Patent ID: 6135843
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: A63H,G09F

Abstract:
A novelty device comprised of a transparent body defining a chamber, a first horizontal partition having a plurality of openings positioned to depict text or design traversing said chamber, a second horizontal partition having a plurality of openings positioned to depict text or design transversing said chamber, said first and second partitions in a generally spaced coplanar relationship such that said chamber is divided into a top area, a central area between said partitions, and a bottom area, a particulate fill material contained within said chamber, said openings having a diameter or line weight of less than about 0.10 inches and adapted for flowing some of said particulate material from the top area completely therethrough to depict the text or design defined by the openings, the text or design being further defined by the remaining particulate resting on said first or second horizontal partition adjacent the top area, said particulate fill material having a nominal diameter between about 30 and 1000 microns.