US PATENT SUBCLASS 472 / 51
FOR PERPETRATING PRACTICAL JOKE OR INITIATION CEREMONY

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472 /   HD   AMUSEMENT DEVICES

51FOR PERPETRATING PRACTICAL JOKE OR INITIATION CEREMONY {3}
52  DF  .~> Unexpectedly expels fluid or powder (e.g., into face of victim, etc.) {1}
54  DF  .~> Unexpectedly falls apart or projects movable or free part {1}
56  DF  .~> Produces unexpected noise, vibration, or electric shock

DEFINITION

Classification: 472/51

FOR PERPETRATING PRACTICAL JOKE OR INITIATION CEREMONY:

(under the class definition) Amusement device comprising an apparently well-known and apparently innocuous device which operates or appears to operate in a well-known manner; which device, however, further includes a hidden function for producing a surprising or unexpected effect or sensation (in the nature of a gag or practical joke) upon an unsuspecting person (i.e., upon a person unacquainted with the hidden function of the device) who attempts to examine or use the device in the conventional manner for which it appears to be intended.

(1) Note. The surprising or unexpected effect or sensation is usually in the nature of a mischievous trick played on an unsuspecting person to cause him to feel embarrassment or indignity to the amusement of onlookers.

(2) Note. Also included herein is a device particularly adapted for use in ceremonies for initiating candidates for membership into secret societies, clubs, etc.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

50, for an amusement device having a trip-release means for supporting the weight of a person, which device may include a trip-release means of the type which is released unbeknownst to the person, thereby surprising the unsuspecting person when he or she falls.

57+, for an amusement device for creating an illusion in the mind of either the user or the observer of the device.