Rockin’ Patent – Louis Woeste’s “Myriad Reflector”
Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 1,214,863 Filed: 12 February 1916 In the name of: Louis Woeste Title: Myriad Reflector What’s claimed: “A myriad reflector comprising mirrors mounted to form a polyhedron bounded by a convex system of plane faces in combination with means for suspending the device so that it may be swung and rotated simultaneously to produce myriad reflections when light rays from an extraneous source are thrown thereon.” Why this patent rocks: This appears to be the first patent for the disco ball (also known as the mirror ball or glitter ball). The patent describes the object of the invention as follows: “[t]he […]
