Patent ID: 6012820
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: A63B,A63H,Y10S

Abstract:
A novelty article comprising:a handle including an end;a plurality of sections of color shifting film extending from said end; anda light source connected to said handle, wherein when activated, said light source illuminates at least a portion of said plurality of sections of color shifting film, wherein said color shifting film comprises alternating layers of at least a first and second polymeric material, wherein at least one of said first and second polymeric materials is birefringent, wherein the difference in indices of refraction of said first and second polymeric materials for visible light polarized along first and second axes in the plane of said layers is at least about 0.05, and wherein the difference in indices of refraction of said first and second polymeric materials for visible light polarized along a third axis mutually orthogonal to said first and second axes is less than about 0.05.