Patent ID: 8662671

Claim:
An optical apparatus for providing an appearance that the image of an original artwork on a mounting surface is projected upon a working surface, said optical apparatus comprising: a supporting frame being defined by a vertical support axis; lighting means comprising a source of light, said lighting means capable of projecting an image, with said lighting means being mounted upon said supporting frame; a substantially transparent medium being supported upon said supporting frame for receiving said projected image, said substantially transparent medium comprising at least two parallel plates, a lower plate comprising plastic and an upper plate laid atop said plastic and comprising Plexiglas® material, the total thickness of said at least two parallel plates being no greater than ⅛″, and being angled with respect to said vertical support axis of said supporting frame; artwork support means supported by said supporting frame and disposed between said substantially transparent medium and said lighting means; and means defining a working surface upon which an image of said artwork appears to be projected, when viewed through said substantially transparent medium, said working surface being disposed adjacent said substantially transparent medium, and being supported by said supporting frame, said working surface being angled with respect to said vertical support axis of said supporting frame.