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US 4,960,274 AGranted
Maze type device with optical component
OwnerShawn M. Bolesinventor
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Abstract
A maze in a housing having a reflector which reflects light waves through ninety degrees to render the illusion of a ball element floating in opposition to gravity. The maze may be in a module enabling an array of maze modules to be used in conjunction with a single housing. Maze walls may be of flexible material for manual distortion for ball guidance during maze use. A mechanical actuator on the maze propels a movable member.
Claims10
A maze device comprising,
- a housing having multiple walls including adjacent bottom and rear walls each having a maze thereon,
- a movable member within said housing for support by said adjacent bottom and rear walls,
- optical reflector means in said housing for deflecting light rays for viewing of the housing interior and said movable member in an illusory manner with substantially horizontal movement of the movable member appearing as vertical movement to the viewer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.