Claims
- 1. A decorative display device comprising:a generally spherical transparent enclosure containing a first decorative scene; a stationary base unit for supporting said transparent enclosure, said base unit having a side wall and a hollow interior, said side wall having generally circular cross section taken in a generally horizontal plane, said side wall having plurality of windows for visual access to the hollow interior; a second decorative scene positioned within the interior hollow of said base unit and viewable through said windows, wherein said second decorative scene is rotatable relative to said base unit.
- 2. The decorative display device according to claim 1, wherein said side wall bears a decorative graphic.
- 3. The decorative display device according to claim 1, wherein the generally circular cross section of said base unit has a central axis, the central axis passing through substantially a center point of said transparent enclosure.
- 4. The decorative display device according to claim 1, further comprising a pronged drum and a tine member for producing music, said second decorative scene being operatively connected to said pronged drum such that said pronged drum rotates when said second decorative scene rotates.
- 5. The decorative display device according to claim 4, wherein said first decorative scene is rotatably supported by said base unit, said first and second decorative scenes being operatively connected to said pronged drum.
- 6. The decorative display device according to claim 1, further comprising a windup drive spring for driving a rotation of said second decorative scene.
- 7. A decorative display device comprising:a generally spherical transparent enclosure; a stationary base unit for supporting said transparent enclosure, said base unit having a side wall and a lower platform, said side wall and said lower platform defining an interior space within said base unit, said side wall having plurality of windows for visual access to the interior space; a decorative scene positioned within the interior space of said base unit and viewable through said windows; and a music source affixed to said lower platform; wherein said decorative scene is rotatable relative to said base unit.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of prior allowed U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/904,849, filed Aug. 1, 1997, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/802,823, filed Feb. 19, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,705,759, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/376,036, filed Jan. 20, 1995, now abandoned, each of whose contents are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
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