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US 6,551,170 B1Granted
Spring loop novelty device
OwnerGrace Wanginventor
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Abstract
A novelty device has a compacted spring loop in a container. During an effort of a person to remove the loop from the container, the loop under stored spring energy expands toward its extended configuration to assist in opening the container or to fly out from the container to the surprise of the person.
Claims20
A spring loop novelty device, comprising:
- a closed loop having a spring characteristic,
- said loop being compactable from its expanded configuration by twisting opposite sides of the loop to twist it into a layered array wherein two smaller loops are overlaid, whereby spring energy is stored in a compacted loop,
- a container adapted to receive the compacted loop, said container having manually operable closure means to retain the compacted loop in the container, and
- said closure means being so adapted and arranged that, during a process wherein a person manually opens the closure means, the compacted loop expands under action of the spring energy stored therein to urge the closure means open and to spring from the container while expanding, to surprise the person opening the closure means.
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A spring loop novelty device, comprising:
- a closed loop having a spring characteristic,
- said loop being compactable from its expanded configuration by twisting opposite sides thereof to twist it into a layered array wherein two smaller loops are overlaid, whereby spring energy is stored in the loop,
- a container comprising a package sized and configurated to receive the loop and comprising a pair of overlapping closure flaps with inter-engaging slot portions engagable to provide closure means with portions of the flaps overlapping, and
- said overlapping closure flaps being so adapted and arranged that, during process of a person manually disengaging said flaps, the loop expands under spring energy stored therein to suddenly urge the closure means open and to fly from the container while expanding, thus to surprise the person.
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A spring loop and carrying pouch therefor, comprising:
- a closed loop having a spring characteristic,
- said loop being compactable from its expanded configuration by twisting opposite sides thereof to twist it into a layered array wherein two smaller loops are overlaid and spring energy is stored in the loop,
- the pouch adapted to receive the loop therein,
- said pouch having a top opening adapted to receive therethrough the loop for transport and handling,
- the spring energy stored in the loop by being compacted to cause the loop to expand during manual removal from the pouch to effect one of (a) facilitating removal of the loop from the pouch, (b) the loop suddenly springing outwardly from the pouch and enlarging to surprise a person opening the pouch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.