Kineographic playing cards
US5678822A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2250/282
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A deck of cards having front faces carrying indicia of playing values to and identical back faces each having a first end portion marked with a first image and a second, opposite end portion marked with a second image which is complementary to the first image and inverted relative to the first image so that so that the first and second images of overlying first and second end portions of different cards are aligned in the deck to provide an animated or kinematic effect when the deck is flipped. Front faces of each cards can also have first end and second end portions marked with complementary first and second images, respectively, to provide a kinematic image effect when the cards are flipped. At least three different, complementary images can be provided on respective front faces of different cards to form sequences of reciprocal actions so that exposure in any order when the cards are flipped provides a kinematic effect.
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