Abstract: A color enhancing, lightweight, pin screen has multiple polymeric pins, each having a head at one end and slidably positioned in a corresponding aperture in at least one vertically-oriented plate. The polymeric material may be treated to achieve various visual effects, such as phosphorescence in light, black light designs and multiple colors. Also, the shape of the head can be designed to provide various light displays depending on its shape, i.e., convex, concave, diamond, flat and adding a reflective coating.

Abstract: A fan novelty device having a removable fan-like structure formed of a strip of pliable material having an accordion folding and a head gear. The fan-like structure is removably attached to a flexible base that conforms to a wearer's head. The base is removably attached to a head gear such as a head band, hair clips, barrettes, hair combs, etc.

Abstract: A novelty cap is provided having a strip of fabric with an accordion folding defined by a plurality of pleated fin-like members. The strip can be made to close or open to a fanlike structure while mounted on top of the head of a wearer. The rearmost fin is weighted, i.e., comprises a metal bar which serves to keep the fan-like structure in fully opened position.

Abstract: A hat having a strip of fabric with an accordion folding which can be made closed or open to a fan-like structure on the top of the hat to attract attention and has entertaining and marketing values.

Abstract: A fiber optic sign and method of making the same are disclosed. A plurality of fibers are arranged to form a design, preferably by a template, and are then bonded together into a block of glue, epoxy, rubber, or other castable liquid. Arrangement of the fibers is accomplished by placing them on a template and vibrating them until they fall through holes in the template.

Abstract: A display device includes a highly pliable web having an array of longitudinally and transversely pins mounted on a face of the web, the pins having shanks projecting upwardly perpendicular to the area of the web at which the respective pin shanks are located. A shaping member has a contoured pressed against the underface of the web to recoverably deform the web and vary the pin shank orientations. Different webs and pin anchoring constructions are described.

Abstract: A pin screen has at least one and preferably two vertically aligned spaced plates having a plurality of closely spaced, small apertures each of which is adapted to receive a pin held in selected positions by frictional engagement in a horizontal pin orientation. A transparent sheet of material is vertically spaced a predetermined distance in front of said vertical plate or plates. The pins are longer than the separation between the plate or plates and the transparent sheet. The size of the pin head prevents the pins from passing through the apertured plates and the transparent cover prevents them from falling out of the apertures. A contoured three-dimensional image is created by the selective horizontal displacement of pins relative to the vertical apertured plate, and the displaced pins remain in their three-dimensional, image-creating position held there by friction until intentionally displaced to a different position.

Abstract: A pin screen includes a plate having a plurality of closely spaced small apertures. The plate is supported in a substantially horizontally fixed position, and each of the apertures defined therein are adapted to receive a pin in a substantially vertical orientation. The heads of the pins are larger than the diameters of the apertures to assure that the pins do not fall through the apertures. The pins are vertically movable relative to the horizontal plate between a lower position in which the bottom of the pin heads abut against the upper surface of the plate, and an upper position in which the top of the pin heads abut against the lower surface of a transparent sheet of material spaced at a predetermined distance above the apertured plate. The pins may also be moved such that the pin heads are intermediate the lower apertured plate and the upper transparent sheet.