Appeal No. 1998-1029
Application 08/361,590
thereof may be changed. The Sauer device
consists of a continuous strip of thin, flexible
material 5, such as paper or tape, wound tightly
upon itself, and having on the surface of the
outside portion of the strip a flexible band of
substantial material 7 preferably rubber, leather or
bicycle tire tape. This flexible band . . . serves
to hold securely in place the successive windings of
the strip 5, allowing at the same time sufficient
play of the windings to secure the changes in the
lines of the picture. [Specification, lines 43-55.]
When light pressure is applied to the edge surface, successive
folds of material move and the picture takes on another
expression or attitude. Compare Figures 1 and 2. Sauer
expressly states (lines 33-37) that the friction between the
successive folds is sufficient to keep the device in any
position secured by the pressure upon the outside band and
that a selected position is retained until other pressure is
applied.
Exline pertains to a toy comprising the head and face of
a figure that is constructed of a resilient or elastic
material such as sponge rubber that is capable of distortion
to change the expression of the face. This is accomplished by
embedding an operating element such as rod 14 in the material
of the head, and manually manipulating the rod to deform the
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