Claims
- 1. An article of manufacture comprising a substrate and a fabric adhered to said substrate, said fabric comprising hollow transparent filaments bound together, said filaments containing a transparent liquid having rotatable color-coded micromagnets dispersed therein.
- 2. An article of manufacture as defined in claim 1 wherein said fabric is woven and wherein said filaments constitute at least one of the warp or the weft of said fabric.
- 3. An article of manufacture as defined in claim 2 wherein said filaments constitute both the warp and the weft of said fabric.
- 4. An article of manufacture as defined in claim 1 wherein said filaments are positioned in side-by-side relation.
- 5. An article of manufacture as defined in claim 1 wherein said liquid contains a thixotropic agent.
- 6. An article of manufacture as defined in claim 1 wherein said liquid comprises an oil.
- 7. An article of manufacture as defined in claim 1 wherein said liquid comprises a hydrophilic liquid.
- 8. An article of manufacture comprising a substrate and a fabric adhered to said substrate, said fabric comprising hollow transparent filaments bound together, said filaments containing a transparent liquid having rotatable bodies dispersed therein, which bodies are capable of being selectively oriented to produce a visual display.
- 9. A fabric as defined in claim 8 wherein said rotatable bodies are magnetically responsive particles.
- 10. A fabric as defined in claim 8 wherein said rotatable bodies are electrostatically responsive particles.
- 11. A fabric as defined in claim 8 wherein said filaments are positioned in side-by-side relation.
- 12. A fabric as defined in claim 8 wherein said liquid contains a thixotropic agent.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 272,531, filed June 11, 1981, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,457,723.
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Divisions (1)
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