Toy having image mode and changed image mode
US6053795A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 13, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63H33/22
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A toy or novelty article including an image located thereon, having a reflective "mirror" mode and a transmissive mode, such that a generally opaque material is viewable in the transmissive mode. One preferred embodiment includes a generally opaque material, a first polarizer and a second polarizer. In another aspect, a preferred embodiment, in a first orientation, the first and second polarizers interact to be reflective, and in a second orientation, the first and second polarizers are collectively translucent such that the generally opaque material is viewable therethrough.
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