Patent ID: 6191700
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
A luminous sign producing a sequential variation in a perceived image, the sign comprising:a support;a source of illumination, mounted within the support, which source illuminates at least one open face portion of the support from within;a plurality of rollers, having parallel axes, rotatably mounted on the support, wherein at least one of the rollers is a driven roller;at least one rotation means, rotatably engaged with at least the driven roller, for rotating the driven roller;at least one movable preprinted translucent film, operably engaged with the at least one driven roller, such that when the movable translucent film moves, it places an image across the at least one illuminated open face portion of the support, which image moves across the open face portion of the support as the movable translucent film is moved across the illuminated open face portion of the support by rotation of the plurality of rollers;a frame, mounted on the support outside the plurality of rollers and the movable preprinted translucent film; andat least one static preprinted translucent film, mounted on the frame, having an image over the at least one illuminated open face portion of the support which, when perceived in combination with the image on the movable preprinted translucent film moving across the illuminated open face portion of the support so as to overlap the image on the at least one static preprinted translucent film, produces an effect of real movement of the perceived image.