Reflective rainbow ornament

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top view of a disc of material used to create the reflective rainbow ornament prior to shaping, the phantom line showing indicates the circular diffractive patterning on the surface of the disc;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the inner star piece of the reflective rainbow ornament;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom side view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an outer star piece of the reflective rainbow ornament, the broken line showing of the hanger pieces are for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 10 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a top side view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a bottom side view thereof;

FIG. 16 is an exploded view of the inner star piece and the outer star piece of the reflective rainbow ornament, the broken line showing of the hanger pieces are for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design; and,

FIG. 17 is an assembled view thereof, the broken line showing of the hanger pieces are for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

The phantom line showing throughout the drawings indicates the presence of optical surfaces that create a reflective rainbow pattern caused by a diffraction grating effect. In addition, the folded shape of the reflective material also creates a kaleidoscopic effect.

Claims

The ornamental design for a reflective rainbow ornament, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D237339 October 1975 Knowles
D261373 October 20, 1981 Fisher
D275742 October 2, 1984 Williams
D431795 October 10, 2000 Manrique
D449012 October 9, 2001 Manrique
Patent History
Patent number: D466047
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 9, 2001
Date of Patent: Nov 26, 2002
Inventor: Daniel S. Manrique (Sunnyvale, CA)
Primary Examiner: Dominic Simone
Attorney, Agent or Law Firms: Carol D. Titus, James J. Leary
Application Number: 29/149,344