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US5026314:
Magnetically actuated amusement device
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Samson, Ilan; Tel Aviv, Israel
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1991-06-25
/ 1990-01-04
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| Application Number: |
US1990000461029
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A63H 33/26;
G09B 23/18;
Core:
G09B 23/00;
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IPC-7:
A63H 33/26;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
446/133;
335/306;
472/057;
Original:
446/133;
272/008.R;
335/306;
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| Field of Search: |
446/133,129,131,132,134,135,136,419
040/426,613
434/276
272/8 N,8 R
335/209,306
368/179
273/1 M
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| Priority Number: |
| 1989-01-04 |
GB1989000000064 |
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| Abstract: |
A magnetically actuated amusement device includes a supporting structure having side pieces which pivotally support rigid suspending elements each having a permanent magnet at its lower end. The magnets are arranged in a row, such that they will repel the next magnet in the row, the motion of the magnets being constricted to swinging in the vertical plane containing the row.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Abelman Frayne Rezac & Schwab ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Yu, Mickey;
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I claim:
1. An apparatus for amusement, comprising:
- a supporting structure,
- at least two permanent magnets arranged in a row and spaced one from the next, each magnet being suspended from the structure by means of a suspending element including pivot portions by which said element is pivotally mounted on the structure so as to pivot around an axis extending transversely of the row whereby each of the magnets in the row is displaceable both towards and away from its neighbouring magnets in the row and is able to swing repeatedly as a pendulum;
- each suspending element comprising rigid material extending from its pivot parts to its magnet, thereby to constrain motion of its magnet only to swinging in an arc extending generally along the row.
- each magnet being secured to its suspending element, with adjacent magnets in the row oriented such that there is mutual repulsion between them.
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