Kit assembly for transforming a container into a kaleidoscope
OwnerJoseph J. Chioffeinventor
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Abstract
A kit assembly for transforming a container into a kaleidoscope consisting of a hand supportable container which has an open first end and a second end having a viewing hole. A reflecting means is inserted into the container between the first end and the viewing hole. A picture or decal adhered to a rotatable means is placed over the first end of the container and is viewed through the viewing hole and the reflecting means. An image of the picture is defined by a reflecting surface of the reflecting means at the viewing hole so that, when the rotatable means is turned, a viewer sees a varying composite image of the picture.
Claims10
A kit assembly for transforming a container into
- a kaleidoscope comprising:
- (a) a hand supportable container having an open first end and a second end with a viewing hole;
- (b) a reflecting means located lengthwise in said container between said first end and said second end for producing varying images at said viewing hole, said reflection means comprising a rectangularly shaped sheet having a reflecting material adhered to one side of said sheet, and said sheet folded along a lenghtwise axis and having one side of the reflecting surface facing a second side of the reflecting surface;
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- (c) a rotatable means for holding at least one picture adjacent to said first end of said container in front of said reflecting means.
A kit assembly for transforming a drinking cup into a kaleidoscope comprising:
- (a) a drinking cup convertible to a hand supportable housing having an open first end and a second end in which a viewing hole can be made;
- (b) a pre-cut rectangular sheet having a reflecting surface attached to one side of said sheet inserted lengthwise into said housing between said first end and said second end and defining varying images at said viewing hole;
- (c) a lid placed over said open first end of said drinking cup;
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- (d) at least one picture rotatably attached to an inside surface of said lid viewed through said viewing hole in side second end.
A method of transforming a container into a kaleidoscope comprising:
- (a) making a hole in a bottom side of the container to use as a viewing hole;
- (b) folding a reflecting means having a reflecting surface along a lengthwise axis to present one side of said reflecting surface facing a second side of said reflecting surface;
- (c) inserting said reflecting means into said container;
- (d) adhering at least one picture to a lid covering an open end of said container;
- (e) attaching said lid to said open end of said container;
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- (f) rotating said lid while holding said container in a stationary position and viewing said picture through said viewing hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.