Abstract An optical illusion producing amusement device in which a resilient transparent tube that has first and second ends is held in a circle defining configuration by a plug that engages the interior surface of the tube when the first and second ends are in abutting contact. The plug also serves the further function of engaging first and second end portions of a light reflecting ribbon disposed within the tube. The ribbon has first and second sides of first and second colors, with the plug maintaining the ribbon in the form of a spiral whereby both the first and second colors are visible to a viewer. When the device is rotated the eyes of the viewer are concurrently subjected to moving areas of both the first and second colors, and an optical illusion is produced that the device is of a third color intermediate the first and second color. In a second form of the device, a rigid rod is secured in a diametrically extending position within the confines of the circle defining tubing. The rod is preferably ornamented with spiral defining areas of first and second different colors. The form of the device that includes the rod permits the device to be twirled as a baton.
Inventors
👤 Samuel A Augusta
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-11-06 12:23
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H33/00; A63H33/22
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
182 words
An optical illusion producing amusement device that comprises: a. a length of transparent resilient tubing that has first and second ends, said tubing deformed to define a circle with said first and second ends in abutting contact; b. a cylindrical plug of such transverse cross section as to fit snuggly into the interior of said tubing when said first and second ends are in abutting contact, said plug having first and second transverse slots in first and second ends thereof; and c. a light reflecting elongate ribbon having first and second sides of first and second different colors, said ribbon having first and second end portions, said ribbon disposed within said tube in a spiral defining configuration with said first and second end portions being gripped in said first and second slots as said plug concurrently serves to hold said first and second ends of said tubing in said abutting contact, and said device when rotated assuming a third color intermediate said first and second colors to provide said optical illusion due to the concurrent rotation of said ribbon with said tubing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
182 words
An optical illusion producing amusement device that comprises: a. a length of transparent resilient tubing that has first and second ends, said tubing deformed to define a circle with said first and second ends in abutting contact; b. a cylindrical plug of such transverse cross section as to fit snuggly into the interior of said tubing when said first and second ends are in abutting contact, said plug having first and second transverse slots in first and second ends thereof; and c. a light reflecting elongate ribbon having first and second sides of first and second different colors, said ribbon having first and second end portions, said ribbon disposed within said tube in a spiral defining configuration with said first and second end portions being gripped in said first and second slots as said plug concurrently serves to hold said first and second ends of said tubing in said abutting contact, and said device when rotated assuming a third color intermediate said first and second colors to provide said optical illusion due to the concurrent rotation of said ribbon with said tubing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
An amusement device as defined in claim 1 in which said ribbon is formed from a thin metal sheet and has a plurality of longitudinally spaced, transversely extending corrugations defined therein to prevent said ribbon crushing when said ribbon is twisted to define said spiral configuration.