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[ 4 5 ] Da te of Pa tent:
[ 5 4 ] IIVIPLEMENT FOR MAGIC TRICK FOR
FALS ELY CUTTING CARD OR THE LIKE
[ 7 5 ] Inv entor:
[ 7 3 ] As s ig nee: Teny o Co. , Ltd. , Tok y o, J a p a n
[ 2 1 ] Ap p l . No. : 6 3 4 , 0 5 4
Hiros h i Kondo, Tok y o, J a p a n
[ 2 2 ] Fil ed: J ul . 2 5 , 1 9 8 4
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OTHER PUB LICATIONS
Th e Red Ch ines e Ra bbit, Louis Ta nnen, Inc . , No. 1 3 ,
Ca ta l og of Ma g ic , p . 2 9 5 .
Z ig - Z a g , Louis Ta nnen, Inc . , No. 1 3 , Ca ta l og of Ma g ic ,
p . 5 4 1 .
About Fa c e , Louis Ta nnen, Inc . , No. 1 3 , Ca ta l og of
Ma g ic , p . 4 7 4 .
Z ig Z a g Cig . , Abbott' s Ma g ic Co. , Ca ta l og No. 2 2 , p .
8 0 .
Prima ry Exa minerRobert A. Ha f er
As s is ta nt Exa miner- Arnol d W. Kra mer
Attorney , Ag ent, or FirmMurra y , Wh is enh unt a nd
Ferg us on
[ 5 7 ] AB S TRACT
A ma g ic tric k f or f a l s el y c utting a p l a y ing c a rd h a s ? rs t
a nd s ec ond s ec tions ea c h with a top l a y er, a bottom
l a y er, a nd a n intermedia te l a y er, with th e top l a y er of
th e ? rs t s ec tion h a v ing th ree windows a nd th e interme
dia te l a y er of th e s ec ond s ec tion h a v ing a n op ening
c orres p onding in s iz e to th e middl e window. Th e inner
s ided of th e s ec tions a re p iv oted tog eth er s o th a t on
f ol ding th e two top s ides of th e s ec tions a but. A l ower
op ening extends between th e l ower c omp a rtments
wh en th e body is unf ol ded a nd c ontinues out th roug h
th e outer s ide of th e ? rs t s ec tion, a nd a n up p er op ening
extends between th e up p er c omp a rtments . A ? exibl e
rec ta ng ul a r el ement is f ol ded h a l f wa y ba c k on its el f
with th e f ree edg e of th e f ol ded p ortion l y ing in th e
up p er op ening , a nd with th e unf ol ded l ower p ortion
extending th roug h th e l ower op ening iwth th e f ree edg e
in th e op ening in th e outer s ide of th e ? rs t s ec tion with
c a rd indic ia on th e exp os ed up p er f a c e of th e l ower
p ortion. On ins ertion of a p l a y ing c a rd th roug h a n op en
ing in th e end of th e ? rs t s ec tion into th e up p er c om
p a rtment bel ow th e windows a nd th en p ul l ing on th e
el ement it a p p ea rs th a t a s ec tion of c a rd is c ut a nd p ul l ed
a s ide a nd on th en p us h ing on th e el ement it a p p ea rs th a t
th e c a rd h a s been res tored.
6 Cl a ims , 7 Dra wing Fig ures
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IMPLEMENT FOR MAGIC TRICK FOR FALS ELY
CUTTING CARD OR THE LIKE
B ACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Th e p res ent inv ention rel a tes to a n imp l ement f or a
ma g ic tric k a nd, more p a rtic ul a rl y , to a n imp l ement f or
a ma g ic tric k f or f a l s el y c utting a c a rd or th e l ik e s uc h
a s p l a y ing c a rds .
S UMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Th e p res ent inv ention c ontemp l a tes to p rov ide a
ma g ic tric k in wh ic h a c a rd or th e l ik e of p l a y ing c a rds
is ins erted into a v es s el a nd ev en if a p a rt of th e c a rd
with in th e v es s el is c ut, th e c a rd c a n be remov ed in th e
orig ina l s ta te f rom th e v es s el .
Th e p res ent inv ention p rov ides a n imp l ement f or
doing a ma g ic tric k f or f a l s el y c utting a c a rd or th e l ik e
of p l a y ing c a rds wh ic h c omp ris es f ront a nd rea r wa l l s
dis p os ed op p os itel y to ea c h oth er a nd f orming a s p a c e
to rec eiv e th e c a rd, a p l ura l ity of windows f ormed a t
th e f ront wa l l f or p a rtl y exp os ing th e s urf a c e of th e c a rd
a nd a c urta in a s s oc ia ted th erein s o a s to h a v e a ? rs t f a l s e
dis p l a y s ubs ta ntia l l y th e s a me a s th e s ta te of th e p a rt of
th e s urf a c e of th e c a rd exp os ed f rom a t l ea s t one of th e
windows a nd a s ec ond f a l s e dis p l a y s ubs ta ntia l l y th e
s a me a s th e s ta te of th e rea r wa l l c orres p onding to a t
l ea s t one of th e windows in a ma nner a dj a c ent to th e
? rs t f a l s e dis p l a y in s uc h a ma nner th a t th e ? rs t . a nd
s ec ond f a l s e dis p l a y s a re g enera l l y c onc ea l ed th erein
a nd th e s ec ond f a l s e dis p l a y is dis p os ed in a t l ea s t one of
th e windows wh en th e ? rs t f a l s e dis p l a y is externa l l y
dis p os ed.
Th e a bov e a nd oth er obj ec ts of th e inv ention wil l be
a p p a rent by th os e s k il l ed in th e a rt f rom a rea ding of th e
f ol l owing deta il ed des c rip tion of th e dis c l os ure f ound in
th e a c c omp a ny ing dra wing s a nd nov el ty th ereof
p ointed out in th e a p p ended c l a ims .
B RIEF DES CRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a p ers p ec tiv e v iew s h owing a n embodiment
of a n imp l ement f or a ma g ic tric k a c c ording to th e
p res ent inv ention;
FIG. 2 is a n exp l oded p ers p ec tiv e v iew of th e imp l e
ment of th e inv ention;
FIG. 3 is a p ers p ec tiv e v iew of th e ba c k s urf a c e of th e
rea r wa l l of th e imp l ement;
FIG. 4 is a p ers p ec tiv e v iew of a c urta in of th e imp l e
ment;
FIG. 5 is a s ec tiona l v iew of th e imp l ement ta k en
a l ong th e l ine VV in FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 6 is a s ec tiona l v iew of p a rt of th e rea r wa l l of
th e imp l ement ta k en a l ong th e l ine VIVI in FIG. 2 ;
a nd
FIG. 7 is a p ers p ec tiv e v iew s h owing th e ba c k s ur
f a c e of th e p a rt of th e f ront wa l l of th e imp l ement in
a noth er embodiment of a n imp l ement f or a ma g ic tric k
a c c ording to th e inv ention. .
DETAILED DES CRIPTION OF THE
PREFERRED EMB ODIMENTS
Embodiments of th e p res ent inv ention wil l now be
des c ribed in more deta il with ref erenc e to th e a c c omp a
ny ing dra wing s .
An imp l ement f or a ma g ic tric k of th e inv ention c om
p ris es a body h a v ing two s ec tions 1 0 a nd 1 1 f ormed in
a th in rec ta ng ul a r box s h a p e, a s s h own in FIG. 1 . Th e
op p os ed s ides of th e both s ec tions 1 0 a nd 1 1 a re c oup l ed
S
4 0
4 5
5 0
6 5
2
by h ing e members 1 3 a nd 1 4 s o th a t th e both s ec tions 1 0
a nd 1 1 a re p iv ota l l y mov ed to ea c h oth er a t th e h ing e
members 1 3 a nd 1 4 a s a c enter.
Th e s ec tion 1 0 c omp ris es , a s s h own in FIG. 2 , a f ront
wa l l 1 5 a nd a rea r wa l l 1 6 . Th e rea r wa l l 1 6 h a s th ree
s ide edg e wa l l s 1 8 extending p erp endic ul a rl y to th e
p l a ne of th e rea r wa l l 1 6 a t both s ides towa rd th e f ront
wa rd a nd rea rwa rd direc tions exc ep t one s ide. One of
th e s ide edg e wa l l s 1 8 op p os ed to th e s ec tion 1 1 h a s a
notc h 1 9 . A p roj ec ting s trip 1 8 A wh ic h is l ower in
h eig h t th a n th e s ide wa l l s 1 8 is f ormed on th e ins ide of
th e s ide edg e wa l l s 1 8 . Th e f ront wa l l 1 5 is dis p os ed
ins ide th e s ide edg e wa l l s a nd bonded to th e p roj ec ting
s trip s 1 8 A to f orm a s p a c e between th e f ront wa l l 1 5 a nd
th e rea r wa l l 1 6 . Th is s p a c e is op ened a t th e s ide h a v ing
no s ide edg e wa l l of th e rea r wa l l 1 6 a nd a t th e notc h 1 9
with th e externa l env ironment. Th e onl y op ened p a rt of
th e s p a c e a t th e s ide h a v ing no s ide edg e wa l l is des ig
na ted by ref erenc e numera l 2 0 in FIG. 1 .
Th e f ront wa l l 1 5 h a s a p l ura l ity of ( e. g . , th ree) win
dows 2 1 , 2 2 a nd 2 3 , wh ic h a re eq ua l in s iz e a nd a l ig ned
l ong itudina l l y in th e s ec tion 1 0 . Th e windows a re
f ormed, f or exa mp l e, by c omp os ing th e f ront wa l l 1 5
its el f of a tra ns p a rent p l a te a nd window f ra mes of th e
windows 2 1 , 2 2 a nd 2 3 of p a int c oa ted on th e tra ns p a r
ent p l a te or p unc h ing th e res p ec tiv e windows 2 1 , 2 2 a nd
2 3 a t a s h eet or ? l m l a mina ted to th e tra ns p a rent p l a te.
A c a rd 2 6 is , f or exa mp l e, 4 of a s p a de of p l a y ing
c a rds k nown p er s e, a nd is ins erted into th e s p a c e be
tween th e f ront wa l l 1 5 a nd th e rea r wa l l 1 6 th roug h th e
op ening 2 0 of th e s ec tion 1 0 . Th e c a rd is c onc ea l ed by
th e window f ra me a t th e p erip h era l edg es in th is s ta te,
a nd th e dimens ions of th e s ec tion 1 0 a re determined in
s uc h a ma nner th a t th e numera l s 4 a nd th e ma rk s of
th e s p a de a re exp os ed f rom th e windows 2 1 a nd 2 3 .
On th e oth er h a nd, th e rea r wa l l 1 6 h a s on th e ba c k
s urf a c e s ide, a s s h own in FIG. 3 , s ide edg e wa l l s 1 8
extending f rom th e s ide edg e wa l l s of th e f ront s urf a c e
s ide, a nd a l s o h a s a s ide edg e wa l l 1 8 ' a t th e s ide wh ere
th e ' rea r wa l l 1 6 does not h a v e th e s ide edg e wa l l a t th e
c orres p onding s ide. Th es e s ide edg e wa l l s 1 8 a l s o h a v e
p roj ec ting s trip s 2 7 a nd 2 8 ins ide th e s ide edg e wa l l s 1 8 .
Th e rea r wa l l 1 6 h a s a rec ta ng ul a r rec es s 2 9 f ormed a t
th e intermedia te p ortion. Th e rec es s p ortion 2 9 is s o
f ormed th a t th e op p os ed inner wa l l s 3 3 a nd 3 4 a re dis
p os ed between th e window 2 2 a nd 2 1 , 2 3 of th e f ront
wa l l 1 5 , res p ec tiv el y . Th e s ide edg e wa l l s 1 8 a re c ut out
a t notc h es 3 1 a nd 3 2 h a v ing a l eng th c orres p onding to
th e l eng th between th e op p os ed inner wa l l s 3 3 a nd 3 4 of
th e rec es s p ortion 2 9 a t both s ide ends of th e rec es s
p ortion 2 9 . Oth er wa l l 1 7 is f ormed a s p a rt of th e rea r
wa l l 1 6 , a nd is dis p os ed with in th e s p a c e f ormed a round
th e s ide edg e wa l l s 1 8 a nd th e s ide edg e wa l l 1 8 ' a nd
bonded to th e p roj ec ting s trip s 2 7 a nd 2 8 to f orm a
tunnel with th e notc h es 3 1 , 3 2 a nd th e rec es s 2 9 . Th is
tunnel is des ig na ted by ref erenc e numera l 3 5 in FIG. 5 ,
a nd a noth er tunnel f ormed a t op p os ite s ide of th e f ront
wa l l 1 5 a nd th e rea r wa l l 1 6 is des ig na ted by ref erenc e
numera l 3 6 .
Ref erring ba c k to FIG. 2 , th e s ec tion 1 1 is c omp os ed
of a f ront wa l l 4 1 , a rea r wa l l 4 3 a nd a n intermedia te
wa l l 4 2 . Th e intermedia te wa l l 4 2 is dis p os ed a t th e
c enter between th e f ront wa l l 4 1 a nd th e rea r wa l l 4 3 ,
a nd h a s a n op ening 4 4 op ened a t th e s ide f a c ed with th e
s ec tion 1 0 . Th is op ening 4 4 is dis p os ed a t th e p os ition
c orres p onding to th e rec es s 2 9 of th e rea r wa l l 1 6 of th e
s ec tion 1 0 a nd h a s op p os ed inner s ide wa l l s 4 5 a nd 4 6
4 , 5 6 5 , 3 6 4
3
f ormed a t th e interv a l eq ua l to th e interv a l between th e
inner wa l l s 3 3 a nd 3 4 of th e rec es s p ortion 2 9 of th e
s ec tion 1 0 . Th e s ide wa l l 4 5 ' is f ormed a t th e p erip h era l
edg es of th e intermedia te wa l l 4 2 exc ep t th e op ening 4 4 .
Th e s ide wa l l 4 5 is a l s o extended to th e ba c k s urf a c e of
th e rea r wa l l 4 2 . Proj ec tion s trip s 4 7 a nd 4 8 a re f ormed
a l ong th e s ide wa l l 4 5 a nd th e op ening 4 4 wh ic h a re
f ormed l ower in h eig h t th a n th e s ide wa l l 4 5 ' . Th e f ront
wa l l 4 1 is dis p os ed with in th e s p a c e f ormed a round th e
s ide wa l l 4 5 , a nd bonded to th e p roj ec ting s trip s 4 7 a nd
4 8 . Th e rea r wa l l 4 3 is dis p os ed with in th e s ide wa l l s 4 5 ' ,
bonded to th e ba c k s urf a c e of th e intermedia te wa l l , a nd
th e s p a c e op ened a t th e s ide f a c ing th e s ec tion 1 0 is
f ormed a t th e op ening 4 4 . Th e dep th of th e op p os ed
inner wa l l s 4 5 a nd 4 6 of th e op ening 4 4 is s ubs ta ntia l l y
eq ua l to th e dis ta nc e between th e f ront wa l l 1 5 a nd th e
rea r wa l l 1 7 of th e s ec tion 1 0 , a nd th e s p a c e f ormed by
th e op ening 4 4 is c onnec ted to th e tunnel s 3 5 a nd 3 6 of
th e s ec tion 1 0 .
A c urta in 5 1 is f ormed of p a p er of s trip s h a p e h a v ing
a width s l ig h tl y na rrower th a n th e interv a l between th e
inner wa l l s 3 3 a nd 3 4 of th e rec es s p ortion 2 9 a nd be
tween th e inner s ide wa l l s 4 5 a nd 4 6 of th e op ening 4 4 .
Th is c urta in 5 1 h a s , a s s h own in FIG. 4 , a ? rs t f a l s e
dis p l a y 5 2 a t one end a nd a s ec ond f a l s e dis p l a y 5 3 on
th e op p os ite s urf a c e of th e oth er end. Th e ? rs t f a l s e
dis p l a y 5 2 is p rinted with th e s a me s ta te a s th e c a rd 2 6
exp os ed f rom th e intermedia te window 2 2 of th e s ec tion
1 0 , i. e. , s ubs ta ntia l l y with th e s a me s ta te a s th e ba c k
g round of th e c entra l p ortion of th e c a rd, wh il e th e
s ec ond f a l s e dis p l a y 5 3 is p rinted with th e s ta te of th e
rea r wa l l 1 6 exp os ed f rom th e window 2 2 wh en no c a rd
2 6 is exis ted, e. g . , with a ma t bl a c k . Th is c urta in 5 1 is
bent a t th e end of th e s ec ond f a l s e dis p l a y 5 3 a t 1 8 0 s o
a s to be c onta ined in th e body s o th a t, a s better s h own
in FIG. 5 , th e ? rs t f a l s e dis p l a y 5 2 is dis p os ed in th e
tunnel 3 5 between th e wa l l s 1 6 a nd 1 7 f orming th e rea r
wa l l of th e s ec tion 1 0 , i. e. , in th e rec es s p ortion 2 9 , a nd
th e s ec ond f a l s e dis p l a y 5 3 is dis p os ed in th e op ening 4 4
of th e s ec tion 1 1 tog eth er with th e oth er s ec tion. Th e
c urta in 5 1 is op era ted s o th a t wh en th e ? rs t f a l s e dis p l a y
5 2 is p ul l ed out of th e tunnel 3 5 of th e s ec tion 1 0 , th e
s ec ond f a l s e dis p l a y 5 3 is mov ed to th e p os ition c orre
s p onding to th e s p a c e between th e f ront wa l l 1 5 a nd th e
rea r wa l l 1 6 of th e s ec tion 1 0 under th e window 2 2 , a nd
wh en th e s ec ond f a l s e dis p l a y 5 3 is c onc ea l ed in th e
s ec tion 1 1 th en th e ? rs t f a l s e dis p l a y 5 2 is dis p os ed in
tunnel 3 5 .
In order th a t th e s ec ond f a l s e dis p l a y 5 3 of th e c urta in
5 1 is rel ia bl y ins erted into th e tunnel 3 5 of th e s ec tion 1 0
th roug h th e op ening f ormed a t th e notc h 1 9 , a g uide
member 5 5 dis p os ed to c ros s th e op ening 4 4 is p rov ided
a t th e op ening end s ide of th e op ening 4 4 in th e rea r
wa l l 4 2 of th e s ec tion 1 1 s o th a t th e g uide member 5 5 is
dis p os ed between th e two p ortions of th e c a rd f ol ded in
U s h a p e. Th us , th e s ec ond f a l s e dis p l a y 5 3 of th e c urta in
5 1 ma y be rel ia bl y ins erted into th e tunnel 3 5 of th e
s ec tion 1 0 th roug h th e notc h 1 9 . Furth er, a s s h own in
FIG. 6 , a g uide 5 6 inc l ined towa rd th e op ening end s ide
of th e op ening 4 4 of th e s ec tion 1 1 towa rd th e outs ide is
p rov ided in th e notc h 1 9 of th e rea r wa l l 1 6 of th e s ec
tion 1 0 . Th is g uide 5 6 is op era ted to de? ec t th e c urta in
5 1 towa rd th e up p er s urf a c e of th e c a rd 2 6 wh en th e
c urta in 5 1 is introduc ed into th e tunnel 3 5 , a nd to p os i
tion th e c a rd 2 6 a t th e end of th e width wis e s ide of th e
c a rd 2 6 .
Th e c a rd a nd th e c urta in th us dis p os ed c a n be s ep a
ra ted by p rov iding a s ma l l p roj ec tion a l ong th e window
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2 0
2 5
4 0
4 5
6 5
4
f ra me on th e inner s urf a c e of th e f ront wa l l of th e s ec
tion 1 0 a l ong th e window f ra mes between th e windows
2 1 , 2 3 a nd th e window a dj a c ent th ereto. FIG. 7 s h ows
th e mea ns f or s ep a ra ting th e c a rd f rom th e c urta in. Th e
s ep a ra ting mea ns h a s g uides 5 7 to 6 0 dis p os ed a t th e
window f ra mes between th e windows 2 1 a nd 2 2 a nd 2 3
on th e extens ion of th e s ide wa l l s 4 5 a nd 4 6 of th e op en
ing 4 4 of th e s ec tion 1 1 . Wh en th e c urta in 5 1 is ins erted
into th e s ec tion 1 0 , th e ins erted p a rt of th e c urta in 5 1 is
g uided to be mov ed s tra ig h tl y by th e g uides 5 7 to 6 0 ,
a nd th e c a rd in th e s ec tion 1 0 is p res s ed by th e rea r wa l l
1 6 a t th e ends of th e g uides 5 7 to 6 0 to be ? xed a t th e
p os ition.
Th e h ing e member 1 3 ' is dis p os ed to c ros s between
th e f ront wa l l 1 5 of th e s ec tion 1 0 a nd th e f ront wa l l 4 1
of th e s ec tion 1 1 , a nd bonded th ereto. Anoth er h ing e
member 1 4 is dis p os ed to c ros s between th e rea r wa l l s
1 7 a nd 4 3 of th e s ec tions 1 0 a nd 1 1 , res p ec tiv el y , a nd
bonded th ereto. Th e h ing e member 1 3 is , f or exa mp l e,
f ormed of a ? exibl e s y nth etic res in s h eet or ? l m. How
ev er, th e h ing e member 1 4 is , f or exa mp l e, f ormed of a
th in h a rd s y nth etic res in p l a te with f ol ding l ines . Th e
s ec tions 1 0 a nd 1 1 a re f ormed to be p iv ota l l y mov ed a t
th e h ing e members a s a c enter s o th a t th e f ront wa l l s 1 5
a nd 4 1 ma y be s up erp os ed to ea c h oth er.
A ma g ic tric k c a n be, f or exa mp l e, p l a y ed ef f ec tiv el y
a s f ol l ows :
A ma g ic tric k is s ta rted f rom th e s ta te th a t th e c a rd 2 6
is ? rs t ins erted into th e s p a c e between th e f ront wa l l 1 5
a nd th e rea r wa l l 1 6 of th e s ec tion 1 0 of th e body of th e
imp l ement a nd th e s ec tions 1 0 a nd 1 1 a re f ol ded. Th en,
bef ore g ues ts , th e s ec tions 1 0 a nd 1 1 of th e body a re
op ened, a nd th e s ec tion 1 0 is h el d by a l ef t h a nd by a
ma g ic ia n. Th e ma g ic ia n th en a l l ows th e g ues ts to s a tis
f a c toril y wa tc h th e f ront a nd ba c k s urf a c es of th e c a rd
2 6 by p ul l ing th e c a rd 2 6 f rom th e op ening 2 0 of th e
body . Th en, th e c a rd 2 6 is ins erted into th e s p a c e be
tween th e f ront wa l l a nd th e rea r wa l l of th e s ec tion 1 0
of th e body f rom th e op ening 2 0 . Th e l ower p a rt of th e
body is h el d by a rig h t h a nd ov er th e s ec tions 1 0 a nd 1 1 ,
a nd th e s ec tions 1 0 a nd 1 1 a re f ul l y op ened s o th a t th e
s ec tions 1 0 a nd 1 1 l ie in th e s a me p l a ne. Th en, th e end
of th e c urta in 5 1 is p ul l ed out f rom th e op ening 3 6 of th e
body by th e f ore? ng er or index ? ng er of th e l ef t h a nd.
Th us , th e ? rs t f a l s e dis p l a y 5 2 wh ic h is th e s a me a s th e
p ortion s een f rom th e window 2 2 of th e c a rd 2 6 is
p ul l ed out of th e body , a nd th e ? rs t f a l s e dis p l a y 5 3 of
th e c urta in 5 1 is introduc ed between th e f ront wa l l 1 5
a nd th e c a rd 2 6 of th e body to be exp os ed in th e win
dow 2 2 . Th en, th e g ues ts unders ta nd th ereby th a t th e
c a rd 2 6 is imp res s ed to be c ut into th ree p ortions .
Th erea f ter, wh en th e c urta in 5 1 is returned into th e
body , th e ? rs t f a l s e dis p l a y 5 2 of th e c urta in 5 1 is intro
duc ed into th e s p a c e between th e rea r wa l l 1 6 a nd th e
wa l l 1 7 , th e s ec ond f a l s e dis p l a y 5 3 is ins erted into th e
notc h 4 4 of th e s ec tion 1 1 , onl y th e c a rd 2 6 is th us
p ermitted to rema in in th e s p a c e between th e f ront wa l l
1 5 a nd th e rea r wa l l 1 6 of th e s ec tion 1 0 , a nd is s een
f rom th e window 2 2 by th e g ues ts . Th eref ore, th e g ues ts
a re imp res s ed th a t th e c a rds out into th e th ree p ortions
c a n be returned to th e orig ina l integ ra ted s ta te. Th en,
wh en th e c urta in 5 1 is f ul l y ins erted into th e body a nd
c onta ined c omp l etel y in th e body , a nd th e c a rd 2 6 is
p ul l ed out f rom th e body by th e l ef t h a nd. Th en, th e
s ec tions of th e body a re c l os ed to ? nis h th e ma g ic tric k .
S inc e th e c urta in 5 1 is g uided by th e inner wa l l s 4 5
a nd 4 6 of th e op ening 4 4 of th e s ec tion 1 1 wh en th e
c urta in 5 1 is mov ed, th e s ec ond f a l s e dis p l a y 5 3 is a c c u
4 , 5 6 5 , 3 6 4
5
ra tel y g uided into th e s p a c e between th e f ront wa l l 1 5
a nd th e rea r wa l l 1 6 of th e s ec tion 1 0 under th e g uid
a nc e of th e g uide 5 5 a nd th e c a rd 2 6 is p res s ed to th e
rea r wa l l 1 6 by th e g uides 5 7 to 6 0 in th is ma g ic tric k
a c c ording to th e p res ent inv ention, th e s ec ond f a l s e
dis p l a y of th e c urta in is rel ia bl y ins erted a t th e end into
th e s ma l l s p a c e between th e c a rd 2 6 a nd th e f ront wa l l
1 5 . S inc e th e edg es of th e s ec ond f a l s e dis p a y of th e
c urta in a re f urth er c onc ea l ed by th e window f ra mes
between th e window 2 2 of th e f ront wa l l 1 5 a nd th e
a dj a c ent windows 2 1 , 2 3 , th e g ues ts a re imp res s ed s o
th a t th e c a rd 2 6 is c ut a t th e c enter rel a ting to th e win
dow 2 2 th oug h th e s ec ond f a l s e dis p l a y 5 3 is a c tua l l y
mov ed on th e c a rd 2 6 .
Wh a t is c l a imed is :
1 . An imp l ement f or a ma g ic tric k f or f a l s el y c utting
a c a rd or th e l ik e, c omp ris ing :
a c a rd h a v ing a f ront a nd a ba c k , s a id f ront h a v ing
? rs t indic ia th ereon a nd s a id ba c k h a v ing s ec ond
indic ia th ereon;
a body c omp ris ing a ? rs t s ec tion a nd a s ec ond s ec
tion, ea c h s a id s ec tion being s ubs ta ntia l l y rec ta ng u
l a r a nd h a v ing a p redetermined l eng th a nd a p rede
termined width ; s a id ? rs t a nd s ec ond s ec tions being
of s ubs ta ntia l l y eq ua l l eng th a nd s ubs ta ntia l l y eq ua l
Width ;
s a id ? rs t s ec tion c omp ris ing a tra ns p a rent f ront wa l l ,
a ? rs t op a q ue wa l l , a s ec ond op a q ue wa l l a nd a p a ir
of op p os ed s ide edg e wa l l s , s a id tra ns p a rent f ront
wa l l , s a id ? rs t op a q ue wa l l a nd s a id s ec ond op a q ue
wa l l c onnec ted to s a id p a ir of op p os ed s ide edg e
wa l l s s o th a t s a id tra ns p a rent f ront wa l l , s a id ? rs t
op a q ue wa l l a nd s a id s ec ond op a q ue wa l l a re a r
ra ng ed s eq uentia l l y one a bov e th e oth er to f orm
s p a c es th erebetween, s a id tra ns p a rent f ront wa l l ,
s a id ? rs t op a q ue wa l l , a nd s a id p a ir of op p os ed s ide
edg e wa l l s de? ning a s p a c e rec eiv a bl e of s a id c a rd,
s a id tra ns p a rent f ront wa l l being div ided into a
p l ura l ity of windows , ea c h window h a v ing a p re
determined l eng th a nd extending a c ros s s ubs ta n
tia l l y th e entire width of s a id ? rs t s ec tion; a ? rs t s l it
f ormed th roug h one of s a id p a ir of op p os ed s ide
edg e wa l l s , s a id ? rs t s l it h a v ing a l eng th s ubs ta n
tia l l y eq ua l to th e l eng th of one of s a id p l ura l ity of
windows a nd a l ig ned with s a id one window, s a id
? rs t s l it c ommunic a ting with s a id s p a c e between
s a id tra ns p a rent f ront wa l l a nd s a id ? rs t op a q ue
wa l l ; a s ec ond s l it f ormed th roug h s a id one of s a id
p a ir of op p os ed s ide edg e wa l l s , s a id s ec ond s l it
h a v ing a l eng th s ubs ta ntia l l y eq ua l to th e l eng th of
s a id ? rs t s l it a nd a l ig ned with s a id ? rs t s l it, s a id
s ec ond s l it c ommunic a tic a ting with s a id s p a c e be
tween s a id ? rs t op a q ue wa l l a nd s a id s ec ond
op a q ue wa l l ; a th ird s l it f ormed th roug h th e oth er
of s a id p a ir of op p os ed s ide edg e wa l l s , s a id th ird
s l it h a v ing a l eng th s ubs ta ntia l l y eq ua l to th e l eng th
of s a id s ec ond s l it a nd a l ig ned with s a id s ec ond s l it,
s a id th ird s l it c ommunic a ting with s a id s p a c e be
tween s a id ? rs t op a q ue wa l l a nd s a id s ec ond
op a q ue wa l l ;
s a id s ec ond s ec tion c omp ris ing a f ront wa l l , a n inter
media te wa l l a nd a bottom wa l l a nd a p a ir of op
p os ed s ide wa l l s , s a id f ront wa l l , s a id intermedia te
wa l l a nd s a id bottom wa l l c onnec ted to s a id p a ir of
1 5
2 0
2 5
4 5
6 5
6
op p os ed s ide wa l l s s o th a t s a id f ront wa l l , s a id
intermedia te wa l l a nd s a id bottom wa l l a re a r
ra ng ed s eq uentia l l y one a bov e th e oth er to f orm
s p a c es th erebetween, s a id ? rs t s ec tion a nd s a id
s ec ond s ec tion dis p os ed in a l ig nment with one
a noth er a nd h a v ing s a id one of s a id p a ir of op p os ed
s ide edg e wa l l s of s a id ? rs t s ec tion a dj a c ent one of
s a id p a ir of op p os ed s ide wa l l s of s a id s ec ond s ec
tion; s a id intermedia te wa l l h a v ing a n op ening
th erein h a v ing a l eng th s ubs ta ntia l l y eq ua l to th e
l eng th of s a id one of s a id p l ura l ity of windows a nd
a l ig ned with s a id one window, s a id op ening h a v ing
a width s ubs ta ntia l l y eq ua l to th e width of s a id
s ec ond s ec tion; a f ourth s l it f ormed th roug h s a id
one of s a id p a ir of op p os ed s ide wa l l s , s a id f ourth
s l it h a v ing a l eng th s ubs ta ntia l l y eq ua l to th e l eng th
of s a id op ening a nd a l ig ned th erewith , s a id f ourth
s l it c ommunic a ting with s a id op ening a t a p os ition
between s a id f ront a nd s a id intermedia te wa l l s ; a
? f th s l it f ormed th roug h s a id one of s a id p a ir of
op p os ed s ide wa l l s , s a id ? f th s l it h a v ing a l eng th
s ubs ta ntia l l y eq ua l to th e l eng th of s a id op ening
a nd a l ig ned th erewith , s a id ? f th s l it c ommunic a ting
with s a id op ening a t a p os ition between s a id inter
media te a nd s a id bottom wa l l s ; s a id f ourth a nd ? f th
s l its a l ig ned with s a id ? rs t a nd s ec ond s l its , res p ec
tiv el y ; a nd
a c ov ering member, s l ida bl y rec eiv ed with in s a id ? rs t
th roug h ? f th s l its , s a id c ov ering member h a v ing a
l eng th s ubs ta ntia l l y eq ua l to th e l eng th of s a id one
of s a id p l ura l ity of windows a nd a width s ubs ta n
tia l l y eq ua l to th ree times th e width of s a id one of
s a id p l ura l ity of windows , s a id c ov ering member
c omp ris ing a ? rs t f a l s e dis p l a y p ortion, a s ec ond
f a l s e dis p l a y p ortion a nd a c onnec ting p ortion in
termedia te s a id ? rs t a nd s ec ond f a l s e dis p l a y p or
tions , s a id ? rs t p ortion, s a id s ec ond p ortion a nd
s a id c onnec ting p ortion being of s ubs ta ntia l l y eq ua l
width s with s a id s ec ond p ortion f ol ded ba c k up on
s a id c onnec tion p ortion, th e f ree end of s a id ? rs t
f a l s e dis p l a y p ortion dis p os ed p roxima te s a id th ird
s l it a nd th e f ree end of s a id s ec ond f a l s e dis p l a y
p ortion p roxima te s a id ? rs t s l it, wh ereby by p ul l ing
th e f ree end of s a id ? rs t p ortion th e s ec ond p ortion
s l ides ov er th a t p ortion of a c a rd dis p l a y ed th roug h
s a id one of s a id p l ura l ity of windows .
2 . Th e imp l ement a c c ording to c l a im 1 , wh erein s a id
p l ura l ity of windows c omp ris es th ree windows a nd s a id
? rs t s l it us a l ig ned with th e c entra l window.
3 . Th e imp l ement a c c ording to c l a im 1 , wh erein s a id
? rs t s ec tion a nd s a id s ec ond s ec tion a re p iv ota l l y c on
nec ted to one a noth er a l ong s a id a dj a c ent wa l l s .
4 . Th e imp l ement a c c ording to c l a im 1 , wh erein s a id
c a rd is a p l a y ing c a rd h a v ing th e numera l 2 or 4 , a nd th e
? rs t s l it is a l ig ned with a p ortion of th e c a rd h a v ing no
ma rk ing or numera l th ereon.
5 . Th e imp l ement a c c ording to c l a im 1 , wh erein s a id
tra ns p a rent f ront wa l l h a s a t l ea s t one p roj ec ting s trip
mea ns , dis p os ed width wis e th erea c ros s , f or p res s ing
s a id c a rd a g a ins t s a id ? rs t op a q ue wa l l .
6 . Th e imp l ement a c c ording to c l a im 1 , wh erein s a id
p l ura l ity of windows a re f ormed by a window f ra me
p a inted on s a id tra ns p a rent f ront wa l l .
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