Furniture having a neon display
US5911496A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 7, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S362/806
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A neon tubing display device for creating a free standing table or for using it as an insert in a piece of furniture is characterized as a container member divided into upper and lower chambers by means of a separator plate. A neon tubing configuration is supported in the upper chamber on the top side of the plate and the bottom side of the plate defines the top of the lower chamber which contains a neon tube power supply whose high voltage output is connected to opposite ends of the neon tubing. Another plate serves as a cover for the upper neon tubing containing chamber. In one embodiment a masking plate bearing an artistic layer is interposed between said cover plate and the upper chamber.
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