1979-06-07
1981-01-13
Pinkham, Richard C.
Undertaking
190 18A, A63J 512
Patent
active
042445663
ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to theatrical illusion apparatus in general, and more specifically to an apparatus for performing a levitation illusion. The apparatus includes an improved body support frame which enhances the illusion that the suspended object or person has no external supporting means, when employed in conjunction with a rigid hoop which is passed around and over the suspended body. The support frame is supported through the aperture in a hinged lid of a trunk. The trunk has rollers for mobility when packed, and the trunk lid serves as the upper surface of a stage. A motor drive provides power to raise or lower the upper portion of the support frame with respect to the trunk stage.
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Encyclopedia of Suspensions and Levitations: edited by Bruce Armstrong, 1976, Micky Hades International, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, pp. 75, 78, 95, 115 and 214.
Kramer Arnold W.
Pinkham Richard C.
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