Amusement devices – Illusion or stage device – Illusion caused by apparent change in color – printed matter,...
Reexamination Certificate
1999-04-30
2001-01-16
Nguyen, Kien T. (Department: 3712)
Amusement devices
Illusion or stage device
Illusion caused by apparent change in color, printed matter,...
C472S071000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06174241
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a magic set formed as a book of magic with pages carrying props and directions for performing tricks by which users who are uninformed of the trick secrets and underlying mechanisms are themselves able to perform the tricks successfully for their own amusement.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
At. U.S. Pat. No. 5,445,565 issued 1995 to one of the present inventors Setteducati, describes a magic set comprising a series of props; a series of leaves or sheets having faces marked with indicia illustrating ones of scenes and trick elements of a magic show and interacting with at least selected props of the series of props in forming one of a trick and story line of the show; hinge means pivotally connecting the leaves along one edge for sequential presentation to an audience; and, indicia on successive leaves interacting directly to form one of a trick and continuous story line of the show.
However, in the prior magic set, it is first necessary for the person performing the tricks to understand the secret mechanisms underlying the trick routines and secrets prior to performance. As a result, the user is deprived of the elements of being surprised and fooled by the trick because he must first know the secret workings of the tricks to perform them. The prior magic set is therefore only suitable for presentation of tricks by an informed user adopting a magician's role to spectators.
There are some so-called forcing tricks that the spectator can perform himself and be deceived by the outcome but involve only mental mathematical trickery not an effect produced by physical or mechanical elements with a physical/mechanical result. An example is “The Nine Mystery” published in “The Magic Book” by Karl Fulves in 1977.
There have been mechanical pop-up type books with a magic as a theme, for example, “the Magic Show ” by Richard Fowler and David Wood published 1995 by Hazar Publishing, London, but although these books involve mechanical members or props which can be moved by the user, they only simulate tricks and do not actually provide mechanical means for fooling or deceiving the user.
There is a need for a magic set by which uninformed users are themselves able to successfully perform and fool themselves with tricks for their own amusement simply by manipulating the props and trick elements according to the directions in the book without the underlying trick mechanisms/solutions to the tricks being necessarily revealed to the user either before, during or, preferably, after their performance so that the element of mystery is retained providing the user/performer with the enjoyable experience of a spectator.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to one aspect, the invention provides a magic set comprising a series of props and a plurality of leaves having faces marked with indicia illustrating ones of scenes and trick elements of a magic show and complementary and interactive with at least selected props of the series of props in forming tricks of the show; hinge means pivotally connecting the leaves along one edge for sequential presentation; the improvement residing in that the leaves form a book and are provided with means for holding, movable props at predetermined different display locations on faces thereof and a prop moved by a user in accordance with the directions between different display locations on one face of a leaf in the performance routine of one trick mechanically interacts with one of trick indicia and a prop on an opposite face of the one leaf to determine an outcome of one of a same and another, previously initiated trick, while a portion of the prop which would reveal a solution to said one of a same and another trick remains undetected throughout performance of routines of both tricks performance so that an uninformed user is able to successfully perform tricks simply by manipulating the props and trick elements according to the directions, without solutions of the tricks being necessarily revealed to the user by the performance whereby an element of mystery is retained after the performance, so that the user/performer also has the enjoyable experience of a spectator.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5445565 (1995-08-01), Setteducati
“The Nine Mystery” Article in “The Magic Book” Published by Karl Fulves in 1977. U.S.A.
“The Magic Show” Authored by Richard Fowler & David Wood Published 1995 by Hazar Publishing, London G.B.
“The Best Pop-Up Magnic Book Ever” Published by Orchard Books London G.B. 1998 Authored by Matt Johnston & Richard Fergusson.
Benkovitz Anne
Setteducati Mark
Nguyen Kien T.
Usher Robert W. J.
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