Patent ID: 7300168
Filing Date: 2007-11-27
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A system for creating a colorful spectral display, comprising: (a) an array of prismatic elements, wherein each prismatic element in the array further comprises: (b) at least one source of white light directed at the windows of the prismatic elements, wherein the white light enters the prismatic elements through the windows, wherein the light-dispersing medium in each prismatic element disperses the white light into a spectrum of visible colors, and wherein the highly reflective surfaces in the prismatic elements reflect at least a portion of the dispersed white light back out of the prismatic elements through the windows thereof for creating a colorful spectral display; and (c) wherein the prismatic elements in the array are arranged in a semi-arc relative to one another, and wherein the array can be selectively positioned relative to the at least one source of white light.