Zoetrope light emitting device

摘要

A zoetrope device having a plurality of panels is disclosed. Each of the panels may be formed with one or more indicia representing various objects such as people and things. The panels may be mounted to a rotatable platform that traverses the panels over a light source. When the panel is traversed over the light source, the light source may illuminate the edge of the panel and the indicia formed on the panel. The indicia may be formed at different depths to provide the viewer with an image that appears to be three dimensional. Moreover, the light source may have one or more different light colors for illuminating the indicia therewith and/or alternately illuminating the indicia with different light colors.

主权项

1. A zoetrope device comprising:
a transparent/translucent medium with a series of indicia of an object depicting movement of the object, the series of indicia formed on the medium, the transparent/translucent medium arranged as a circle and rotatable about a central axis of the circle; a plurality of light emitting diodes disposed adjacent to an edge of the transparent/translucent medium; a circuit for selectively activating the light source; wherein the indicia is illuminated when the tight source is activated; wherein the plurality of light emitting diodes comprising first and second color light emitting diodes, the first color light emitting diodes being selectively turned on and off by the circuit for illuminating the indicia, the second color light emitting diodes being selectively turned on and off by the circuit for illuminating the indicia.