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US 5,919,073 AGranted
Peep show toy and a peep show toy kit
AssigneeMatsuki Co., Ltd.
InventorsMorio Shinoda, Masashi Matsuki
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Abstract
A peep show toy and a peep show toy kit which are simple in construction, suitable for individual use, and capable of exhibiting a landscape, a portrait, a historical picture or a narrative, are disclosed, which include a hollow cube formed by at least one planar or curved wall. At least one observation hole is provided through which an observer can peep into the hollow cube. On the inner surface of the wall which comes in sight through the observation hole, a picture is drawn in perspective with a visual point disposed at the observation hole.
Claims3
A peep show toy which comprises:
- a hollow body which is a regular hexahedron formed by six planar walls made of a translucent material,
- an observation hole provided in a vertex of said hollow body and through which an observer can peep into said hollow body, and
- a picture in perspective having a visual point located in the position of said observation hole and which is provided on the inner surface of at least one of said six planar walls visible through said observation hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.