JP2008073352A - Magic tool - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a magic tool which gives a viewer an optical illusion as if a part of a credit card or a name card inserted to a box case disappeared. <P>SOLUTION: The magic tool 10 is provided with: a nearly rectangular substrate 1; front/rear/right/left side plates surrounding the peripheral four sides of the substrate 2; a movable special plate which is superposed on the upper surface of the substrate 1 to cover a part of the substrate 1 and which has an effect of feeling a created depth by the same pattern as the substrate; and an opaque cover plate 4 covering the upper surface of the movable special plate. The cover plate 4 is slidable independently or with the movable special plate. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a magic tool that uses a credit card, a business card, etc., and can give an illusion that a part of the credit card, the business card, etc. inserted into the box-shaped case has disappeared. It is.

  Conventionally, if the object is stored in a box and the lid is closed, and then the lid is opened again, the object that should have been in the box disappears, and the lid is closed and then opened again. There is a magic tool for performing a magic trick that the object that has disappeared just appears in the box again. Such tricks that make objects disappear and appear make use of human illusions and beliefs to give viewers a mysterious feeling as if something unrealistic is happening.

For example, a box-shaped magic instrument that uses banknotes and cards as the object, and the banknotes and cards inserted inside are erased little by little in front of the viewer's eyes, or the disappeared parts appear little by little In other words, there has been proposed a magic tool that gives viewers a visual illusion (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 10-337382 A

  Magic tricks can give a fresh surprise to those who see them for the first time, but gradually become less interesting as they are repeated multiple times. For this reason, there is always a demand for magic tricks for new productions, and there is a demand for magic tricks that can easily entertain other people without the need for skill by simple devices.

  An object of the present invention is to respond to such a demand, and to provide a magic tool that enables a new effect that has a simple structure and can be easily operated.

  The present invention provides a substantially rectangular substrate, front and rear side plates surrounding the four peripheral edges of the substrate, and a depth at which the same pattern as the substrate is created to overlap a top surface of the substrate and cover a part of the substrate. A movable special plate having an effect of feeling the above and an opaque lid plate covering the upper surface of the movable special plate, the lid plate being slidable alone or together with the movable special plate, It is related to the magic tool.

  In the present invention, the substrate is preferably a special plate having the same pattern and effect as the movable special plate.

  Further, the substrate may be a transparent resin plate, and a sheet having the same pattern as the movable special plate may be disposed below the substrate.

  According to the magic tool of the present invention, it is possible to give the viewer the mystery that a part of a credit card or a business card inserted into the case disappears. Moreover, since the operation can be easily performed, even a non-expert can easily perform a magic trick.

  A magic tool according to the present invention includes a substantially rectangular substrate having an effect of feeling depth, front and rear side plates surrounding the four sides of the substrate, a bottom plate that is substantially the same size as the substrate provided at the lower end of the side plate, And a frame plate that is provided at the upper end of the side plate that surrounds the four sides and projects inward from each side plate to form an opening window at the center, and has an insertion port on one side plate and a side plate that has an insertion port. A case in which a notch is formed in a part of a side plate adjacent to and a part of the substrate that is overlapped on the upper surface of the substrate and has the effect of feeling the depth that the same pattern as the substrate is created. A movable special plate having an opaque cover plate that is disposed on the upper surface of the frame plate and covers the movable special plate, and is disposed between the bottom plate and the substrate of the case and engages with the cover plate at its end, Auxiliary sliding inside and outside the case from the notch in the case Composed of a. The movable special plate and the cover plate can cover approximately half of the substrate, and support both a piece of paper such as a credit card and a business card by projecting from the side plate to the center at both end positions of the end of the movable special plate. It has a central projection part.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the hand tool of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the present embodiment.
FIG. 1 is an external view of a magic tool according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the magic tool according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the magic tool according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a set of tools used when performing magic tricks. 5 to 8 are views showing examples of use of the magic tool according to the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the magic tool 10 of the present embodiment is composed of a substrate 1, a case 2, a movable special plate 3, a lid plate 4, and an auxiliary plate 5, which are assembled into FIG. It is assumed that the magic tool 10 as shown.

  The substrate 1 is a transparent thin plate having a substantially rectangular shape, and the upper surface is specially processed to make the back surface pattern three-dimensionally deep, creating a three-dimensional pattern. When viewed from the surface, the substrate 1 has a depth, and the pattern appears to sink more than the surface, and it appears to have a three-dimensional effect. The depth of the three-dimensional pattern is almost the same as the thickness of case 2 and the pattern appears to be drawn on the bottom surface of case 2. The pattern drawn on the back surface of the substrate 1 is composed of the same pattern as the pattern on the back surface of the movable movable plate 3 described later. In this embodiment, a spot-like three-dimensional pattern is created, but the form of this three-dimensional pattern can be arbitrarily selected.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the movable special plate 3 includes a reference side 32 having a length substantially equal to one side of the substrate 1, and first and second ends extending perpendicularly to the reference side 32 from both ends of the reference side 32. The first side edge 33 is configured as a substantially rectangular thin plate surrounded by a first side edge 33 and a second side edge 34 and an end edge side 35 connecting the tip ends of the first side edge 33 and the second side edge 34. In 33, a grip plate 31 is extended substantially at the center. The end side 35 is configured by a curve having no regularity such as a wave shape. The first side 33 has a width that can be inserted into a notch 62 provided in the right side plate 24 of the case 2 to be described later, and the second side 34 is shorter than the length of the first side 33. It is said. The movable special plate 3 is configured to be approximately half the size of the substrate 1.

  The upper surface of the movable special plate 3 is specially processed to make the pattern on the back surface three-dimensionally deep, creating a three-dimensional pattern.When the movable special plate 3 is viewed from the surface, there is a depth, and the pattern is closer to the surface. Seems to have sunk, and seems to be three-dimensional. The depth of the three-dimensional pattern is almost the same as the thickness of case 2 and the pattern appears to be drawn on the bottom surface of case 2. In this embodiment, the pattern of the movable special plate 3 is configured as a continuous spotted pattern as shown in FIG. 2, and the movable special plate 3 is the same special plate as the substrate 1. Has been created.

  The case 2 has a structure that can be covered with the substrate 1, and includes a front plate 21, a rear plate 22, a left plate 23, and a right plate 24 that surround four peripheral edges of the substrate 1, and a substrate provided at the lower ends of these side plates. 1 comprises a bottom plate 25 substantially the same size as 1, and frame plates 26 and 27 provided at the upper ends of the side plates.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the front side plate 21 is provided with an insertion slot 61 for inserting a piece of paper 7 such as a credit card or a business card. A notch 62 is formed. Further, a side plate extends further upward from the upper end of the rear side plate 22 by the thickness of the lid plate 4 described later, and a belt-like frame that covers a reference side 42 of the lid plate 4 described later from the upper end toward the front. A plate 27 is provided.

  Further, a frame plate 26 protruding inward from these side plates is also provided at the upper ends of the front side plate 21, the left side plate 23 and the right side plate 24, which are the other three sides of the case 2, and a frame plate 27 provided on the rear side plate 22 and In addition, an opening window portion 63 that opens largely in the center of the case 2 is formed. Further, on the right side plate 24 side, the frame portion 26 extends to above the notch portion 62. Further, although not shown in the drawings, the inner side surface of the rear side 22 is provided with a linear protrusion in the width direction so that the movable special plate 3 is inserted and supported.

  Each of the left side plate 23 and the right side plate 24 is provided with one central projection 28 projecting inward. These central protrusions 28 are respectively formed at positions that cover both ends of the end side 35 of the movable special plate 3 when the movable special plate 3 is overlapped with the reference side 32 aligned with the rear end side of the substrate 1. . In addition, the central protrusion 28 is formed at a position where the width between the front ends is slightly shorter than the width of the paper piece 7 inserted into the case 2, and both ends of the end side 35 of the movable special plate 3 are fixed. While supporting, it covers the side of the paper piece 7 located at the position.

  The cover plate 4 is an opaque plate that covers the movable special plate 3. As shown in FIG. 2, the cover plate 4 includes a reference side 42 having a length substantially equal to the width of the case 2, and a case extending perpendicularly to the reference side 42 from both ends of the reference side 42. A first side 43 slightly longer than the first side 33 of the movable special plate 3 and a second side 44 slightly longer than the second side 34 of the movable special plate 3 along the left and right side edges of 2. And a rectangular thin plate surrounded by an end side 45 connecting the distal ends of the first side 43 and the second side 44, and a belt-like tongue plate 41 extends on the first side 43. It is installed. On the lower surface of the tongue plate 41, two locking portions 46 are provided in parallel with a gap substantially equal to the grip plate 31 of the movable special plate 3. A recess that is open at the bottom is formed so as to fit with a locking projection 53 of the auxiliary plate 5 described later. In the vicinity of the second side 44 on the lower surface of the cover plate 4, a linear protrusion not shown is formed in the front-rear direction.

  Further, a linear guide portion 47 having a substantially trapezoidal shape in a side view is provided along the end side 45 on the upper surface of the cover plate 4. A concave groove 48 is formed on the upper surface of the guide portion 47 in the longitudinal direction.

  The cover plate 4 is disposed above the movable special plate 3 and on the upper surface of the frame plate 26 of the case 2, and the reference side 42 of the cover plate 4 is in contact with the rear plate 22 of the case 2 to With the upper surface in the vicinity of the rear side of the lid plate 4 in contact with and supported by the lower surface of the frame plate 27 provided on the side plate 22, the frame slides in the left-right direction.

  The auxiliary plate 5 is configured as a substantially rectangular thin plate surrounded by a front side and a rear side having a width substantially equal to that of the substrate 1 and a left side and a right side having a length shorter than the cutout portion 62 of the case 2. Two cutouts 51 are provided on the left side of the auxiliary plate 5, and a linear protrusion 52 is formed in the front-rear direction between the ends of the cutout 51 on the lower surface of the auxiliary plate 5. . A protruding plate is extended from both ends of the right side, and locking projections 53 for locking to the locking portion 46 provided on the tongue plate 41 of the lid plate 4 are provided on the upper surface of the protruding plate, respectively. Is provided.

  In each member described in detail above, the auxiliary plate 5 is disposed below the substrate 1 and the case 2 is covered with the substrate 1 so that the auxiliary plate 5 fits into the notch 62 of the case 2. Yes. At this time, the case 2 is covered with the substrate 1 so that the upper surface of the substrate 1 is located immediately below the insertion slot 61 of the case 2. Next, the movable special plate 3 is inserted from the notch 62 of the case 2 and positioned on the upper surface of the substrate 1. At this time, the reference side 32 of the movable special plate 3 is placed on the linear protrusion provided on the inner side surface of the rear side plate 22, and the linear protrusion is positioned above the upper surface of the substrate 1 by about the thickness of the paper piece 7. Thus, a gap about the thickness of the paper piece 7 is formed between the movable special plate 3 and the substrate 1. Then, the cover plate 4 is placed on the back of the upper surface of the frame plate 26 of the case 2 and the reference side 42 portion of the cover plate 4 is inserted into the lower surface space of the frame plate 27 of the case 2, and is provided on the lower surface of the tongue plate 41. The recesses of the stop 46 and the locking projections 53 provided on the protruding plate of the auxiliary plate 5 are fitted together and fixed. At this time, the gripping plate 31 of the movable special plate 3 is located between the engaging portions 46 below the tongue plate 41 of the lid plate 4 and is not visible by the tongue plate 41 from the upper surface.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 3, in the case 2, the auxiliary plate 5, the substrate 1, and the movable special plate 3 are arranged in this order from the bottom, and the lid plate 4 on the upper surface of the case 2 covers the opening window 63 of the case 2. Assembled with almost half covered. The auxiliary plate 5 inserted into the case 2 and the cover plate 4 locked to the auxiliary plate 5 are slidable in the width direction of the case 2, but the linear protrusion provided on the lower surface of the cover plate 4 Is locked to the upper surface of the frame plate 26, and the linear protrusion 52 provided on the lower surface of the auxiliary plate 5 is locked to the side plate of the case 2, so that it does not fall out of the case 2. Also, as shown in FIG. 3, a piece of paper 7 such as a credit card or a business card is inserted between the substrate 1 and the movable special plate 3, and the movable special plate 3 and the cover plate 4 are the substrate 1 and the upper surface of the substrate 1. It is possible to cover about half of the rear plate 22 side of the paper piece 7 to be inserted and mounted on the paper board.

In addition, the magic tool 10 of the present invention is not limited to the present embodiment, and can be various aspects.
For example, by forming a notch 62 formed at the rear of the right side plate 24 of the case 2 at the front and placing the cover plate 4 on the front upper surface, the movable special plate 3 and the cover plate 4 can be attached to the front portion of the case 2. It may be covered. In that case, the frame plate 27 is provided on the front plate 21 side. The notch 62 can also be provided on the left side plate 23 or the rear side plate 22. The movable special plate 3 may have a rectangular shape in which the first side 33 and the second side 34 have substantially the same length.

  In addition, the substrate 1 is a transparent resin glass plate, and a sheet with a pattern is placed below the substrate 1 such as the upper surface of the bottom plate 25. The movable special plate 3 has a depth that creates the same pattern as the pattern of the sheet. You may make with the special board which has the effect made to feel.

  Further, the cover plate 4 may be configured as a thick plate having a desired thickness, and the concave groove portion 48 may be formed along the end side. Then, the width of the substrate 1 and the case 2 may be formed so as to be substantially equal to the width of the paper piece 7, and the paper piece 7 may be supported only by the side plate without forming the central protrusion 28.

  Next, an example of a procedure for operating a magic trick using the magic tool 10 having the above-described configuration will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, in addition to the magic tool 10, a cutter 6 and a piece of paper 7 such as a credit card or a business card are used for the magic trick.

  First, before starting the magic trick, the cover plate 4 is inserted into the upper surface of the case 2, and the cover plate 4 is prepared in a state of covering almost half of the opening window 63 of the case 2. Next, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), the case 2 is held with one hand, and the other hand is used to hold the central portion of the tongue plate 41 of the lid plate 4 and slide it outward. At this time, the operator pulls the holding plate 31 of the movable special plate 3 located below the cover plate 4 together with the tongue plate 41. Then, the movable special plate 3 is also slid outward together with the cover plate 4 so that the viewer can see the substrate 1 in the opening window 63 of the case 2.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), a piece of paper 7 such as a credit card or a business card prepared in advance or borrowed from a viewer is inserted from the insertion slot 61 of the case 2, and FIG. The cover plate 4 is inserted into the case 2 as shown in FIG. At this time, the movable special plate 3 is inserted and arranged on the upper surface of the paper piece 7 as shown in FIG.

  At this time, since the paper piece 7 is supported by the central projection 28, the pattern of the substrate 1 can be seen on the left and right sides of the paper piece 7, as shown in FIG. The pattern of the substrate 1 can also be seen on the front plate 21 side, and a part of the pattern of the substrate 1 can be seen around the paper piece 7. Since the substrate 1 has a three-dimensional pattern created when viewed from above, a space is provided below the paper piece 7 and the paper piece 7 appears to be supported by the central protrusion 28.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the cutter 6 is applied to the concave groove portion 48 provided in the guide portion 47 of the cover plate 4, moved along the groove, and the paper piece 7 inserted in the case 2 is cut. do.

  After that, as shown in FIG. 7, the cover plate 4 is slid outward while holding the corner portion of the tongue plate 41 of the cover plate 4. At this time, by having the corner portion of the tongue plate 41 of the lid plate 4, only the lid plate 4 and the auxiliary plate 5 are slid with the movable special plate 3 left in the case 2. Since the movable special plate 3 is a plate with the same three-dimensional pattern as the substrate 1, it seems to the viewer that the piece of paper 7 covered with the cover plate 4 has disappeared due to visual illusion. Will be surprised.

  At this time, the end edge 35 of the movable special plate 3 serving as a boundary between the substrate 1 and the movable special plate 3 in the periphery of the paper piece 7 by the central protrusion 28 is such that only the upper surface portion of the paper piece 7 is the central protrusion 28. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the shift of the pattern of the movable special plate 3 and the pattern of the substrate 1 from being noticed.

  Then, the cover plate 4 is inserted into the case 2 again, and, for example, after the operation of applying the magic is performed, as shown in FIG. The cover plate 4 is slid outward together with the grip plate 31 of the plate 3. Then, the piece of paper 7 that has disappeared until then appears again. Show the original paper piece 7 to the viewer so that the entire paper piece 7 inserted into the case 2 can be seen from the open window 63, and take out the paper piece 7 from the case 2 as shown in FIG. End the magic trick.

  When performing magic tricks using the magic tool 10 of the present invention, the operator combines the operation with speech to attract the viewer's interest and cause the illusion that a part of the credit card or business card disappears. And can be demonstrated as a more surprising and interesting magic trick.

It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the magic accessory which concerns on this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the magic tool according to the present invention. It is sectional drawing of the magic accessory which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the tool set used when performing a magic trick. It is a figure which shows the usage example of the magic tool which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the usage example of the magic tool which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the usage example of the magic tool which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the usage example of the magic tool which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Substrate 2 Case 3 Movable special plate 4 Lid plate 5 Auxiliary plate 6 Cutter 7 Paper piece 10 Hand tool 21 Front side plate 22 Rear side plate 23 Left side plate 24 Right side plate 25 Bottom plate 26 Frame plate 27 Frame plate 28 Central protrusion 31 Grasping plate 32 Reference Side 33 First side side 34 Second side side 35 End side side 41 Tongue plate 42 Reference side 43 First side side 44 Second side side 45 End side side 46 Locking portion 47 Guide portion 48 Concave groove portion 51 Notch 52 Line Ridges 53 locking projections 61 insertion slot 62 notch 63 opening window

Claims (2)

A substantially rectangular substrate;
Front, back, left and right side plates surrounding the four peripheral edges of the substrate;
A movable special plate that has an effect of feeling the depth that the same pattern as the substrate is created, which is superimposed on the upper surface of the substrate and covers a part of the substrate,
An opaque cover plate covering the upper surface of the movable special plate;
And the lid plate is slidable alone or together with the movable special plate. 2. The magic tool according to claim 1, wherein the substrate is a special plate having an effect of feeling a depth.

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