Abstract: A unitary sign panel including a transparent, preferably phosphorescent, plastic sheet having opposed forward and rearward planar surface and grooves in the rearward planar surface of the sheet to form outlines of desired indicia viewable from the forward planar surface of the sheet. Additional grooves are provided in the rearward planar surface forming hatch patterns within the outlines of the selected indicia which are also viewable from the forward planar surface of the sheet. The additional grooves preferably have a depth less than a depth of the grooves. The unitary sign panel is free of materials at the forward and rearward surfaces of the sheet such that light is transferable through the sheet in a direction perpendicular to the forward and rearward planar surfaces of the sheet. The sheet has a thickness sufficient for viewing through the sheet in the direction perpendicular to the forward and rearward planar surfaces of the sheet so that a viewer can see objects on the other side of the sign panel.

Abstract: Fluid decoration including a soft transparent or semitransparent envelope body and a seat body. At least two kinds of fluids with different specific weights and colors are filled in the envelope body. An inlaid member is placed in a bottom end of the envelope body. The bottom end is then sealed. The inlaid member has an upward extending patterned article. An ejecting device is disposed in the patterned article. The ejecting device is composed of a tube body and a driving unit connected with the tube body. A top end of the tube body is formed with an ejecting opening. The periphery of the tube body near the bottom thereof is formed with through holes. When the driving unit is powered on, the heavier fluid is pumped through the through hole into the tube body and forcedly pushed upward. The heavier fluid is then upward ejected from the ejecting opening of the ejecting device. Thereafter, the heavier fluid gradually splashes down onto the bottom of the envelope body.

Abstract: An illumination case used for decoration or advertisement. It includes a case-body, a front cover, an inner frame, a light source, a transparent back plate, an illumination filmstrip, a grating plate, and two step motors with a transmission that drives the grating plate to move. The transparent back plate is fixed onto the inner frame. The illumination filmstrip overlays the transparent back plate and is fixed against it. The two step motors mentioned above are installed on the inner frame behind the upper part or lower part of the transparent back plate, one on the left side, and the other on the right side. The above-mentioned grating plate is fitted with a hanging bar on both the upper side and bottom side respectively, which makes the grating plate spread out neatly. One hanging bar is linked with the transmission of the two above-mentioned step motors through a set of corresponding levers installed on the inner frame.

Abstract: A multi-ply composite container for consumer products is provided having a tubular body ply and a film label ply. The tubular body ply is formed of paperboard material, and the film label ply is peelably adhered to the outer surface of the tubular body ply. The film label ply is comprised of a polymeric film having inner and outer layers formed from polymeric materials. The inner layer is permanently bonded to the outer layer such that the layers provide a film label ply having predictable tear characteristics, yet having the necessary strength to prevent premature rupture of the container. An adhesive is applied on at least a portion of the inner layer of the film label ply. The adhesive is for peelably adhering the label ply to the outer surface of the tubular body ply. A plurality of perforations or a laser score may also be included for directed a tear in the film label ply. Graphical matter can be included on at least a portion of the inner or outer layer of the film label ply.

Abstract: A display sign mounting system allows quick and easy mounting and tensioning of a display sign. The display sign has a substantially planar surface to which support members are mounted to form a perimeter frame. Bracket assemblies are attached to the support members. The bracket assemblies retain the substrate and allow for selective tensioning of the substrate to create a taut display as desired. A bracket assembly may have rotatable members to facilitate installation of the substrate. The substrate is wound on a spool assembly to facilitate transporting the substrate to and from a display sign location.

Abstract: An advertising article with an automatically activated indicator assembly attached to the article including a piezoelectric sensor, a printed circuit board including a triggerable signal generator, and an LED or speaker. The piezoelectric sensor is attached to the advertising article such that it is responsive to mechanical force experienced by the advertising article during normal use, and, in response to such force, produces an output level sufficient to trigger the signal generator which in turn supplies a signal to activate the LED or speaker which is connected thereto. The signal generator includes device control circuitry for providing a battery-saving sleep state.

Abstract: A support assembly in a decorative structure includes at least two suspended elements. The support assembly includes a support tube having a hollow interior and opposed end portions. In an embodiment, a pair of selectively removable adjustment are adapted to interlock with a respective end portion of the support tube. A flexible, elongate support element is secured between each of the clips and the respective end portions of the support tube. The elongate support element has two ends, each of the ends being adapted for attachment to a suspended element of the decorative structure. The adjustment clips can be adapted to fit over the end portions of the support tube, which can be constructed as a hollow cylindrical tube. In an illustrated embodiment, the adjustment clips comprise annular cylindrical members having an inner diameter approximately equal to an outer diameter of the support tube. In another embodiment, the elongate support element is secured in slits on the respective ends of the support tube.

Abstract: A photo album includes a CPU that records audio and control buttons located adjacent to each of a plurality of photograph-accommodating pockets on leaves of the photo album. A microphone unit is used to record audio sound bites for each photograph stored in the album and a control button is pressed to activate a playback circuit, which includes a speaker on the album, to play back the audio recorded for the selected photograph.

Abstract: A vehicle banner assembly employs a continuous leading edge attachment and elastic bands to stretch and display a banner on the door of a vehicle. The vehicle banner assembly permits easy removal of the banner and is constructed of plastic materials that do not damage the finish of the vehicle. The vehicle banner assembly permits the user to adjust the length of the banner to accommodate variations in the size of vehicle doors.

Abstract: A music bell striking snowflakes in a crystal ball includes an upper rotary mechanism, a lower rotary mechanism and a crystal ball. The music bell rotates not only a gear ring tray of the lower rotary mechanism on the bottom portion and a doll disposed on a rotary tray of the upper rotary mechanism, but also a magnet gear inside the crystal ball to cause water flow therein according to the principle of magnetic repulsion, so as to create a beautiful and dynamic scene of floating snowflakes.

Abstract: A photograph-holder substantially formed of a suitably folded punched sheet, comprising a substantially quadrangular framing face (4) provided with a window (1) and superimposed to a bearing face (10) which has the same shape and size and is contiguous to a reinforcing face (12) also having the same shape and size and a supporting face (7) interposed in a non-flat position between the framing face (4) and the bearing face (10), the framing face (4) being provided with two side flaps (2, 3) bent inwards and inserted between the bearing face (10) and the reinforcing face (12).

Abstract: An adjustable sign mount and graphic for mounting to an associated display includes a spine, a mounting bracket and a graphic. The spine has an elongated dimension and is formed having a bracket channel and a graphic channel. Each the bracket channel and the graphic channel include a plurality of support walls transverse to the spine elongated dimension and a plurality of locking walls parallel to the spine elongated dimension and extending respectively from the support walls to define bracket channel and graphic channel upper and lower locking walls. The bracket channel and graphic channel upper and lower locking walls define bracket and graphic spine openings, respectively, in the bracket and graphic channels. The mounting bracket has a first end mountable to the associated display and a second end defining a mounting portion that is configured for insertion into one of the bracket spine openings and lockingly engagable with opposing upper and lower bracket locking walls.

Abstract: A two-dimensional figure display device supports an animal or figure silhouette with loose appendages, such as a dog's ears and tongue, on the exterior of a vehicle rear window. The image of the figure to be simulated is formed on a multi-layered element which is attached to a stiffening support. The support has frontwardly and upwardly extending clips which engage between the window and the window frame of the moving vehicle. Loose flaps of material on the multi-layered element are acted upon by the wind as the vehicle travels, simulating the movement of the depicted figure.

Abstract: A picture frame is constituted of a flat front glass plate and a rear frame back that is secured to the glass plate by double-sided tape. A border is screen printed onto the back surface of the glass so that it surrounds and defines a clear viewing area in which the picture is to be mounted. A design is printed on the glass in register with the border area so that the design and border are visible to a person observing the framed picture. The design can be on the front of the glass or on the back surface beneath the printed border, or designs may be printed in both places.

Abstract: A calendar holder for dual panel folding calendars includes a peripheral frame for receiving the calendar, a lower slot for supporting the bottom calendar panels, an upper slot for supporting the upper calendar panels, and a mounting peg at the upper slot that extends through perforations in the upper panels to independently hang the calendar within the frame.

Abstract: A combination advertising/public-information sign intended for use in public areas such as railroad stations and city squares, especially for those jurisdictions that permit advertising signs only if associated with the providing of information of general public interest. The sign is light in weight and easy to assemble and disassemble. The public information and advertisements presented on the sign are in continuous motion and are readily viewable at any given time by the vast majority of the persons within sight of the device.

Abstract: A liquid decoration container comprises an exhibition part, and a fitting part. The exhibition part is formed by way of blowing a hollow blank to constitute a hollow casing with a desirable shape and the hollow casing extends downward a cylindrical casing with an outer thread section. The fitting part is a base with an upper opening corresponding to the cylindrical casing and the upper opening provides an inner thread section. A ring plate is arranged to extend inward from an inner wall under the upper opening in the fitting part. The liquid is filled in the exhibition part and a doll is selectively fixed to or arranged on the ring plate. The cylindrical casing can engage with the upper opening by way of the outer thread section fastening to the inner thread section and a tight sealing can be performed as soon as a lower rim of the cylindrical casing touches the ring plate.

Abstract: This invention deals with an ornamental display receptacle which has a transparent envelope which contains a clear fluid and a particulate such as artificial snow or leaves or the like, which is suspendable in the fluid upon agitation, thus simulating falling snow, leaves or the like, and which includes a power driven agitator which will maintain the particulate in suspension so long as the motor is in the ON. The particulate will be at rest in the display receptacle when the motor driven agitator is not operating. An ornament, such as a house or an individual or the like, will be positioned in the receptacle to enhance the simulation of activity around the ornamental object.

Abstract: Apparatus for displaying still images to viewers in motion relative to those images, such as passengers on a subway train, includes a plurality of images mounted on a surface, and a slitboard mounted between that surface and the viewer. As the viewers pass by, the slitboard acts like a shutter, creating an animation effect. In addition, there is a stretching or widening effect that enlarges the images, allowing images to be “preshrunk,” thereby allowing a large number of images in a small space, increasing the available frame rate of the animation. The stretching effect depends on the distance between the image surface and the slitboard.

Abstract: A swimming element enjoying system capable of applying an external stimulus to a swimming element moved at a predetermined rhythm, to thereby permit the swimming element to carry out different motion, to thereby provide an observer with a fresh surprise, so that the observer may be soothed or healed. A swimming element made in imitation of an aquatic life and a drive unit for driving the swimming element each are provided with a permanent magnet. The permanent magnet of the drive unit is rotated, to thereby permit an attracting/repulsing action to be carried out between the permanent magnets, leading to random vertical motion of said swimming element. Motion of the swimming element is randomly varied when a sensor detects an external stimulus.