Hidden compartment apparatus
OwnerJoya Lashan Lyons, Andrew David Lyons, IIinventors
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Abstract
A hidden compartment apparatus supporting an illusion that an object has disappeared from a first position of a holder slide member is provided. The hidden compartment apparatus includes a holder slide member that is slidably coupled to the bottom of a holder slide cover with a stationary opening, a plurality of inserts capable of holding objects placed in integral holder slider pockets, and actuating means. The actuating means being configured to move the holder slide member between a first position and a second position within the housing and positioning the integral transport slider pockets in the stationary opening to reveal one insert at a time based on user operated controls.
Claims13
An automatically actuated hidden compartment apparatus supporting an illusion, comprising:
- a housing that includes a removable base, a plurality of side walls, a holder slide cover, and an attachable cover;
- a holder slide member slidably coupled to the bottom of the holder slide cover;
- an actuating means for automatically moving the holder slide member between a first and a second position within the housing;
- where the holder slide member is configured to receive a plurality of inserts capable of holding objects, the inserts being received within integral transport slider pockets and where a stationary opening in the holder slide cover reveals a first insert at the first position of the holder slide member and a second insert at the second position of the holder slide member, wherein the actuating means positions the holder slide member below the stationary opening in the holder slide cover to reveal only one insert at any given time.
A method for creating an illusion of a disappearing object, comprising the steps of:
- providing a hidden compartment apparatus which includes a housing with a removable base, a plurality of side walls, a holder slide cover, and an attachable cover moveable between an open and a closed position, a holder slide member slidably coupled to the bottom of the holder slide cover, and an actuating means for automatically moving the holder slide member between a first and a second position within said housing, the actuating means includes a computer control unit and user controls for controlling the position of the holder slide member;
- wherein the attachable cover is opened to reveal the holder slide cover containing a stationary opening through which a first insert contained within a first integral pocket of the below holder slide member in the first position can be viewed;
- inserting a first object into the first insert;
- engaging an actuating means contained within a central cavity formed within the housing to automatically move the holder slide member to the second position of the holder slide member;
- wherein the movement of the holder slide member from the first position to the second position fully obfuscates the first insert and first object below the holder slide cover and reveals an empty second insert contained within a second integral pocket of the below holder slide member;
- setting a timer within the control unit of the actuating means and securing the base to the housing using fastening means and closing the holder slide cover;
- wherein the method further comprises a second user opening the holder slide cover and places a second object into the second insert contained within a second integral pocket of the below holder slide member;
- where at the expiration of the timer the actuating means automatically moves the holder slide member from the second position to the first position to reveal the first insert containing the first object at the stationary opening in the holder slide cover and fully obfuscating the second insert and the second object beneath the holder slide cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.