Display arrangement having magnet that interacts with a coil to induce movement of the display arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11468803-B1
Application number	US-202117501188-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Oct 14, 2021
Priority date	Jan 12, 2021
Publication date	Oct 11, 2022
Grant date	Oct 11, 2022

Abstract

A display arrangement includes a base, a decorative shell having a front cover and a back cover, an elongated central post that is rotatably coupled to the decorative shell and fixedly coupled to the base, a light source disposed on the elongated central post and within the shell, such that the light is visible though at least one opening in the shell, a stem coupled to the shell and coupled to the elongated central post, the stem having a magnet on one end, and a coil configured to receive energy from a power source to cause an arcing motion of the magnet, the stem, and thereby the decorative shell. The display arrangement can include a second shell disposed horizontally above the decorative shell and coupled to the decorative shell, and can also include a third shell disposed horizontally below the decorative shell, and that is coupled to the decorative shell.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display arrangement comprising:
a base;
a decorative shell that is supported over the base;
a support post having upper and lower ends, that is pivotally coupled to the decorative shell at the upper end and that is fixedly coupled to the base at the lower end in order to provide support of the decorative shell over the base;
a stem having upper and lower ends;
a magnet;
the lower end of the stem supporting the magnet;
the upper end of the stem being pivotally coupled to both the decorative shell and the support post at an intermediate location thereof between the upper and lower ends of the support post; and
a coil configured to receive energy from a power source to cause an arcing motion of the magnet and the stem, and a corresponding rotational movement of the decorative shell.

2. The display arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the power source is a battery disposed within the base.

3. The display arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the power source is a solar power source coupled to the base.

4. The display arrangement of claim 1 , further comprising a second shell disposed horizontally above the decorative shell, and that is coupled to the decorative shell by a second post that is also coupled to the support post.

5. The display arrangement of claim 4 , further comprising a third shell disposed horizontally below the decorative shell, that is coupled to the decorative shell by a loop on the third shell that engages with a peg on the decorative shell.

6. The display arrangement of claim 5 , including a first light source disposed on the support post, and wherein the support post comprises an elongated central post that includes a second light source visible through the second shell, and a third light source visible through the third shell.

7. The display arrangement of claim 5 , wherein the light source is a light emitting diode (LED).

8. A display arrangement comprising:
a base;
a decorative shell that is supported over the base;
a support post having upper and lower ends;
the lower end of the support post being fixedly coupled to the base;
a stem having upper and lower ends;
a magnet;
the lower end of the stem supporting the magnet;
the upper end of the stem being pivotally coupled to the support post at an intermediate location thereof between the upper and lower ends of the support post; and
a coil configured to receive energy from a power source to cause an arcing motion of the magnet and the stem, and a corresponding rotational movement of the decorative shell.

9. The display arrangement of claim 8 wherein the decorative shell includes at least a middle shell and the upper end of the stem is pivotally coupled to the middle shell.

10. The display arrangement of claim 9 including a pivot peg that supports the upper end of the stem to both the middle shell and the support post at an intermediate location thereof.

11. The display arrangement of claim 9 , wherein the support post comprises an elongated central post that includes a first light source visible through the middle shell.

12. The display arrangement of claim 11 , further comprising a back cover and a front cover of the decorative shell, and an upper post having a first peg and an opposed second peg, the first peg configured to engage with the back cover and the second peg configured to engage with the front cover.

13. The display arrangement of claim 12 , wherein a bottom end of the upper post has opposed third and fourth pegs that pivotally connected to the middle shell.

14. The display arrangement of claim 9 , further comprising a transverse post that is rotationally connected to the middle shell and also rotationally connected to the stem, such that movement of the stem causes movement of the middle shell.

15. The display arrangement of claim 8 , wherein the decorative shell comprises at least a middle shell and an adjacent shell that is disposed either over or under the middle shell, and first and second light sources associated with the respective middle shell and adjacent shell.

16. The display arrangement of claim 15 wherein the adjacent shell comprises one shell over the middle shell and one shell under the middle shell, each also having a light source associated therewith.

17. A display arrangement comprising:
a base;
a lower shell;
a middle shell that is rotatably coupled to the lower shell;
a top shell that is rotatably coupled to the middle shell;
all of the lower, middle and top shells being aligned in sequence over the base;
a stem coupled to at least the middle shell, the stem having a magnet on one end; and
a coil configured to receive energy from a power source to cause an arcing motion of the magnet and the stem, to thereby cause the middle shell, the lower shell, and the top shell to rotate.

18. The display arrangement of claim 17 , wherein the power source is one of a battery and a solar power source.

19. The display arrangement of claim 17 , further including an upright support post that interconnects the lower, middle and top shells, and wherein the stern has an upper end and a lower end, the magnet being supported at the lower end of the stem and the upper end of the stem pivotally connected to the upright support post at an intermediate location thereof between the upper and lower ends of the upright support post.

20. The display arrangement of claim 19 , including a lower, middle and top light source associated with respective lower, middle and top shells.

Assignees

• Fourstar Group Inc

Inventors

• Wu Yu-Chi

Classifications

• G09F13/0404

  the light source being enclosed in a box forming the character of the sign · CPC title

• G09F19/02

  incorporating moving display members · CPC title

• G09F25/00

  Audible advertising (sound recording or reproducing per se G11B; public address systems H04R27/00) · CPC title

• G09F13/34

  with light sources co-operating with movable members, e.g. with shutters to cover or uncover the light source (apparatus wherein advertising or display material is moved in a continuous or intermittent succession G09F11/00; construction or details of lighting devices F21V11/00) · CPC title

• G09F2019/088

  Faces · CPC title