Patent ID: 6885386

Claim:
An illuminated animated display, comprising: a housing; a light source within said housing; a platen at least partially clear in front of said light source within said housing; said platen having a projection face opposite said light source, said projection face having a transparency film with interleaved images engaged; a flexible mask having opaque and transparent sections, said flexible mask held in vicinity of said platen over said film; two independently operable motors, one engaged one side of said flexible mask one engaged on an opposite side of said flexible mask, said motors horizontally aligning said transparent sections on said mask over image sections of said film on said platen to allow light from said light source to project said images; said two motors for vertically repositioning said mask to allow changing of projection images; and two light sensors, one engaged to one side of said mask and one engaged to an opposite side of said mask, said light sensors for providing alignment feedback information for automatic control of said two motors.