Patent ID: 7713060
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: G09B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A closed convex polyhedron comprising: a plurality of polygonal members each having the same shape and size, each of the plurality of polygonal members comprising: a regular polygonal-shaped planar body having equal length sides with a squared vertex between each pair of adjacent sides and opposing interior and exterior planar faces, the interior face of the polygonal member having a mirrored surface, and the exterior face comprising a plurality of channel members, each channel member disposed adjacent a midpoint of each respective side of the polygonal member and defining a slot opening toward the respective side; a plurality of flexible elongate joining tabs each having opposing ends; a plurality of elongate supporting means each having opposing ends; and an internal light source within an interior of the polyhedron for producing internal reflections between the mirrored surfaces of the polygonal members; the plurality of polygonal members being joined such that each side of each polygonal member is aligned with and abutted against a respective side of a respective adjacent polygonal member such that the midpoints of the abutting sides of the adjacent polygonal members are aligned to form an edge of the polyhedron, each polygonal member defining a face of the closed convex polyhedron with a dihedral angle formed between each pair of adjacent polygonal members; one of the plurality of joining tabs being received within a respective pair of adjacent slots adjacent each pair of abutting sides of adjacent polygonal members such that an end of the joining tab is removably inserted into each respective adjacent slot to enable disassembly of the polyhedron and the joining tabs resiliently bend to adjustably hold the dihedral angle between the adjacent polygonal members; one of the plurality of supporting means being removably attached to respective pair of adjacent exterior faces adjacent each pair of abutting sides of adjacent polygonal members such that an end of the supporting means is removably attached to each respective adjacent exterior face to maintain alignment and a desired dihedral angle between the adjacent polygonal members; one of the plurality of polygonal members comprising a two-way mirror having a transparent exterior face forming a viewport for viewing the internal reflections within the interior of the polyhedron; the remaining plurality of polygonal members comprising a one-way mirror having an opaque exterior face producing infinite internal reflections between the mirrored surfaces of the polygonal members.