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US 4,227,335 AGranted
Graphic art toy
AssigneeMarvin Glass & Associates
InventorsWayne A. Kuna, Rouben T. Terzian
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a graphic arts toy wherein a flexible string may be selectively attached at a wide variety of points around an exposed display surface to portray any desired pictorial representation and wherein the string may be quickly and easily stripped from the display surface after use and stored for futher use.
Claims16
A graphic arts toy, comprising:
- a base;
- a wall on the base provided with an exposed surface, said wall having a flexible substrate and being provided with a plurality of openings extending from said surface at least partially into said substrate and positioned in spaced apart relationship around said surface to form a variety of graphic patterns;
- an elongated flexible string adapted to be pushed into said openings at spaced intervals to form loops entirely within said substrate and thus interconnect selected ones of said openings to form a graphic pattern on said surface;
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- means for storing and dispensing said elongated flexible string including a housing shell which is manually movable over the exposed surface of said wall, spool means rotatably mounted within the housing for feeding said string and manually actuatable means on the exterior of said housing for engagement by the user to rotate the spool in a direction to store the string on the spool within the housing.
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