Puppet-on-the-arm illusion device
CA 1318922 C · Owner: Axtell, Stephen B. · Inventors: Axtell, Stephen B.
Overview
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An arm-mounted device for producing a puppeton-the-arm illusion includes a fake at least partial forearm and hand member in the form of a glove having a hand portion and wrist and partial forearm portion extending therefrom, and a connector member operable for attaching the fake member directly to the forearm of a puppeteer next to the elbow thereof in a cantilevered fashion. Once the fake member is so attached to the puppeteer's forearm, the forearm is bent upward and a forearm-length puppet slipped over the hand and forearm of the puppeteer, the fake member will then define an extension from an upper portion of the puppeteer's arm so as to create the illusion of a glove-covered hand and …
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Why it's free to use
- Granted June 8, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 8, 2010.
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