Appeal No. 2004-0087 Page 6
Application No. 09/677,705
a housing having a stationary base member and a cover which together
define an enclosed interior space, said cover being easily movable between a
closed position against said stationary base member and a plurality of opened
positions wherein rapid access to said interior space is provided without moving
said base member from its operational position;
fastening means adapted for securing said cover against said base
member when said cover is in said closed position, and wherein said fastening
means is selected from a group consisting of hinges, magnetic closure means,
keyed locking means, and snap-fit types of closure means;
at least two opposed mirrors positioned adjacent to said interior space
with said mirrors being at a spaced-apart distance from one another and at least
one of said mirrors being a partially reflective mirror;
a plurality of collectible objects each smaller than said interior space, at
least one of said collectible objects being initially operator selected and
positioned between said mirrors;
support means adapted for secure positioning of at least one of said
collectible objects within said interior space without permanent alteration and
modification to said collectible objects and without restriction on prompt
replacement of said securely positioned and currently exhibited collectible object
by a newly selected one of said collectible objects according to operator impulse,
and wherein said support means is selected from a group consisting of
transparent lower supports, translucent lower supports, opaque lower supports
having at least one aperture therethrough, supports attachable to glass through
suction cup means, means for suspending display of at least one of said
collectible objects within said interior space, and support means comprising
interlocking protrusions and peg holes. [sic, ;]
at least one light source positioned within said interior space and
configured for sufficient illumination of each said selected collectible object
positioned between said mirrors to create multiple closely spaced-apart reflected
images rearwardly therefrom and make an infinity mirror effect, and wherein
each said light source is selected from a group consisting of incandescent bulbs,
multiple miniature incandescent light bulbs encased within elongated flexible
plastic tubing, neon lights, light emitting diode lighting, and electroluminescent
lights; and
electrical connection means adapted for connecting each said light source
to a source of power so that when said selected collectible objects and said
support means are within said interior space in operational positions and
electrical power is provided to each said light source, exhibition of each said
collectible object within said interior space is enhanced by an infinity mirror effect
to observers looking at said collectible object through each said partially
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