (100) and one nonreflective black surfaced hemisphere (102), is the day-night, "terminator" line device. With normal levels of incident light, this inner sphere (98) reflects (or non-reflects) light back through the translucent earth globe (20) giving a day-night appearance to the outer earth globe (20). The inner sphere (98) is controlled by a set of outer control magnets (126A,B) that are "locked" to a set of inner magnets (114A,B) attached to the inner sphere (98). These outer magnets (126A,B), external to the earth globe (20), are rotated to achieve inner sphere (98) "terminator" line (104) rotation. With continued, appropriately timed, rotational stepping of both the outer earth globe (20) and the inner day-night sphere (98), display of proper visual manifestations and chronometric characteristics of the Earth-Sun astronomical system are presented throughout the calendar year. An associated alternate sphere role reversal configuration, using the outer sphere (204) as the day-night sphere and inner sphere (202) as the earth globe sphere, also presents display of proper visual manifestations and chronometric characteristics.
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1. A celestial body astronomical system, visual manifestation, calendar, and chronometric data display device comprising:
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a movable sphere within a movable sphere;
one said sphere providing a celestial body representation, the other said sphere providing a sunlight, shadow, terminator representation;
one said spheres taking the inner position, the other said sphere taking the outer position,a time scale presentation by means of ecliptic plane time marks located around the circumference of the sunlight, shadow, terminator sphere with said ecliptic plane perpendicular to the plane of the sunlight, shadow terminator presentation, a simultaneous visual manifestation of the celestial body representation, sunlight, shadow, terminator representation, and time marks with incident, external, internal illuminations by means of appropriate degrees of transparency, translucency, opaqueness, clearness, reflectivity, color, and surface renderings of both inner and outer spheres, a proper alignment of both spheres in relation to one another by means of setting the celestial body sphere rotational axis at proper inclination to the sunlight, shadow, terminator sphere rotational axis, a outer sphere support means of conventional base structures and mounting approaches; and
a inner sphere support means that enables free rotation and movement of the inner sphere, said means being spherical segment, low friction material pads, bearing arms, or a liquid placed between the inner and outer sphere;
said pads, arm, or liquid having no direct physical connection through the outer sphere to external control members,a magnetic means to inner sphere position, rotation, movement control having no direct physical connection between the outer controlling system and the inner sphere;
said means being a pairing of inner sphere fastened magnets to outer control magnets of opposite polarity,a presentation of proper visual, calendar and chronometric characteristics of a astronomical system by means of coordinated position, rotation, movement control of both spheres in conjunction with appropriate data displays, a coordinated position, rotation, movement control of both spheres by means of manual, mechanical, magnetic, electronic, electrical devices, used either singularly or in concert, a visual time translation means to read time on the celestial body sphere directly from ecliptic plane time marks presented on the sunlight, shadow, terminator sphere;
said means being the use of tips of time marks, extending above and below the ecliptic plane, to establish the celestial body sphere meridian of corresponding time,a magnetic means to achieve transfer of pertinent inner sphere position, movement, time, calendar information through the outer sphere, either through the magnetic inner sphere position, rotation, movement control means or set apart from said means of control, to external appropriate data presentations;
said means being a pairing of inner sphere fastened magnets to external magnets of opposite polarity.
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Current AssigneePhilip C. Moedt
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Original AssigneePhilip C. Moedt
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InventorsMoedt, Philip C.
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Primary Examiner(s)Miska, Vit W.
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Application NumberUS08/161,154Time in Patent Office397 DaysField of Search368/15, 368/17, 368/21-24US Class Current368/24CPC Class CodesG04B 19/226 three-dimensionally shaped,...G09B 27/08 Globes celestial globes G09...
