Lighted message fan

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention provides a method of emitting a lighted visual image in the form of letters, words or detailed graphic logos from a rotating body, such as a ceiling fan.
The invention comprises, in one form thereof, a method of emitting a visual image from a lighted display.
The method includes the step of providing at least one body which is rotatable in at least one rotation direction about an axis of rotation.
A plurality of substantially circular image lines are defined, with each image line overlying a respective body.
Each image line is concentrically disposed around a respective axis of rotation at a respective radial distance from the axis of rotation.
A plurality of light sources are provided and are carried by the at least one body.
Each light source is associated with and overlies a respective image line.
The at least one body is rotated about the axis of rotation in a plurality of rotations.
A rotational speed of the at least one body is determined.
A plurality of positions are calculated for at least one of the light sources along the image line dependent upon the rotational speed.
The at least one light source is individually switched between an energized state and a deenergized state dependent upon the calculated plurality of positions.
An advantage of the present invention is that a detailed visual image, such as letters or a logo, can be emitted from a lighted display on a rotating body.
Another advantage is that the novelty of the present invention is likely to attract attention, in that a seemingly stationary lighted visual image is emitted from a rotating body.