Patent ID: 6537126
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
An amusement device comprising:a. a housing; b. a traction drive unit contained within said housing, said traction drive unit comprises a pair of wheels, at least one of which is driven, said wheels lying substantially in a common plane with corresponding circumferences at one point oppositely facing at a predetermined distance apart; c. a flexible strand in the form of an endless loop having a portion within said housing and a major portion of said loop being unsupported and disposed externally of said housing, said strand passing between said wheels at said one point, whereby a portion of said strand being positively engaged by said traction drive unit within said housing for imparting linear velocity to said strand, so that said strand is driven in motion along its length at a speed to cause the external unsupported portion of the loop to extend to its full length and form varying loop configurations.