Optical illusion apparatus

• US 20110306432A1
• Filed: 06/13/2011
• Published: 12/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cammarano, John
• Original Assignee: Cammarano, John
• Inventors: Cammarano, John
• Application Number:
  US13/134,645
• Publication Number:
  US 20110306432A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 472/57
• CPC Class Codes: A63J 21/00 Conjuring appliances; Auxiliary apparatus for conjurers

Abstract

An optical illusion “magic” apparatus is provided, the apparatus comprises: a first spherical element situated within a second spherical element, each of said spherical elements having a circumference, the circumference of said first spherical element being from about 1% to about 99% smaller than the diameter of said second spherical element.

Claims

1. An optical illusion apparatus comprising:

a first spherical element situated within a second transparent spherical element, each of said spherical elements having a diameter, the diameter of said first spherical element being from about 1% to about 60% smaller than the diameter of said second spherical element.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said apparatus is moved, said first spherical element appears to be visually suspended.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said apparatus is rolled, said first spherical element appears to be visually stationary.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a LED light.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a fluorescent material.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said first spherical element has a metallic color.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said first spherical element is situated within the center of said second spherical element.

9. The device of claim 7 wherein said device is moved, said first spherical element appears to be visually suspended.

10. The device of claim 7 wherein said device is rolled, said first spherical element appears to be visually stationary.

11. The device of claim 7 wherein said first spherical element has a color.

12. The device of claim 7 wherein said first spherical element has a tinted color.

13. The device of claim 7 wherein said spherical element has a metallic color.

14. The device of claim 7 wherein said first spherical element has a circumference from about 156.372 mm to about 287.624 mm.

15. The device of claim 7 wherein said second spherical element has a circumference from about 159.512 mm to about 398.78 mm.

16. The device of claim 7 wherein said first spherical element has a diameter from about 49.8 mm to about 91.6 mm.

17. The device of claim 7 wherein said second spherical element has a diameter from about 50.8 mm to about 127 mm.

8. An optical illusion device comprising:

a first solid spherical element situated within the center of a second solid clear spherical element, said first spherical element having an outer surface, said second spherical element having an inner surface, the distance between said outer surface of said first spherical element and said inner surface of said second spherical element is from about 1 mm to about 31.75 mm.

18. An optical illusion apparatus comprising:

a first spherical element situated within a second spherical element, each of said spherical elements having a circumference, the circumference of said first spherical element being from about 1% to about 60% smaller than the diameter of said second spherical element.

19. The apparatus of claim 18 wherein said first spherical element is a chrome ball.

20. The apparatus of claim 18 wherein said second spherical element is constructed of a material that is selected from a group consisting essentially of transparent, translucent and clear materials.