Illusion apparatus
First Claim
1. An illusion apparatus for making an object appear to be inside or on the surface of a display means, said apparatus comprising:
- a partially reflective, partially transparent convex mirror located between said primary object and said display means for making an image of said primary object appear to interact with said display means; and
,a vertical mirror height adjustment means attached to said mirror for adjusting the position of said mirror with respect to said display means,wherein said mirror is convex in the direction of said primary object so as to diminish the size of said image.
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Abstract
An illusion apparatus comprises a semi-transparent convex, spherical mirror which makes the image of a primary object, ordinarily a human viewer, appear to interact with a display means such as a television set or a picture or a diorama. The semi-transparent, convex, spherical mirror is located between the viewer and the display means. The viewer is preferably illuminated against a dark backdrop. Because the spherical mirror is semi-transparent, the viewer sees a composite image which includes his own reflection superimposed on a portion of the scene from the television, picture, or diorama behind the mirror. A darkened area is preferably located on the television screen or in the picture or diorama and corresponds to the size and location of the viewer'"'"'s image. This prevents the scene in the television or diorama from bleeding through the viewer'"'"'s image. A mirror supporting stand makes it possible to adjust the height of the mirror with respect to the viewer and the display means so as to fine tune the effect. The effect can be modified by using convex, aspherical mirrors for special situations and by adding interactive feedback between the viewer and the television set or diorama so that the viewer can control his environment in the composite image.
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24 Claims
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1. An illusion apparatus for making an object appear to be inside or on the surface of a display means, said apparatus comprising:
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a partially reflective, partially transparent convex mirror located between said primary object and said display means for making an image of said primary object appear to interact with said display means; and
,a vertical mirror height adjustment means attached to said mirror for adjusting the position of said mirror with respect to said display means, wherein said mirror is convex in the direction of said primary object so as to diminish the size of said image.
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2. An illusion apparatus for making a primary object appear to be inside or on the surface of a display means, said apparatus comprising:
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a convex mirror located between said primary object and said display means for making an image of said primary object appear to interact with said display means, wherein said mirror comprises a partially reflective, partially transparent mirror and is convex in the direction of said primary object so as to diminish the size of said image. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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