DISPLAY DEVICE WITH GAS OR LIQUID MOVEMENT

A sealing cap prevents viscous fluid leakage from a display device of the type adapted for producing a constantly changing completely random multi-colored effect by the action of air bubbles traveling upwardly through the fluid contained in narrow working chamber gaps between parallel light transmissive...     

A tubular member of predetermined length is arranged in an ornamental fasion, such as a helix disposed in conical or cylindrical configuration or as a festooned member, and is adapted to contain a first fluid, such as water, and to receive a second fluid, such as air, which is lighter than water and...     

A liquid vehicle, holding metallic particles in sustained suspension and usable for viewable aesthetic display purposes, the vehicle being a solution of water, soap, and optional coloring agent.

A display device consisting of a sealed chamber defined by two closely spaced panes or plates of a transparent or translucent material. Liquids of different specific gravities and selected viscosities are located in the chamber. In operation, the device is inverted and the liquid of the heavier specific...     

A decorative device for displaying overlapping colors both in a static symmetrical configuration and in a kinetic, random and constantly changing pattern. It takes advantage of shades obtainable when a transparent or translucent layer of one color overlaps another. The device consists of at least two...     

The specification describes a device for producing aesthetic effects, more particularly light effects, with at least one partly transparent or transluscent and preferably closed vessel. The vessel contains at least two liquids of different density which are not completely and not permanently miscible...     

A unit type slanting water fountain display apparatus for displaying time and/or characters on a slopewise display surface. The apparatus is formed as a portable type and is easily moved at a desired site.

A traffic sign selectively displays and obscures information arranged permanently on the outer surface of a rear plate of a pair of rigid, transparent plates defining a closed cavity therebetween by displacing out of and into the cavity an opaque liquid contained in a closed reservoir which has an air-filled...     

An aquarium waterfall composed of a base, vertical member and cap and wherein a lift tube extends from the base to the cap. A sand reservoir is formed in the base. An air tube operatively connected to the lift tube causes water to rise in the lift tube, and the water carries sand with it from the base...     

A wave simulator including an enclosed receptacle filled with non-mixing liquids so that tipping of the receptacle simulates wave action and incorporating at least one flexible diaphragm that flexes to prevent excessive liquid pressure buildup within the receptacle while also maintaining the interior...     

A contemplation device is disclosed taking the form of a transparent container having a substantially spherical portion, a supporting base portion and a neck portion between the spherical portion and the base portion for receiving a sealing stopper for sealing in the container a saline solution substantially...     

Disclosed is a three dimensional action sign comprising at least one three dimensional simulated object and at least two independent ways for producing separate actions in the sign. Preferably the object is of a simulated piece of meat disposed on a cooking grill, a simulated charcoal fire and the separate...     

A decorative system including a transparent container holding a described decorative aqueous mixture including aluminum powder and the system further providing means for bubbling air through the mixture for optimum effect.

A drinking straw with a hollow box connected to the straw such that a fluid can be drawn through the box and one face of the box can be seen by the user. The viewed face has transparent indicia surrounded by solid black or dark colored material corresponding to the material of the rear plate of the box,...     

A three-dimensional figure made from an inflatable, sculptured envelope of soft pliable material into which is blown a constant flow of ambient air wherein said flow of ambient air can be modulated or reversed to cause a lifelike movement of the sculptured figure. The inflatable envelope can be attached...     

A portable lighted disco dance floor for converting an area into a dance floor and having lights internally thereof for lighting the dance floor.

A toy stove assembly includes a housing member configured to simulate a stove with an upper burner portion. A cooking vessel has an apertured false bottom connected to a conduit that extends to the exterior of the cooking vessel. Pressurized air is generated and connected to the conduit so that the air...     

A magic container for containing beverages such as soft drinks and alcoholic drinks. The wall of the container contains a conduit which communicates the interior with the exterior. The inlet port and the outlet port of the conduit are formed at the lower portions of the container. The conduit starts...     

A color changing display in which various elements and portions of the display are formed as shallow transparent pockets on a supporting back panel. Each pocket is connected in a closed fluid circuit to an individual reservoir containing a suitably colored fluid. Actuating mechanism is used to raise...     

A miniature sized, scenic display which includes a transparent case containing a three dimensional landscape of a village of houses located in a woods alongside a lake, boats and flower blossoms floating on the water surface, a school of imitation fish swimming underwater, and the water circulating variably...     

A self contained fountain in the form of an antique hand pump on a stand. A motor in the pump body oscillates the pump handle up and down and this movement alternately actuates and deactuates a submerged electric pump in the fountain reservoir so that water is pumped from the pump spout in timed relation...     

Systems of three, four, and five mutually immiscible liquid phases suitable for use in display devices. Preferred four phase systems comprise one highly hydrophobic organic phase, one organic phase containing compounds which are moderately polar, one phase containing hydrogen-bonding organic compounds,...     

Biological material, such as a natural plant, is displayed within a transparent casing containing a preserving liquid which may consist at least partially of isopropyl alcohol. The material is attached either to a float or to a swivel anchor or to both so that, regardless of its weight, it is controllably...     

The present invention relates to a closed finger painting system that is adapted to be both clean and reusable. Provided is a rigid base member to which a number of closed, clear, flexible bags are attached. The bags are particularly adapted to be overlapped with respect to each other. Each bag contains...     

A novelty viewer having a base supporting an enclosure which houses a graphical or simulated scene of a city or the like including a background of opaque material. The enclosure is occupied by a fluid or various fluids of different densities whereby, after shaking, at least two layers of densities result...     

A baseball-type cap having on the front and above the visor a miniature transparent mug which contains a small motor and pump that circulates a fluid from the bottom of the mug up through a conduit within the cap to a small dispensing tap mounted above the mug. The tap handle operates an electrical switch...     

A decorative device for application upon the exterior of an article of wearing apparel; the device comprising first and second sheets of transparent fluid impervious flexible material in registering relationship and being mutually secured in their marginal zones for jointly defining a central chamber....     

An ornamental or amusement device has the geometric configuration of two inter-penetrating tetrahedra including eight apices and presenting the appearance of a six-pointed star when viewed along the axis of any one of the eight apices. In one described embodiment, the body is disposed within a transparent...     

A display device comprises a sealed flat container formed by two rectangular sheets of glass 10,11 spaced from each other by a small amount and sealed together by a glue layer 12 at their outer edges. The container encloses water and detergent, a quantity of air and fine sand 26. After settling of the...     

A decorative artificial aquarium with artificial fish therein moved in a circular path within the aquarium by a whirlpool pump which creates a circular current of water therein and which artificial aquarium includes a baffle to prevent the artificial fish from being sucked into the intake of the whirlpool...     

A display element including a sealed housing filled with an opaque, translucent or colored transparent liquid and having a screen therein colored on its front side and movable back and forth within the housing. The housing has a front transparent panel such that, when the screen is displaced in one direction,...     

A straw for sucking beverages which can be utilized to convey advertizing information and messages includes a panel having two opposed flat major faces, a plurality of channels extending between the major faces and having open ends at opposite edges of the panel, and at least one liquid suction region...     

A decorative ball device mainly comprises a transparent hollow sphere which contains a liquid. A puppet together with a plurality of small pieces are disposed in the sphere. The sphere has a pump case and a skirt at its bottom. A sealing ring locates between the inner periphery of the skirt and the outer...     

A system for controlling light propagation in a multiple tube display. Each tube has a pair of electrodes disposed at opposite positions, one of which is excited. Control means excites one of the electrodes of a first tube at a variable increasing power level to cause light intensity to sweep therethrough....     

A toy apparatus for generating a captive vortex comprises an upright transparent cylindrical enclosure filled with a selected quantity of a liquid and gas. A vane, sleeve and disk assembly coaxially mounted on a motor drive shaft, extending axially into the enclosure through its lid, is angularly rotated...     

A bubble-propelled amusement device in which play pieces are dispersed in a water bath contained in an enclosed transparent tank having on its bottom wall an air nozzle and having in the air space above the bath an air intake, the pieces normally tending to sink toward the nozzle. Below the tank is a...     

A decorative cup is formed by attaching a fluid filled tank to the exterior of a cup. The tank also contains decorative particles suspended in the fluid. A pump that agitates the fluid and particles is built into a handle.

A kinetic sculpture apparatus comprising a transparent tank filled with a transparent liquid and an air supply system wherein air bubbles are introduced along the bottom of the container and thus are distributed thorughout the liquid. Immersed in the liquid are a multiple of vessels that are substantially...     

An ornamental object comprising a transparent housing shaped into a decorative configuration and having a liquid therein and a sub-atmospheric pressure area between the liquid and the housing whereby ambient air temperatures will cause the liquid to boil; and wherein particles and/or larger solid objects...     

A sound activated toy includes a casing having a lower receiving space and an upper receiving space, a sound activated control circuit disposed inside the lower receiving space, a motor similarly disposed inside the lower receiving space and actuated by the control circuit, and a spout enclosure provided...     

A multi-color liquid display system comprising a liquid conduit 14 and a display apparatus operatively associated therewith. A fluid circulating system is connected to the liquid conduit 14 for sequentially circulating different colored liquids 22,24 of different specific gravities through the liquid...     

A decorative display panel is formed by spaced transparent panes defining a space containing preferably water. A porous tube at the bottom of the space is supplied preferably with air under pressure to generate a curtain of bubbles moving upward in the water. The assembly is illuminated by edge lighting....     

A display providing the illusion of a stream of liquid coming from an unconnected spigot, the stream flowing into a receptacle. A transparent tube, hidden within the stream, runs from the receptacle to the spigot to carry the liquid upwardly to the spigot. A second tube, colorless and transparent, surrounds...     

The invention is a liquid swing decoration having a partially liquid filled hollow bar which pivots at a central portion on a base stand. Magnets are attached at both ends of the bar and magnets are also located in the base stand. The base stand magnets are connected to supporting racks at one end while...     

A mouthrinse product comprises a multi-compartment bottle with liquids of different colors stored in the compartments, the combined stream of the liquids dispensed from the bottle combining to form a liquid admixture of yet another color.

An oscillating wave cell is disclosed. The oscillating wave cell comprises a substantially transparent, fluid vessel having a generally upper surface, a generally lower surface and transparent end caps. The wave cell contains first and second immiscible fluids of different colors, such as primarily a...     

A color changing transparent plate device comprises transparent plates facing each other with a gap between the plates, the gap being charged with a plurality of fluids having colors and relative densities different from each other and freely moving vertically and a fluid inlet/outlet device through...     

A sealed-type aquarium device capable of permitting a viewer to feel unexpected and marvelous interest in addition to enjoyment through observation of fish. The aquarium device includes a sealed aquarium body which is constructed so as to prevent air from being introduced into the aquarium body. Water...     

Waves are imparted to liquids of different specific gravities having an ornament floating therein by a movable diaphragm provided with a magnet alternatively exposed to additional magnets of different polarities to alternatively attract and repulse the magnet, thereby causing the diaphragm to create...     

An aquatic toy includes a tank containing liquid. The tank includes a bottom part having an upper perforated plate member, a lower guide plate member connected to the upper perforated plate member, and a space formed between the upper perforated plate member and the lower guide plate member. A floatable...     

A mouthrinse product comprises a multi-compartment bottle with liquids of different colors stored in the compartments, the combined stream of the liquids dispensed from the bottle combining to form a liquid admixture of yet another color.

The fountain device includes a casing with a plurality of pipes and a pump connected to the pipes from which spouts of water gush out to provide visual effects. An illuminating device and a music producing device are provided in the casing. The casing has an artificial three dimensional landscape within...     

The invention is directed to a decorative device for displaying an ornamental object within a fluid. The device takes the form of a transparent hollow bell-shaped enclosure, the interior of the enclosure containing a fluid and a plurality of small particles. A handle is attached to the crown of the enclosure....     

A vessel filled with two liquids of different specific gravities is provided with a centrifugal impeller for creating a vortex from the liquid of lesser specific gravity to simulate a cyclone. Ornaments may be disposed within the vessel for generating additional visual effects during the formation of...     

A fluid-contained display ornament comprising a transparent fluid container for holding a fluid, a pilot device, and a display device having one end secured to one end of the transparent fluid container and an opposite end secured to the pilot device. The pilot device floats in the fluid to spread out...     

A marine display is provided having a housing and a transparent vessel at least partially filled with liquid. A magnetic animated marine life such as a toy fish is freely suspended in the liquid and at least one rotating magnet in the housing generate magnetic fields which co-act with the magnetic toy...     

A toy or display suspends a ball in mid-air and moves the ball in a closed path without any visible means of support above a housing. The ball is moved radially toward, and alternately away from, a central housing axis, and may also be raised and lowered in elevation during its travel along the path.

A rising bubble display device includes a reservoir with a lamp positioned beneath the reservoir. An air pump is mounted adjacent the lamp to pump air via orifices located at the base of the reservoir. A translucent colored element is interposed between the lamp and the reservoir, and this colored element...     

A straw is formed by a hollow upper part, a hollow lower part and an enlargement provided between the hollow upper and lower parts. The lower part extends into the enlargement to define a space therein between the hollow lower part and the enlargement. The hollow upper part opens into the enlargement...     

A liquid display that has a plurality of adjacent parallel tubes filled with a fluid and connected to a source of air that introduces bubbles into the tubes, so that the combination of bubbles form a word, or another recognizable graphic display. Each tube has a valve connected to the air supply, that...     

A crystal ball has a rotatable and vertically movable liquid dispensing spout inside a glass ball. The crystal ball also has a fixture frame for converting the rotational motion of a flexible shaft driven by a music box or bell into a rotational and a reciprocal axial movement for a main shaft. The fixture...     

A beverage dispensing device for spirits and syrups, having a metering device for metering the dispensed quantity of beverage, an outlet for the beverage to be dispensed, and a capped upside-down bottle of the beverage to be dispensed above the outlet, wherein to avoid sticking or plugging of the beverage...     

A liquid display device comprises an elongated, transparent, cylindrical display tube containing a column of liquid and including a light-transmitting base. A pedestal supports the display tube and includes a light-transmitting top plate on which the base of the display tube is seated. An impeller within...     

Pearl shaped bodies are caused to ascend and descend in a liquid filled container by an electromagnetically driven rotator blade assembly which moves the liquid and bodies upwardly through a pressure robe, after which the bodies may descend downwardly along a spiral glide path encircling the length of...     

A decorative floating toy including a watertight container defining a water-tight holding chamber partially filled with a fluid, and a float floating on the fluid and of outer diameter fitting the water-tight holding chamber and having two tubes diagonally disposed at two opposite ends in reversed directions...     

An animated display having a case defining a display chamber with a top and bottom. An object is provided within the display chamber so as to be visible from externally of the case. Structure is provided for continuously circulating a plurality of discrete particles through the display chamber in a pattern...     

A multi-colored twirling baton comprising a transparent tube having a transparent helical partition co-axially extending through the tube to form two separate helical fluid chambers. Two light-transmissive fluids of different colors fill respective ones of the chambers. Light transmitted through the...     

A simulated suspended animation biosphere assembly includes an outer housing having a transparent wall portion, a transparent gel in the housing and at least one action component movably suspended in the gel. The action component is adapted to resemble an actual action element which is capable of voluntary...     

A multi-color liquid display system comprising a transparent conduit and system for sequentially circulating liquids of different color and different specific gravity through the conduit to present a dynamic display such as "raining" of one liquid into another. The circulating system includes a reservoir,...     

A selective coloring system comprising a hollow transparent panel. A plurality of separate different colored materials are provided. A facility is for forcing one of the separate different colored materials into and ut of the hollow transparent panel, so as to change the appearance of the hollow transparent...     

A tabletop fountain includes a water reservoir. A recirculating pump is disposed in the water reservoir. An ascending water pipe is connected to the pump. A sheathing that is advantageously formed of rock or rock-like material, guides and at least partially covers or hides the water pipe. A plant dish...     

Disclosed is a lamp stand which mainly includes a clear and closed tubular container as its main body. A rotational shaft with blades is mounted in the tubular container and can be driven by magnetic rotational members to rotate and stir liquid contained in the container, so that currents looking like...     

A liquid cell articulated artistic display system designed for introducing the natural phenomena of light refraction into manmade environments in a controlled manner, the display system including a light transmissive container partially filled with two or more immiscible liquids having a difference in...     

A heat-activated amusement display disposed within the walls of a cup or other vessel.

A rotating aquarium for use with live fish and particularly live corals including a canopy with light fixtures, a tank having a central core, a turntable including an electric motor for rotating the tank and a base for supporting the tank. The central core includes an electrical conduit for transporting...     

A rotational color-liquid decoration including a base is set forth and a disk rotatably disposed on the base. The disk defines a closed space which is partitioned into multiple compartments in parallel with a surface of the disk. Each of these parallel compartments has a clear central area and an outer...     

A wave-producing decoration including an elongated liquid container which has an outwardly and downwardly projecting bubble collector integrally formed at a bottom center. The bubble collector communicates with the liquid container and collects any possible bubbles in the container. In addition, the...     

Visual display means of a vehicle having a body and force means for producing motion change of the vehicle body comprise a vehicle visual display device on the vehicle body including a container, a first liquid fluid in the container, and a second fluid in the container and essentially immiscible with...     

A decorative visual display device for circulating a fluid and simulated snow particles around a diorama. A snow globe is provided with a fluid propeller to circulate the fluid and particles within an outer transparent shell to provide the visual effect of snow falling on the diorama. A motor is placed...     

A playball which when manipulated by a player produces a display simulating the flow of lava whereby the player, in effect, has lava on his hands. The playball is formed of a transparent plastic sphere divided at its equator into two half-sections by a partition having several shaped openings dispersed...     

A display apparatus simulates a container of gaseous liquid. The display apparatus has a reservoir formed by closely spaced inner and outer walls, at least the outer wall being transparent or translucent and shaped to resemble the container. In use, a foamable liquid is held within the reservoir, and...     

A crystal water globe comprising a housing assembly having a lower housing and a transmission having a motor-driven shaft extending through the lower housing. Movable decorations or figures of the crystal water globe and a motor are disposed at opposite sides of the lower housing. Plugs sealingly connected...     

A novelty lamp which comprises a transparent container with a top surface, a bottom surface, an outer portion, and an inner portion. The inner portion extends upwardly from the bottom surface of the container and defines a hollow area. The bottom surface of the container is mounted in a base member....     

A display such as an advertisement or selection of art is enhanced by the addition of a random movement bubble device. The bubble device includes a sealed, optically clear cavity containing a clear, slightly viscous fluid, which coacts with a bubble wand assembly to produce eye-catching random bubble...     

Disclosed is an apparatus for simulating a flying fish which includes a pump, piping connected to the pump, a tube bundle connected to an end of the piping opposite from the pump for dividing pressurized water within the piping into parallel section of flowing water thereby creating a columnarized flow,...     

A display device with a light source and an effervescent effect generator. The effervescent effect generator has a housing with a light transmissive portion that is filled with a liquid and a gas and is sealed closed. A pump and hose form bubbles of the gas that is sealed in the housing in the liquid...     

A round post-mix beverage dispenser includes a cylindrical carbonator, still water conduits for supplying water to be carbonated, and carbonated water output coils in the form of circular courses of tubing which surround the carbonator tank in a surrounding water bath. Syrup conduits are coiled in circular...     

An improved adjustable display support is disclosed wherein a pair of coaxially telescopic tubes are provided with an O-ring and cap clutch assembly. The resilient O-ring clutch rests on one terminal end of the tube having the larger diameter and surrounds and grips the tube with the smaller diameter...     

A swing mechanism for wave-producing ornament. The ornament includes a base and a liquid container and the swing mechanism is mounted inside the base with a top container holder projecting from the base to fixedly connect the liquid container thereto. The swing mechanism includes a round disc which is...     

The present invention is a book having (a) a front cover, a back cover and a spline, forming an outer portion of a book; (b) a plurality of pages affixed within the outer portion of the book and containing a plurality of words constituting a text; (c) at least one page being a three-dimensional hollow...     

A crystal ball ornament includes a holder base, a light source mounted in the holder base, a transparent ball mounted on the holder base, the transparent ball holding a liquid and ornamental means in the liquid, a porous ornamental plate mounted on the holder base and spaced between the light source...     

A motion ornament includes a base, a transparent spherical shell mounted on the base at the top and holding a liquid on the inside, an ornament suspended in the liquid within the transparent spherical shell, a musical box mounted within the base and controlled to produce a music, a reciprocating mechanism...     

At least one liquid exhibiting variable visual effects is disposed in a transparent chamber and is moved in variable, turbulent flow patterns by a magnetic member freely movably disposed on the bottom of the chamber. A magnet is mounted on a rotatable output shaft of a drive motor disposed adjacent to...     

A method of and an apparatus for displaying goods is disclosed. The method pertains to the provision of a structure containing at least two parallel rails which define a plane area, wherein the rails are adapted to cooperate each with the other to mount and maintain in the plane area without fastening...     

In accordance with the invention, a solar rocking device comprises a pair of chambers coupled by a conduit, which assembly is pivotally mounted on a horizontal axis. Liquid partially fills the lower chamber above the conduit opening, and an absorber facilitates selective heating of the lower chamber....     

A spherical bottle has a pump spray atomizer connected at a neck opening and a thin plastic sheet with printing or a graphic inside the bottle. The bottle contains a liquid fragrance or body splash which can be atomized. Flakes or chips resembling falling snow are dispersed within the bottle. The chips...     

A post-mix beverage dispenser of the type that dispenses beverage components in predetermined proportions on demand from a dispensing outlet is provided to dispense the actual beverage, and a visible display simulating a transparent display container having the beverage therein and comprising materials...     

Disclosed and claimed is a dispenser, such as a pump, pour or aerosol dispenser, for dispensing a liquid from a reservoir, and methods for making and using the dispenser. The dispenser includes a hollow decorative vessel having a decorative element. The decorative vessel is capable of containing a first...     

A visual display device which produces a display utilizing bubbles emitted in liquid filled tubes. A computer controls the timing and size of bubbles emitted into the liquid so as to form designs, which can be symbols, letters, words, or sentences, or pictures. As the bubbles rise through the liquid...     

In accordance with the invention, a hollow, gas-containing diving body is disposed in a partially shaded transparent column partially-filled with a clear liquid. The diver is weighted for near-neutral buoyancy. The upper portion of the column is shaded, and the lower portion is subjected to thermal radiation...