Move 3 elements of array by one in each of loop iterations

I have an array [1,1,1,0] but could be any size of an array, the minimum length of array and number 1's is 3, and I want to keep moving the value of 1's 1 element up so it could moveto [0,1,1,1], then back to [1,1,1,0].

My loop sort of work in recursive mode, but I'm not sure how to re-set the values, so after 4 loops, my entire array is filled with 0's.

More lengthily array would traverse as so:

Example:

[1,1,1,0,0,0]-> [0,1,1,1,0,0]-> [0,0,1,1,1,0]-> [0,0,0,1,1,1]-> 
[1,1,1,0,0,0]-> [0,1,1,1,0,0]-> [0,0,1,1,1,0]-> [0,0,0,1,1,1]-> and so on for ever...

Code:

function flip(images, active) {
    var new_active = active;

    setTimeout(function() {
        active.reverse();
        active[active.length] = 0;
        active.reverse();
        active.pop();

        for(var i = 0; i < active.length; i++) {
            alert(active[i]);
        }

        flip(images, active);
    }, 5000);
}