Patent ID: 7377855
Filing Date: 2008-05-27
Classification: A63F,A63J

Abstract:
1. Using an elongated base unit with a hole therein running substantially parallel to its length, an elastic apparatus extending at least partway within the hole, and a rod with a handle end and an opposite end, a method of creating the illusion as if the rod has hooked the elastic apparatus from within the hole of the base unit, wherein actually hooking the elastic apparatus within the hole of the base unit is virtually impossible, the method comprising: inserting the opposite end of the rod at least partway into the hole of the base unit using the handle end of the rod, the base unit giving the appearance that the elastic device is attached to and extending within the hole thereof; after inserting, rotating the handle end in relation to the base unit, wherein the hole of the base unit is substantially positioned off center from a width of the base unit such that the rotational movement causes the handle end to appear as though the rotational movement allows for a hooking of the elastic apparatus within the hole of the base unit; after the rotational movement, pulling the inserted opposite end of the rod partially out of the base unit using the handle end of the rod; and before the opposite end of the rod is exposed in viewable sight, pressing together at least two of a user's fingers on substantially opposing sides of the handle end of the rod in order to forcibly snap the rod back into the base unit giving the illusion that the rod slipped from the user's fingers due to an opposing force from the elastic apparatus pulling on the opposite end of the rod from within the base unit.