Patent ID: 7065908

Claim:
A snow globe assembly comprising: a base member adapted for resting upon a horizontal support surface said base member having a bottom wall, said base member having a perimeter wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall, said base member being substantially hollow; a globe member being substantially transparent, said globe member having a perimeter wall defining an interior space said, globe member being mounted on said base member; a liquid media positioned said interior space of said globe member, said interior space of said globe member being substantially filled with said liquid media; a quantity of particulate material in said liquid media, said particulate material being temporarily suspendable in said liquid media for simulating snow fall within said globe member; moving means for moving said liquid media inside the interior space of said globe member in a manner creating an upward flow of said liquid media in a central area of said interior space such that a downward movement of said liquid media is created at locations radially outward from the central area of said interior space to thereby create an upward movement of said particulate material in the central area of said interior space and a downward movement of said particulate material in a peripheral area of said interior space; a lamp member adapted for illuminating the interior space of said globe member; wherein said lamp member is positioned in the interior space of said globe member and said lamp member has means for removing form the interior space of said globe member for facilitating replacement of said lamp member.