Phantom marionette
US5030162A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63J19/006
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A marionette comprised of a single three dimensional object covered by a thin flexible silk-like sheet, preferably square, and connected by a filament to the center of an H-shaped handle member, with each corner of the fabric being attached to a small weight which itself is also connected by a filament to an extremity of the handle member. When the handle member is held above, parallel to, and spaced from the sheet to where the sheet is disposed close to a floor or the ground and all filaments are taut, manipulating the handle as it is moved in any direction parallel to the floor or ground produces an unusual undulating movement. Means are provided on the handle member to wind the filaments to positions where they will not become entangled when the marionette is put away, packaged and/or transported.
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