Anaglyphic drawing device

• US 5,795,154 A
• Filed: 04/18/1997
• Issued: 08/18/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Oki Data Corporation (OKI Electric Industry Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Oki Data Corporation (OKI Electric Industry Company Limited)
• Inventors: Woods, Gail Marjorie
• Primary Examiner(s): Hirsch, Paul J.
• Application Number:
  US08/844,258
• Time in Patent Office: 487 Days
• Field of Search: 434/87, 434/88, 434/91, 434/92
• US Class Current: 434/87
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 11/00 Teaching hand-writing, shorthand, drawing, or painting
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 11/04 Guide sheets or plates; Tracing charts templets for drawing purposes B43L13/20
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 23/04 for geometry, trigonometry, projection or perspective for surveying G09B25/06

Abstract

An educational and entertaining anaglyphic drawing device for producing complementary colored anaglyphic drawings on a copy sheet that will appear three dimensional when viewed through 3-D glasses having a first lens approximately red in color and a second lens approximately blue in color. The device comprises a stencil sheet with component stencil designs which when taken together form a composite stencil design of the first eye view and the second eye view of a stereogram. Associated with the stencil sheet is a register so the stencil designs can be successively aligned in register on the copy sheet and the designs transferred by penciling around the stencil design with drawing instruments. The first eye view of the stereogram is transferred in a green-blue color; and the second eye view is transferred in a red-orange color. A coordinated register allows different stereograms stencil designs to be combined so that different three dimensional objects appear to intersect with each other. The stencil sheets can be assembled as parts of a kit and as pages of a book. The device is simple and inexpensive to manufacture and is easy to use and attractive to children.

Claims

1. A device for producing anaglyphic drawings on a copy sheet that will appear three dimensional when viewed through glasses having a first lens for allowing a predominant transmission therethrough of a color in a first color range and a second lens for allowing a predominant transmission therethrough of a color in a second color range, the second color range being separate from the first color range comprising:

(a) a stencil sheet having component stencil designs therein which when taken together comprise;

(i) a first eye view stencil design of a stereogram; and

(ii) a second eye view stencil design of the stereogram;

(b) a register aligning the copy sheet with the component stencil designs and with a fused design, said fused design being the first eye view of the stereogram horizontally shifted relative to the second eye view of the stereogram, so that any elements of the stereogram that would appear to be within the plane of the copy sheet are superimposed, such that the component stencil designs that comprise the first eye view stencil design can be successively transferred in register to the copy sheet with a drawing instrument depositing color in the second color range; and

the component stencil designs that comprise the second eye view stencil design can be successively transferred in register with a drawing instrument depositing color in the first color range.

2. The device for producing anaglyphic drawings of claim 1, the stencil sheet additionally comprising:

(a) indica thereon showing how the stencil sheet is used to make an anaglyphic drawing.

3. The device for producing anaglyphic drawings of claim 1, the register additionally comprising:

(a) a registry guide within the stencil sheet aligned with each component stencil design and the fused design; and

(b) a registry mark on the copy sheet such that the registry mark can be successively aligned with the registry guide and the component stencil designs transferred in register to the copy sheet.

4. The device for producing anaglyphic drawings of claim 1, the register additionally comprising:

(a) a registry guide within the stencil sheet aligned with each component stencil design and a fused design; and

(b) a registry platform comprising;

(i) a support upon which the copy sheet is attached and;

(ii) at least one registry pin fixed upon the support and adapted to fit non-rotatably into the registry guide such that the copy sheet can be successively aligned with the component stencil designs in the stencil sheet and the component stencil designs transferred to the copy sheet in register.

5. The device for producing anaglyphic drawings of claim 4, the registry platform additionally comprising:

(a) a rigid planar surface large enough to support the copy sheet and that portion of the stencil sheet to be transferred.

6. The device for producing anaglyphic drawings of claim 1, the register further comprising:

(a) a coordinated register such that the fused design is aligned with a second fused design of a second stereogram, said second stereogram and said stereogram having substantially the same viewing angle, such that a second stencil sheet having component stencil designs of a second first eye view stencil design can be transferred to the copy sheet with color in the second color range and a second second eye view of the second stereogram can be transferred to the copy sheet in color in the first color range and the three dimensional image of the stereogram and the second stereogram will appear to intersect.

7. The device for producing anaglyphic drawings of claim 1, the stencil sheet further comprising:

(a) indica showing at least one set of corresponding element points, such that said corresponding element points can be transferred to the copy sheet, said corresponding element points being a pair of points one on the first eye view of the stereogram and one on the second eye view of the stereogram, horizontally shifted of each other that together form the same point on the three dimensional image.

8. The device for producing anaglyphic drawings of claim 1, wherein the first color range is from orange to red and the second color range is from blue to green.

9. A device for producing anaglyphic drawings on a copy sheet that will appear three dimensional when viewed through glasses having a first lens for allowing a predominant transmission therethrough of a color in a first color range and a second lens for allowing a predominant transmission therethrough of a color in a second color range, the second color range being separate from the first color range comprising:

(a) a reversible stencil sheet comprising;

(i) a first side having first component stencil designs therein which when taken together comprise;

(a) a first eye view stencil design of a reversible stereogram; and

(ii) a second side having second component stencil designs therein, said second component stencil designs coincident with, and the mirror image of the first component stencil designs of the first side which when taken together comprise;

(a) a second eye view stencil design of the reversible stereogram; and

(b) a register aligning the copy sheet with the component stencil designs and a fused design, said fused design being the first eye view of the reversible stereogram horizontally shifted relative to the second eye view of the reversible stereogram so that any elements of the reversible stereogram that would appear within the plane of the copy sheet are superimposed, such that the component stencil designs that comprise the first eye view stencil design can be successively transferred in register to the copy sheet with a drawing instrument depositing color in the second color range; and

the component stencil designs that comprise the second eye view stencil design can be successively transferred in register with a drawing instrument depositing color in the first color range.

10. The device for producing anaglyphic drawings of claim 9, the reversible stencil sheet additionally comprising:

(a) the first side having a perimeter conforming to at least one portion of the first component stencil design; and

(b) the second side having said perimeter conforming to at least one portion of the second component stencil design.

11. The device for producing anaglyphic drawings of claim 9, the register further comprising:

(a) a coordinated register such that the fused design is aligned with a second fused design of a second stereogram, said second stereogram and said stereogram having substantially the same viewing angle, such that a second stencil sheet having component stencil designs of a second first eye view stencil design can be transferred to the copy sheet with color in the second color range and a second second eye view of the second stereogram can be transferred to the copy sheet with color in the first color range and the three dimensional image of the stereogram and the second stereogram will appear to intersect.

12. The device for producing anaglyphic drawings of claim 9, the stencil sheet further comprising:

(a) indica showing at least one set of corresponding element points, such that said corresponding element points can be transferred to the copy sheet, said corresponding element points being a pair of points, one on the first eye view of the reversible stereogram and one on the second eye view of the reversible stereogram, horizontally shifted of each other so that together they form the same point on the three dimensional image.

13. The device for producing anaglyphic drawings of claim 9, wherein the first color range is from orange to red and the second color range is from blue to green.

14. A method of producing an apparatus for making anaglyphic drawings on a copy sheet that will appear three dimensional when viewed through glasses having a first lens for allowing a predominant transmission therethrough of a color in a first color range and second lens for allowing a predominant transmission therethrough of a color in a second color range, the second color range being separate from the first color range comprising the steps of:

(a) making a fused design by combining a first eye view and second eye view of a stereogram by horizontally shifting the first eye view and the second eye view until those elements of the stereogram that would be seen as in the plane of the copy sheet are superimposed;

(b) registering the fused design;

(c) separating the first eye view and register into component stencil designs, each component stencil design retaining the registration;

(d) separating the second eye view into component stencil designs, each component stencil design retaining the registration;

(e) transferring the component stencil designs and their associated registers to a stencil sheet, so that the stencil sheet can be successively placed on the copy sheet, the register associated with the copy sheet and the component stencil designs that make up the first eye view transferred in register to the copy sheet with a drawing instrument depositing color in the second color range, and the component stencil designs that make up the second eye view transferred in register to the copy sheet with a drawing instrument depositing color in the first color range.

15. The method of producing an apparatus for making anaglyphic drawings of claim 14 wherein said step of registering the fused design additionally comprises:

(a) making a coordinated register by;

(i) registering the fused designs of a plurality of different stereograms all having substantially the same viewing angle by substantially superimposing a parallax index;

said parallax index being substantially the same distance and angle from a viewer'"'"'s eyes;

(b) continuing the remaining steps with the coordinated register.

16. A method for producing anaglyphic drawings on a copy sheet that will appear three dimensional when viewed through glasses having a first lens for allowing a predominant transmission therethrough of a color in a first color range and a second lens for allowing a predominant transmission therethrough of a color in a second color range, the second color range being separate from the first color range by using a stencil sheet having component stencil designs therein which when taken together comprise a first eye view stencil design of a stereogram and a second eye view of the stereogram and a register that aligns the component stencil designs of the first eye view stencil design, the component stencil designs of the second eye view stencil design and a fused design that horizontally shifts the first eye view stencil design and the second eye view stencil design so that those elements of the stereogram that would be seen as in the plane of the copy sheet are superimposed, comprising the steps of:

(a) placing the stencil sheet upon the copy sheet;

(b) transferring in succession the component stencil designs that comprise the first eye view stencil design by;

(i) registering a portion of the component stencil designs in the stencil sheet that form the first eye view stencil design with the copy sheet;

(ii) penciling around the first eye view stencil design associated with the register with a drawing instrument depositing color in the second color range;

(iii) repeating steps i and ii until the complete first eye view stencil design is transferred to the copy sheet;

(c) transferring in succession the component stencil designs that comprise the second eye view stencil design by;

(i) registering a portion of the component stencil designs in the stencil sheet that form the second eye view stencil design with the copy sheet;

(ii) penciling around the second eye view stencil design associated with the register with a drawing instrument depositing color in the first color range;

(iii) repeating steps i and ii until the complete second eye view stencil design is transferred to the copy sheet.

17. The method of claim 16 including the additional steps to embellish the anaglyphic drawing comprising:

(a) locating a first set of corresponding element points on the anaglyph by

(i) choosing a first point on the first eye view stencil design and

(ii) moving horizontally toward a first corresponding element point on the second eye view stencil design,

(b) locating a second set of corresponding element points on the anaglyph by repeating steps i and ii with a second point;

(c) connecting the first point on the first eye view stencil design to the second point on the first eye view stencil design by drawing a straight line with a drawing instrument depositing a color in the second color range;

(d) connecting the first corresponding element point on the second eye view stencil design with the second corresponding element point on the second eye view stencil design by drawing a straight line with a drawing instrument depositing a color in the first color range.

18. The method of claim 16 including additional steps for superimposing different anaglyphic designs on each other comprising:

(a) continuing the process of claim 16 on the copy sheet with a second stencil sheet having a second stereogram stencil design, and a coordinated register by;

(i) registering the coordinated register with a portion of the component stencil designs in the second stencil sheet that form the second-first eye view stencil design with the copy sheet;

(ii) penciling around the second-first eye view stencil design associated with the coordinated register with a drawing instrument depositing color in the second color range;

(iii) repeating steps (i) and (ii) until the complete second-first eye view stencil design is transferred to the copy sheet; and

(iv) registering the coordinated register with a portion of the component stencil designs in the second stencil sheet that form the second-second eye view stencil design with the copy sheet;

(v) penciling around the second-second eye view stencil design associated with the coordinated register with a drawing instrument depositing color in the first color range;

(vi) repeating steps (iv) and (v) until the complete second-second eye view stencil design is transferred to the copy sheet.

19. The method for producing anaglyphic drawings of claim 16, wherein the first color range is from orange to red and the second color range is from blue to green.

20. A kit for producing anaglyphic drawings on a copy sheet, said drawings appearing three dimensional when viewed through glasses having a first lens for allowing a predominant transmission therethrough of a color in a first color range and a second lens for allowing a predominant transmission therethrough of a color in a second color range, the first color range being separate from the second color range comprising:

(a) at least one stencil sheet having component stencil designs therein comprising;

(i) a first eye view stencil design of a stereogram; and

(ii) a second eye view stencil design of the stereogram;

(b) a register aligning the copy sheet with the component stencil designs and with a fused design, so that the component stencil designs that comprise the first eye view stencil design can be successively transferred in register to the copy sheet with a drawing instrument depositing color in the second color range; and

the component stencil designs that comprise the second eye view stencil design can be successively transferred in register with a drawing instrument depositing color in the first color range;

(c) at least one copy sheet;

(d) a tutorial having the steps;

(i) placing the stencil sheet upon the copy sheet;

(ii) transferring in succession the component stencil designs that comprise the first eye view stencil design by;

(a) registering a portion of those component stencil designs in the stencil sheet that form the first eye view stencil design on the copy sheet;

(b) penciling around the periphery of the first eye view stencil design aligned with the register with the drawing instrument depositing color in the second color range;

(c) repeating steps (a) and (b) until the complete first eye view stencil design is transferred to the copy sheet;

(iii) transferring in succession the component stencil designs that comprise the second eye view stencil design by;

(a) registering a portion of those component stencil designs in the stencil sheet that form the second eye view stencil design on the copy sheet;

(b) penciling around the periphery of the second eye view stencil design aligned with the register with the drawing instrument depositing color in the first color range;

(c) repeating steps (a) and (b) until the complete second eye view stencil design is transferred to the copy sheet.

21. The kit of claim 20 wherein the first color range is from orange to red and the second color range is from blue to green.

22. The kit of claim 20 wherein the stencil sheet, copy sheet, and tutorial are pages of a book.

23. The kit of claim 20 wherein the register additionally comprises a coordinated register such that a plurality of stereogram stencil designs all having substantially the same viewing angle can be transferred to the copy sheet and superimposed so that the three dimensional images appears to intersect.

24. The kit of claim 23 wherein the stencil sheet, copy sheet, register and coordinated register are pages of a book.