Novelty display platform
The NOVELTY DISPLAY PLATFORM discloses a display platform for illuminating a display chamber. The platform includes a base unit containing a light source. The base unit is configured with a stage to support a display chamber. The base unit further includes an opening configured to receive a light conduit. The light conduit is configured to redirect light from the light source contained in the base unit to illuminate the display chamber. The display chamber may contain a transparent sheet bearing an image and/or be filled with a suspension of reflective particles. The light source may be color changing and/or support various display modes, and may be controlled by a remote.
1 . An apparatus, comprising:
a base unit having a front and a back including
a light source enclosed within the base unit,
an opening at a top side of the base unit,
a display chamber stage adjacent to the opening, and
a tube and a pump configured to push air through the tube and a first one-way valve into a removable display chamber;
the removable display chamber,
wherein the removable display chamber further comprises the first one-way valve positioned in the bottom of the removable display chamber and a second one way valve positioned in the top of the removable display chamber, and
wherein the first one-way valve is configured to couple with the tube in the display chamber stage;
wherein the display chamber stage is configured to accommodate the removable display chamber, and
wherein the opening is configured to accommodate a light conduit for directing light from the light source to illuminate the removable display chamber.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the removable display chamber includes an opening substantially the same width as the removable display chamber at its widest point.
3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the removable display chamber further comprises a first one-way valve positioned in the bottom of the removable display chamber and a second one way valve positioned in the top of the removable display chamber, and
wherein the first one-way valve is configured to couple with a tube in the display chamber stage, and
the base unit further comprising the tube and a pump configured to push air through the tube and the first one-way valve into the removable display chamber.
4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the removable display chamber includes at least one opening at its top and at least one more opening at its bottom.
5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the removable display chamber further comprises a shelf on at least one of its inner surfaces.
6 . The apparatus of claim 5 , further comprising an ornamental sheet, wherein the shelf is configured to support the ornamental sheet above a bottom of the removable display chamber.
7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a magnetic stir bar contained within the removable display chamber.
8 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a turbine attached to an inner surface of the removable display chamber.
9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a turntable contained within the removable display chamber.
10 . An apparatus, comprising:
a base unit having a front and back including
a light source enclosed within the base unit,
an opening at a top side of the base unit, and
a display chamber stage spaced apart from the opening;
a light conduit, comprising a light-diffusing panel that is curved through a horizontal plane;
wherein the display chamber stage is configured to accommodate a display chamber, and
wherein the opening is configured to accommodate the light conduit for directing light from the light source to illuminate the display chamber.
11 . The apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising:
a rotating platform on the base unit, wherein the rotating platform comprises at least a portion of the display chamber stage.
12 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the base unit further comprises a speaker.
13 . The apparatus of claim 10 further comprising:
a battery in the base unit configured to provide power at least to the light source.
14 . The apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising:
an inductive charging element positioned under the display chamber stage.
15 . The apparatus of claim 10 further comprising:
an electric cable running into the base unit and configured to provide power at least to the light source.
16 . The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the base unit further comprises a microcontroller configured to control at least the light source.
17 . The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the microcontroller is connected to an antenna and configured to receive commands sent by a mobile device.
18 . The apparatus of claim 16 further comprising:
programmable memory coupled to the microcontroller, wherein the programmable memory is configured to store instructions for later execution by the microcontroller.
19 . An apparatus, comprising:
a base unit having a front and back including
a light source enclosed within the base unit,
an opening at a top side of the base unit, and
a display chamber stage spaced apart from the opening;
a light conduit, comprising a bent light pipe configured to redirect light entering at one end from the light source to the other end of the bent light pipe;
wherein the display chamber stage is configured to accommodate a display chamber, and
wherein the opening is configured to accommodate the light conduit for directing light from the light source to illuminate the display chamber.