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Rotary indicating device

US4631848A · kind A · utility

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4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 21, 1985
Grant dateDec 30, 1986
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Expiry dateMay 21, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63H33/22
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a rotary indicating device adaptable to, for example, wheel covers for motor vehicles. The device includes a rotary base member having, on its front or rear surface, a plurality of indication regions which respectively consist of completely the same desired images and arranged at equal angular intervals about a rotary axis of the rotary base member. When the rotary base member rotates at more than a predetermined rotational speed, an observer located at a predetermined position with respect to the device can view a distinct constant image, appearing at a predetermined position of the rotary base member, due to the after image phenomenon.

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