Abstract: A plurality of light reflective particles are positioned within a hollow, translucent bulb-like member. A fan directs air into the bulb-like member to cause the light reflective particles to move about within the bulb-like member. Light is directed into the bulb-like member to cause the light reflective particles to reflect light as they move about thereby creating exciting visual effects.

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 visual aid and display device is disclosed in which a central axis has mounted thereon a nest of vanes of varying length which are sheet-like members longer in length than width and concaved toward the central axis and each of which is connected to the axis at both of its ends. The vanes may be any of a number of geometrical shapes and may carry a limitless variety of visual displays on their surfaces.

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: The specification describes a device for producing aesthetic effects, more particularly light effects, with at least one partly transparent or transluscent and preferably closed vessel. The vessel contains at least two liquids of different density which are not completely and not permanently miscible with each other. In the order of increasing density at least three liquids A, B, C with the following principal or sole components are employed:A liquid paraffin and/or silicone oil and/or naphthene and/or hexachlorobutadiene;B water or an ether, more particularly propanetrioxyethylether or a polyether;C esters with chemically bound phosphorus and/or chemically bound halogen, preferably chlorine, an ester of phthalic acid, and more particularly dibutoxybutyl phthalate, a carbonic acid ester, more particularly propanediol carbonate, or ethanediolmonophenylether or tetrahydrothiophene-1,1-dioxide with the provision that the selected liquids are not completely and not permanently miscible with each other.