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A lighted display device comprises a display panel having a plurality of lighting elements arranged in a pattern, one end of each of a plurality of light conducting fibers are removably received within lighting element locations on the display panel. The other ends of the fibers are received and ret

A lighted display device comprises a display panel having a plurality of lighting elements arranged in a pattern, one end of each of a plurality of light conducting fibers are removably received within lighting element locations on the display panel. The other ends of the fibers are received and retained within a support member. A light source is provided for illuminating the other end of the fibers, light from the light source being received by the other ends of the fibers and being conducted to the one ends of the fibers for illumination of the display panel. A movable disk is interposed between the light source and the other ends of the fibers for periodically altering the light received by the fibers to alter the light conducted to the display panel. A sleeve member engages each of the fibers for establishing a predetermined relationship between the portions of the fibers extending between the ends thereof to facilitate untangling of the fibers which become tangled and to prevent tangling of the fibers. In addition, a tip member is secured to the one end of each of the fibers for removably attaching the one end of each of the fibers to the display panel. The display panel is comprised of three layers, a generally rigid central matrix layer and inner and outer display layers, each of which includes an image thereon.

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In a lighted display device comprising: display means having a plurality of lighting elements arranged in a pattern; a plurality of elongated light conducting fiber optic means, one end of each of the fiber optic means being removably received in, and extending from, one of the lighting element loca

In a lighted display device comprising: display means having a plurality of lighting elements arranged in a pattern; a plurality of elongated light conducting fiber optic means, one end of each of the fiber optic means being removably received in, and extending from, one of the lighting element locations on the display means; support means receiving the other ends of each of the fiber optic means and retaining the other ends of the fiber optic means; light source means for illuminating the other ends of the fiber optic means, light from the light source means being received by the other ends of the fiber optic means and being conducted to the one ends of the fiber optic means for illumination thereof; and movable means interposed between the light source means and the other ends of the fiber optic means for periodically altering the light received by the other ends of the fiber optic means to alter the light conducted to the one ends of the fiber optic means; wherein the improvement comprises: means engaging each of the fiber optic means for establishing a predetermined relationship between the portions of the fiber optic means extending between the ends thereof to facilitate untangling of fiber optic means which become tangled and to prevent tangling of fiber optic means.