Apparatus having two functions
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a housing having an opening;
the opening being covered by a panel pivotally connected to the housing;
a clock face coupled to a first side of the panel; and
a projector coupled to a second side of the panel for projecting images on a surface opposite the apparatus.
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Abstract
An apparatus having a housing and an opening is covered by a moveable panel, when the panel is in a first position, a first appliance, for example, a clock is presented. When the panel is in a second position, a second appliance, for example, a projector is presented.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a housing having an opening; the opening being covered by a panel pivotally connected to the housing; a clock face coupled to a first side of the panel; and a projector coupled to a second side of the panel for projecting images on a surface opposite the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for alternately presenting and concealing a projector in an apparatus, comprising:
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attaching a clock face to a first side of a movable panel so that said clock face moves with said panel and attaching a projector to a second, opposite side of said movable panel so that said projector moves with said movable panel; wherein transitioning the movable panel into a first position conceals the projector and presents the clock face; and wherein transitioning the movable panel into a second position presents the projector. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for housing an appliance, the means for housing the appliance having an opening; means for covering the opening; means for pivotally connecting the means for covering the opening to the means for housing the appliance; means for displaying time coupled to means for covering the opening so as to move with said means for covering the opening; and means for projecting an image coupled to the means for covering the opening so as to move with said means for covering the opening. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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