Patent ID: 7833106

Claim:
A decorative object comprising: a base having a drive mechanism mounted thereon, said drive mechanism having a first axis of rotation generally perpendicular to said base; said base having a complimentary undriven freewheeling mechanism mounted thereon, said freewheeling mechanism having a second axis of rotation generally perpendicular to said base and generally parallel to said first axis of rotation of said drive mechanism; a first endless loop of transparent material having a decorative design applied thereon having a first interior surface and a first exterior surface, said first interior surface being in communication with said drive mechanism and said freewheeling mechanism, and said first endless loop being rotatably drivable in one direction by said drive mechanism; and, a second endless loop of transparent material having a decorative design applied thereon having a second interior surface and a second exterior surface, said second endless loop being disposed externally to said first endless loop with said first external surface of said first endless loop generally adjacent to but not in contact with said second interior surface of said second endless loop, said second interior surface in communication with said drive mechanism and said freewheeling mechanism, and said second endless loop being rotatably drivable by said drive mechanism in a direction opposite that of said first endless loop.