Patent ID: 6357151
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
An ornamental display receptacle including:a) a housing including a base and a transparent envelope; b) said transparent envelope mounted on said base and sealed therefrom and having a bottom and a top; c) an ornament mounted in said transparent envelope and visible in said transparent envelope; d) said transparent envelope including a clear fluid substantially filling said transparent envelope; e) a visible, agitatable particulate suspendable in said clear fluid and normally resting in said bottom of said transparent envelope in said clear fluid; f) said housing including fluid agitating means having an on/off device for causing said particulate to be suspended in said fluid when said on/off device is on, and to rest in said bottom of said transparent envelope when said on/off device is off; g) said fluid agitating means including a motor; h) said motor including a first rotatable magnetic impeller in said base; i) said transparent envelope including a perforated platform to permit said fluid to circulate when said on/off device is on; j) a second rotatable magnetic impeller encompassed by said perforated platform; k) said second rotatable magnetic impeller driveable by said first rotatable magnetic impeller; l) a power source mounted in said base for said fluid agitating means; m) said base including first and second compartments; n) said motor being mounted in said first compartment and said first impeller being mounted in said second compartment; o) said second impeller being sealed off from said second compartment; p) said first and second magnetic impellers including a plurality of spaced magnets; and q) said second rotatable magnetic impeller having blades extending outwardly beyond said plurality of spaced magnets.