US1377221A - Amusement device - Google Patents

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//V VE/V TOR Jflraz A TTOR/VEYS J. POPPER. AMUSEMENT DEVICE, APPLICATION men MAR. 9. 1920.

Patented May 1 0, 1921 v 1 omrso s ra'rss earssr OFFICE.

. 'JosErH .POPPER, OR ROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR, RYRIREOT ANn'MEsNE ASSIGNMENTS, or ONE-HALF .TO BAIRD-DANIELS 00., INo., on NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION or NEW YORK, AND ONE-HALF 'ro MRS. RUBY H.

POPIPER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

Specification of Letters rate t. Patented May 10, 71921 Application filed March 9, 1920. Serial No. 364,402.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatI, JOSEPH POPPER, a citizen of theUnited States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brook'- lyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Amusement Device, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to an improved amusement device wherein the parts are so arranged that when made small they may actas a toy and give different pleasing effects, while the same parts may be utilized in advertising, whether large or small.

Another object of the invention is to pro-' vide a reflecting device associated with a movable light in such a manner that the moving of the light will cause the reflection to change in proportion to the movement of the light toward and from the reflector.

A still further object of the invention is flectors and a movable light positioned to move toward and from the center of the reflectors so as to co-act with the various reflectors at different times and to project a pleasing and more or less startling effect.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a front View of an embodiment of the invention shown arranged as an amusement device or toy.

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the upper part of the structure shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinalivertical section through Fig. 1 on line 3-3. s

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary view on a reduced scale similar'to Fig. 3, showing a modified form of movable light.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a support or standard to be grasped by the hand, said standard vided with reflecting surfaces 12, 13 and 14 arranged at diflerent angles and'also provided with diflerent colors whereby when light is projected against the different colors a proper colored reflection will be provided. The reflector 10 is also provided with refiecting surfaces 15 and 16 of different colors, the arrangement in the drawing being an orange or gold color on the surface 15. Where the device is to be used for advertising purpose'sthe surface 14:, or in fact any of the reflecting surfaces may be provided with names, printed or otherwise provided thereon, It is understood that all of the reflectors could be merely bright reflectors, or could be colored in any desired manner for producing different effects.

As shown in Fig. 3 a source of light 17 is provided with the use of what is commonly known as a sparkler 18 which sparkler has a combustible matter mounted on the metal rod 19, said light fitting into the hollow shaft 3 by which it is held in place.

The combustible matter of the sparkler 18 be cut out successively and the reflecting surfaces 15 and 16 act in a more pronounced manner. If the reflectors are rotated by actu ating the wheel 7 during the movement of thelight 17 the various reflecting surfaces will present rings of reflected light, which rings gradually get smaller and smaller as the light travels toward the reflectors. In fact the reflection becomes such a small ring as it approaches the reflecting surface 15 as tho have almost the appearance of a ball of When used as a toy the arrangement as shown in Fig. 3 wherein the sparkler is used, is desirable. When the device is used for advertising purposes the same arrangement could be used, or the modified arrangement as shown in Fig. 4, wherein the shaft 3' is preferably greater in diameter than shaft 3 and carries a tubular member 20 through which the electric supply wires 21 extend to the bulb 22. By providing this arrangement an electric lamp could be used and could be moved inwardly and outwardly as desired while the reflectors are rotated or while they are standing still.

l/Vhat I claim is: 1. A device of the character described comprising a reflector having a plurality of reflecting surfaces at different angles, and a light movable along the axis of said reflector.

2. A device of the character described comprising a reflector having a plurality of reflecting surfaces arranged at different anglee, means for supporting said reflector, and a light producing member carried by the reflector support, said light producing member being such that the light will travel toward said reflector.

. 3. In a device of the character described a reflector, a hollow shaft for supporting said reflector, said reflector having a plurality of colored reflecting surfaces arranged at different angles, and a sparkler having the stem mounted in said shaft, and means for rotating said shaft. I

4. A device of the character described comprising a reflector having a plurality of annular reflecting surfaces arranged at different angles, a second reflector having a plurality of annular reflecting surfaces at different angles, said second reflector being smaller than the first mentioned reflector, a shaft for supporting both of said reflectors, and means for connecting a light with said shaft so that the light will project on to all of said reflecting surfaces.

5. A device of the character described comprising a pair of reflectors, one reflector being smaller than the other and arranged so that the small reflector will be centrally of the large reflector and spaced a short distance therefrom, both of said reflectors having a plurality of independent reflecting surfaces, means for moving a light toward said surfaces, and a standard for supporting said reflectors.

6. A device of the character described comprismg a pan of super-lmposed reflectors, one reflector being larger than the other, a hollow shaft for supporting said reflectors, v and a light carrying member slidingly mounted in said shaft and'capable of movement toward and from the center of said reflectors.

7. In a device of the character described, a support, a pair of super-imposed reflectors, a shaft carried by said support for supporting said reflectors, one-of said reflectors being smaller than the other, and each reflector being provided with a plurality of different reflecting surfaces at different angles, each of said surfaces being colored, and light means carried by said shaft, said light means being capable of causing the light to travel toward said reflectors. I

8. A device of the character described comprising a pair of reflectors one being larger than the other, said reflectors being spaced apart but super-imposed, a hollow shaft extending through said reflectors centrally thereof and a light movable toward the center of said reflectors supported by said shaft, and a support for supporting said shaft and reflectors.

9. A device of the character described comprising an outer reflector formed with a plurality of different reflecting surfaces arranged at angles to each other, an inner refleeting surface provided -with a plurality.

of colored reflecting surfaces positioned to cut off the outer reflecting surface from the light when the light is moved a predetermined distance toward the center of the inner reflector, and means for supporting a light in front of said reflectors capable of causing the light to move toward the center of the small reflector.

10. An amusement device of the character described comprising a reflector, and a light movable along the axis of said reflector.

11. A11 amusement device of the character described comprising a concave reflector, and a light movable along the axis of said reflector in front of the concave face of the reflector.

JOSEPH POPPER.

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