Abstract: One or more panels define a support for an image layer and a relatively dark layer. Holes extend through the panel and the layer. The holes allow viewing through the panels in one direction without seeing the image, yet the image can be viewed by looking at the panel assembly from the opposite direction. Thus, the image is suitable as an advertising medium as applied to the transparent windows of buildings, vehicles and the like. A person sitting in a building or in a vehicle cannot see the image on a window by looking outwardly through the window. Looking in the opposite direction, from outside to inside the vehicle, a person will see the image through the assembly of panels.

Abstract: A combination table top lamp, with a base comprised of a material that appears opaque until the inside of the base is illuminated, at which time the base appears transparent to reveal a display item in the base. A scrim can be incorporated into the surface of the base such that the scrim becomes part of the display when the material used for the base is transformed.

Abstract: The invention is a convex mirror for surveillance purposes, in combination with an advertising message, and the method of fabricating same. A removable mask is attached to the interior of the surface to be mirrored, and a non-reactive removable liquid mask is applied to the openings in the removable mask. The removable mask is removed, and a mirror material is applied to the surface. The liquid mask is allowed to solidify, then removed, leaving one or more transparent areas in the surface of the mirror.

Abstract: An illuminated sound producing toy comprising a base frame, a drive mechanism, a sound producing mechanism, an opening formed in the base frame, a mirror fitted in the opening, an electric lamp, a switch and a first light transmitting board. The sound producing mechanism is capable of being driven by the drive mechanism and the switch turns the electric lamp ON and OFF. The first light transmitting board is positioned generally between the mirror and the electric lamp and is driven through a predetermined motion by the drive mechanism. The first light transmitting board comprises an illustration display area so that illustrations can be seen through the mirror means only when the electric lamp is ON.

Abstract: A display is disclosed which produces multiple visual displays in an intermittent manner which includes a display housing having a perimeter wall which is transparent during visual display and is an opaque mirror between visual displays. The perimeter wall of the display housing is a composite structure which preferably includes a transparent cylindrical substrate which is coated with an optical film and an opaque mask which defines display windows. Multiple visual displays are produced by a rotating display base which carries rows of rotating display elements. Preferably, the display elements are elongated triangular elements having three image faces which bear images which create the visual displays. The triangular display elements are arranged in a triangular configuration wherein the rows intersect one another at acute angles and are carried by the rotating base. The rotating base includes three display positions and each of the triangular elements includes three display positions.

Abstract: The present invention provides for a practice mirror for improving golf putting skill. The practice mirror is comprised of a generally planar reflective surface, upon which are a stance line, a target line perpendicularly intersecting the stance line, and a positioner for locating a golf ball. The positioner is located at the intersection of the stance and target lines, this intersection lying approximately at one quartile of the stance line. In operation, the golfer places the mirror on the ground, places a golf ball in the positioner and aligns his body and putter club by standing over the mirror and viewing his reflection. This allows the golfer to detect and correct body alignment errors that would otherwise go undetected, thereby improving his putting skill. In a slotted, or channel, embodiment the golfer can perform an actual putt by means of the channel.

Abstract: A hand held two-way mirror assembly 10 having one or more hidden images 26 mounted behind the back surface of a two-way mirror 20, one of which images can be seen when a light 36 behind the image is lit. The mirror assembly includes a frame 12, 14, 16, there being a cavity 30 behind the mirror 20, which cavity receives the lights 36 and a circuit board 48. A speaker 50 is mounted on the board. One or more digitized voices is stored in a memory chip 54 mounted on the board. Electronic switches 52 and 56 select a lamp 36 to be lit when a manually engageable switch is operated, and also cause one of the digitized voice tracks to be broadcast through the speaker, the particular voice track being associated with the illuminated image, the lights and voices preferably being selected in a predetermined manner to follow a script.

Abstract: The invention is a reflective sign of polymeric material. The base of the sign consists of a spherical mirror. The cover for the sign consists of a transparent spherical section suitable for mating to the spherical mirror. A first opaque visible emblem is applied to the convex side of the cover, and a second emblem is applied to the concave side of the cover, directly behind the first emblem. The second emblem is printed in reverse, so that when it is reflected by the spherical mirror, it appears to the observer in proper orientation. The combined first emblem and second emblem are, therefore, visible to an observer of the device.

Abstract: A device which may be transformed from an ordinary mirror to a light emitting graphic display. The front wall is composed of a transparent layer affixed to a reflecting layer. The reflecting layer has a series of narrow grooves passing through describing a graphic image. Since the grooves are thin, most of the reflecting surface remains intact and can perform as a mirror. But upon illuminating the rear surface of the front wall, light emanates from the grooves displaying the graphic design. The light source may be integral to the device or a natural light source may be used. The grooves may be coated with a non-opaque colored stain, or non-opaque sheets of colored material may be affixed to the back surface of the front wall, so that the displayed design will be colored.

Abstract: A light box having a pair of mirrors, the outer or front mirror being transparent and the other mirror being opaque and provided with design formed on the reflecting layer of the opaque mirror. The side margins of the opaque mirror are removably received in grooves carried by holders on the inner side surfaces of the light box. The opaque mirror can be placed either parallel to the transparent mirror or can be placed at an acute angle with respect to the transparent mirror. The light box can have a single side provided with mirrors for looking at multiple images of designs by viewing through an opening at the one side of the light box. In another embodiment, the light box can have a plurality of sides with each side having a set of transparent and opaque mirrors so that, regardless of which side is observed by the viewer, a specific design can be observed.

Abstract: A display plate preferably employable for an automotive vehicle for the purpose of displaying a certain name or providing a decorative effect is disclosed. The display plate includes a main body to be secured to a vehicle body of the automotive vehicle. A transparent base plate molded of transparent resin material is received in a cavity of the main body. A plurality of half mirrors corresponding to a content to be displayed are formed on the transparent base plate. A prism plate is disposed behind the transparent base plate and a plurality of light reflecting layers each comprising a number of dots or lines are formed on the prism plate. A color filter is interposed between the transparent base plate and the prism plate to scatter light therefrom. To generate light to be emitted from the front surface of the transparent base plate, a lamp is received in a cavity of the prism plate. A light density per unit area on each light reflective layer increases more and more as a distance from the lamp increases.

Abstract: A display assembly 10 for mounting in a fruit machine comprises an open topped housing 14. A pair of two-way mirrors 20a, 20b are joined at right angles to one another with their mirrored sides defining the included angle and facing towards the housing's opening. A visual representation 21a, 21b is printed on the reverse side of each mirror and is visible through the respective mirror when lamps 22 therebehind are lit, with a mirror image of the representation visible reflected from the other mirror.

Abstract: An action toy consisting of a main frame, a pair of wheels journalled to the frame by corresponding shafts for rollingly supporting same on the ground, a handle fixed to the frame, a hollow human figure, the feet of which are anchored to the rearward section of the frame so that his legs extend upwardly therefrom, a wooden log anchored to the frontward section of the frame in substantially horizontal register with his hands, a bucksaw having a rear handle grasped by the figure's hands and a lower horizontal blade slidingly engaging a groove made about a transverse section of the log. The human figure includes waist, shoulders, neck, and elbows pivot members, for pivotal action thereabout.

Abstract: A display device for displaying an image by forming same in a space includes a concave mirror having a reflecting mirror surface of a dark color and a luminous screen for displaying a picture thereon. Light is prevented by a light shielding structure from falling in around the luminous screen. The concave mirror and the luminous screen are arranged such that light from the luminous screen will be reflected by the concave mirror to form the real image of the picture on the luminous screen in front of the concave mirror. The display device can produce visual effects of much interest and is highly effective in many applications such as display and advertisement of products for sale.

Abstract: An advertising apparatus for a telephone includes a box provided with an advertising plate disposed in the front thereof and illuminating lamp disposed inside thereof, a power source for the illuminating lamp, detection means for detecting used and unused conditions of the telephone and a control for controlling an on and off condition of the illuminating lamp in response to an output of a detection device. An information display apparatus includes a light source, a light transmitting plate for transmitting light incident from the light source, a light scattering transmissive plate for irregularly reflecting light produced from one side surface of the light transmitting plate, an information display film disposed at the front of the light scattering plate and on which information is displayed, a light transmissive front plate disposed in the front of the information display film, a frame for supporting the preceding members and a control unit for controlling an on and off condition of the light source.

Abstract: A partially transparent mirrored screen extends continuously over a preselected area and contains a distribution of reflective material which varies in optical density to define regions of differing optical transmittance to light. A plurality of regions are selectively backlighted to reveal two-dimensional or three-dimensional images embodied within media behind the screen. The densities of the regions are chosen so that the images are displayed clearly when the regions are backlighted and disappear in the absence of backlighting, leaving the screen uniformly reflective of environmental light in an "off" condition. In a preferred embodiment, the reflective material includes a front layer of uniform optical density over the preselected area and a rear layer of nonuniform optical density. The front layer corresponds to the density required for a first object or image-bearing sheet located behind one region of the mirror and the rear layer provides a different density for a sheet located behind another region.

Abstract: The three dimensional display of the invention includes a display plate and a light source provided behind the plate. The display plate fundamentally includes a substrate made of a transparent material, an undercoating of transparent organic based color or colorless paint provided on the front surface of the plate, a light-reflective transparent metal coating on the undercoating, a transparent protective coating on the metal coating and a light-reflective surface provided on the rear surface of the substrate, the light reflective surface being opaque as a whole and including light-penetrable or transparent portions or vacant portions in the form of a predetermined image. To make the front surface of the display plate look like a roughened metal wall surface, the front surface of the substrate is roughened or the undercoating contains an agent which makes the front surface of the undercoating rough.

Abstract: A display unit for displaying indicia such as advertising material has a light box in which there are a series of lights. The box has a reflective surface capable of passing light outwardly from inside the box but reflecting light applied exteriorly of the surface. Indicia are mounted within the box carrying translucent and washed areas. Lighting of the lights displays the indicia and extinguishing the lights results in a mirrored surface only being apparent.Modification include making the masked areas of a reflective material to give a repeated reflection effect when the lights are lit.

Abstract: An automotive decorative display panel is devised to provide a reflective black insignia on a bright field during daylight conditions and illuminated insignia on a dark field during night-time conditions. The illuminated display panel is comprised of a lens panel having a reflective, opaque field and a translucent insignia field. A screen is disposed behind the insignia field. The screen is characterized by being partially reflective and partially transmissive. During the day, light is reflected from the screen through the insignia portion to form a black insignia field against the bright reflective field. During the night the screen is back lit to form a bright insignia field against a relatively dark background. A solid state electroluminescent panel is used as the light source in a hermetically sealed package.

Abstract: This invention discloses an information display device including a front plate and information visualizing means provided behind the front plate and adapted to make information consisting of characters, patters and/or others appear on the front surface of the plate by the light emitted from the visualizing means and passing through the plate, the device being characterized in that the front plate is made from transparent material such as transparent synthetic resins, glass or the like and is provided with metal coating on the front surface or the back surface of the front plate. The thickness of the metal coating is such that the metal coating permits the light emitted from the visualizing means to pass through it to make the information emerge on the front surface of the front plate and substantially prevents light the intensity of which is less than the former light from passing through the coating.

Abstract: A pinball machine controlled by a micro computer including a micro processing unit. A display in the pinball machine comprises an infinity box including a one-way mirror, a two-way mirror disposed in spaced, parallel relation to the one-way mirror, and a plurality of lamps disposed in the space between the two mirrors. A plurality of switches are provided for energizing respective lamps, the micro processing unit being connected to the plurality of switches so as to actuate the plurality of switches in a predetermined sequence whereby the lamps are energized in the predetermined sequence.

Abstract: A reflecting device for the display of information includes a substantially flat layer of highly reflecting material placed over a backing member. Over the reflecting material is laid a single sheet of transparent or translucent synthetic plastics material having the information printed thereon. The flat layer, the backing member, and the sheet are all held together by a frame carrying a pane of plain glass or equivalent which frame can be opened for removal and replacement of the sheet.

Abstract: A name plate comprising a right angle glass prism mounted on a mirror such that an exhibit mounted on one of the prism faces provides several images depending upon the user's line of sight of the prism.

Abstract: An illuminated advertising display device produces changing visual effects by placing a panel having a pattern of holes at the front of a light box with some of the holes defining alpha-numeric characters, and reciprocating behind the panel a shutter which has a pattern of transparent spots each of which registers with a hole in the panel at some point in the reciprocation of the shutter, with some of the spots registered simultaneously with all the holes that define the alpha-numeric characters. The panel has a forwardly facing reflective surface, and spaced forwardly of the panel is a light transmitting reflective sheet. If desired, the transparent spots may be tinted in several different colors.

Abstract: An optical device, adapted to give varying "depth of field" effects. The device hereof utilizes first and second reflective surfaces, at least one of which is movable with respect to the other. A light source is interposed between the two reflective surfaces.

Abstract: The display device includes a housing having a viewing opening, an angularly disposed light transmitting mirror dividing the housing into rear and front display compartments located at right angles to each other, and lamps for illuminating each of the display compartments. One of the lamps is sequentially and alternately brightened, while the other is simultaneously dimmed, by a control including a pair of photocells which control the electrical power to each of the lamps in response to the amount of light falling thereon, a light source adapted to emit light onto both of the photocells and an opaque disc which is interposed the light source and the photocells and is slowly rotated by a motor. The disc includes a window portion which is arranged to sequentially and alternately gradually vary the amount of light from the light source reaching each of the photocells during the rotational cycle of the disc.

Abstract: A luminous effects device including a partially silvered mirror, a frusto-conical reflector having a plurality of lights disposed about its inner periphery and a spherical reflector, all of which are disposed within a closed container and aligned in series so that multiple reflections occur between the partially silvered mirror, frusto-conical reflector and spherical reflector to create an endless tunnel effect that can be viewed through the opposite side of the partially silvered mirror.

Abstract: A lighting display of relatively thin proportions producing a visual image of substantial depth by creating multiple reflections of light sources and objects within a narrow space. The space is defined by a vertical, rear mirror plate and a front one-way mirror which appears substantially transparent from a viewer area. Images from the light sources in the spaces are repeatedly reflected back-and-forth between the front and rear mirrors.

Abstract: A doll with a simulated identity or plurality of identities. The simulation is attained by providing a transparent panel which is both light transmissive and light reflective and which is viewed by the child playing with the doll, which doll is mounted in front of the transparent panel. The transparent panel defines the front of an enclosure so that the movable panel, when in position, is generally parallel to and spaced from the transparent panel. The movable panel bears a recognizable portion of the identity desired. The balance of the surface of the movable panel is light absorptive, and the balance of the interior of the enclosure is also light absorptive. The doll is placed in front of the transparent panel and spaced therefrom by a distance generally equal to the distance between the two panels, so that the image of the doll reflected from the transparent panel appears to be coincident with the identity portion of the movable panel within the enclosure.

Abstract: A display device which imparts to the observer an illusion of depth. The device includes a partially silvered front mirror, illuminating means disposed behind this front mirror, and a fully silvered rear mirror positioned behind the illuminating means such that its reflective surface is parallel to and facing the partially silvered front mirror. The illusion of depth results from the successive reflections of the light from the illuminating means between the two mirrors, establishing a series of virtual images which appear to extend back into the device.

Abstract: A window glass having an inscription thereon formed from a semi-reflective transparent material. The inscription is visible when it is viewed against a dark background and does not interfere with vision through the glass when viewed against a light background.

Abstract: An audio-visual display device which sequentially displays and discusses pictorial representations of merchandise and thereafter mirrors actual merchandise is comprised of a display enclosure, audio apparatus and timer apparatus. The display enclosure has a plurality of compartments each provided with separate illumination apparatus therein. At least one side of each compartment has a one-way mirror which enables a consumer to see pictorial representations of merchandise affixed to the inside of the one-way mirror when the illumination apparatus has been actuated and to see an image of the consumer in the one-way mirror when the illumination apparatus is not actuated. The audio apparatus provides an oral description of pictorial representations of merchandise and actual merchandise.

Abstract: A transparent panel with the manufacturer's name embedded therein in a tailgate to improve the rear vision of the driver and for safety, the transparent panel may be one-way glass.

Abstract: 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 walls of the device. An illumination source is provided for transmitting light through the walls and the fluid. Bubbling air is supplied from a manifold at the lower ends of the fluid containing gaps and vents from the upper ends of the gaps. A selectively displaceable sealing cap guards against leakage from the vents when the device is shut down. A reflective surface over the outer face of the device provides an opaque appearance when it is shut down.