Claims
- 1. An improved self-actuating lenticular display device adapted for insertion into an existing visual display system, the improved device comprising:
a lenticular lens plate comprising a plurality of lenticular lenses; a back plate attached to the lenticular lens plate; a lenticular image plate, the lenticular image plate being positioned between the lenticular lens plate and the back plate, the lenticular image plate having a perimeter with grommets positioned within the perimeter of the lenticular image plate; a motor for moving the lenticular image plate, the motor fixedly attached to the back plate and cooperatively attached to the grommets of the lenticular image plate; and at least one aligning assembly that aligns the lenticular image plate with the lenticular lens plate, the aligning assembly being fixedly attached to the back plate.
- 2. The improved self-actuating lenticular display device of claim 1 further comprising an inflatable sealed bladder located between the lenticular image plate and the back plate and a pump, the pump inflating the inflatable sealed bladder so that soft spots are eliminated from the lenticular display by maintaining the intimacy between the lenticular lens plate and the lenticular image plate.
- 3. The improved self-actuating lenticular display device of claim 1 further comprising an evacuated chamber between the lenticular lens and the back plate so that the vacuum in the evacuated chamber eliminates soft spots from the lenticular display by maintaining intimacy between lenticular lens plate and the lenticular image plate.
- 4. The improved self-actuating lenticular display device of claim 1 further comprising a protective plate adjacent the lenticular lens plate, opposite the lenticular image plate, and a pressurized chamber between the protective plate and the lenticular lens plate so that the pressure of the pressurized chamber eliminates soft spots from the lenticular display by deflecting the lenticular lens plate toward the lenticular image plate maintaining intimacy between lenticular lens plate and the lenticular image plate.
- 5. The improved self-actuating lenticular display device of claim 1 having one aligning assembly that aligns the lenticular image plate with the lenticular lens plate vertically, and a second aligning assembly that aligns the lenticular image plate with the lenticular lens plate horizontally.
- 6. An improved self-actuating lenticular display device adapted for insertion into an existing visual display system, the improved device comprising:
a lenticular lens plate comprising a plurality of lenticular lenses; a back plate attached to the lenticular lens plate; a lenticular image plate positioned between the lenticular lens plate and the back plate, the lenticular image plate having a perimeter with grommets positioned within the perimeter of the lenticular image plate; a motor for moving the lenticular image plate, the motor cooperatively attached to the grommets of the lenticular image plate; at least one aligning assembly that aligns the lenticular image plate with the lenticular lens plate, the aligning assembly being fixedly attached to the back plate; an inflatable sealed bladder located between the lenticular image plate and the back plate; and a pump, the pump inflating the inflatable sealed bladder so that soft spots are eliminated by maintaining the intimacy between the lenticular image plate and the lenticular lens plate.
- 7. The improved self-actuating lenticular display device of claim 6 having one aligning assembly that aligns the lenticular image plate with the lenticular lens plate vertically, and a second aligning assembly that aligns the lenticular image plate with the lenticular lens plate horizontally.
- 8. The improved self-actuating lenticular display device of claim 6 wherein the inflatable sealed bladder is formed by attaching flexible plastic material to the back plate, between the lenticular image plate and the back plate.
- 9. The improved self-actuating lenticular display device of claim 8 wherein the inflatable sealed bladder is inflated to a pressure of less than 3 p.s.i.
- 10. An improved self-actuating lenticular display device adapted for insertion into an existing visual display system, the improved device comprising: a lenticular lens plate comprising a plurality of lenticular lenses; a back plate; means for attaching the back plate and the lenticular lens plate; a lenticular image plate, the lenticular image plate being positioned between the lenticular lens plate and the back plate, the lenticular image plate having a perimeter with means for engaging positioned within the perimeter of the lenticular image plate; means for moving the lenticular image plate, the means for moving the lenticular image plate being fixedly attached to the back plate and cooperatively attached to the means for engaging of the lenticular image plate; and means for aligning the lenticular image plate with the lenticular lens plate, the means for aligning being fixedly attached to the back plate.
- 11. The improved self-actuating lenticular display device of claim 10 further comprising means for maintaining the lenticular image plate in intimate relationship with the lenticular lens plate thereby eliminating soft spots from the lenticular display.
- 12. The improved self-actuating lenticular display device of claim 11 wherein the means for maintaining the lenticular image plate in intimate relationship with the lenticular lens plate comprises an inflatable sealed bladder located between the lenticular image plate and the back plate and a pump, the pump inflating the inflatable sealed bladder so that soft spots are eliminated from the lenticular display by maintaining intimacy between the lenticular lens plate and the lenticular image plate.
- 13. The improved self-actuating lenticular display device of claim 11 wherein the means for maintaining the lenticular image plate in intimate relationship with the lenticular lens plate comprises an evacuated chamber between the lenticular lens and the back plate so that the vacuum in the evacuated chamber eliminates soft spots from the lenticular display by maintaining intimacy between lenticular lens plate and the lenticular image plate.
- 14. The improved self-actuating lenticular display device of claim 11 further comprises a protective plate adjacent the lenticular lens plate, opposite the lenticular image plate, and the means for maintaining the lenticular image plate in intimate relationship with the lenticular lens plate comprises a pressurized chamber between the protective plate and the lenticular lens plate so that the pressure of the pressurized eliminates soft spots by deflecting the lenticular lens plate toward the lenticular image plate maintaining intimacy between lenticular lens plate and the lenticular image plate.
- 15. The improved self-actuating lenticular display device of claim 10 wherein the means for moving the lenticular image plate is a motor.
- 16. The improved self-actuating lenticular display device of claim 15 wherein the means for aligning the lenticular image plate with the lenticular lens plate comprises at least one aligning assembly that aligns the lenticular image plate with the lenticular lens plate.
- 17. The improved self-actuating lenticular display device of claim 16 wherein the means for engaging positioned within the perimeter of the lenticular image plate comprises at least one grommet.
- 18. An improved self-actuating display device adapted for insertion into an existing visual display system, the improved device comprising:
an image resolving plate; a back plate attached to the image resolving plate; a lenticular image plate, the lenticular image plate being positioned between the image resolving plate and the back plate, the lenticular image plate having a perimeter with grommets positioned within the perimeter of the lenticular image plate; a motor for moving the lenticular image plate, and at least one aligning assembly that aligns the lenticular image plate with the image resolving plate.
- 19. The improved self-actuating display device of claim 18, further comprising means for maintaining intimacy of contact between the image resolving plate and the lenticular image plate.
- 20. The improved self-actuating display device of claim 19, wherein the means for maintaining intimacy of contact between the image resolving plate and the lenticular image plate comprises an electrostatic attraction system.
- 21. The improved self-actuating display device of claim 20, wherein the electrostatic attraction system comprises a conductive region in intimate contact with one surface of the image resolving plate, and means for applying an electrical charge to the conductive region.
- 22. The improved self-actuating display device of claim 21, wherein the means for applying an electrical charge comprises a D.C. power supply electrically coupled to the conductive region.
- 23. The improved self-actuating display device of claim 18, wherein the image resolving plate comprises a lenticular lens plate.
- 24. The improved self-actuating display device of claim 18, wherein the image resolving plate comprises a barrier strip.
- 25. The improved self-actuating display device of claim 18, wherein the motor is fixedly attached to the back plate and cooperatively attached to the grommets of the lenticular image plate.
- 26. The improved self-actuating display device of claim 18, wherein the aligning assembly is fixedly attached to the back plate.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a Continuation in Part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/800,969, filed Mar. 6, 2001.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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09800969 |
Mar 2001 |
US |
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10021872 |
Dec 2001 |
US |