Patent ID: 8373842
Filing Date: 2013-02-12
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
1. A kit of parts for forming a praxinoscope, the kit of parts comprising: a base; an outer wall with an upper longitudinal edge and a lower longitudinal edge; means for securing the lower longitudinal edge of the outer wall to the base to retain the outer wall in a substantially cylindrical configuration with a given circumference; an inner wall with a mirrored surface, an upper longitudinal edge, a lower longitudinal edge, and means for forming a plurality of facets in the inner wall; and means for securing the lower longitudinal edge of the mirrored inner wall to the base to retain the inner wall in a faceted, substantially cylindrical configuration concentric with the outer wall and with a circumference less than the circumference of the outer wall; whereby, when the base, the outer wall, and the inner wall are secured together to form a praxinoscope, perceived animation can be achieved by disposing a plurality of images facing inwardly on an inner surface of the outer wall and a rotation of the praxinoscope.