Amusement device

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The embodiments of the invention is which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: 1.
An amusement device for use in connection with a selected patterned target to enable viewing of the target with novel optical effects, the device comprising: an elongate, thin strip of resiliently flexible material wound into a coiled configuration having a plurality of overlapping turns extending from a radially innermost turn to a radially outermost turn, an inner periphery along the innermost turn of the coiled configuration and an outer periphery along the outermost turn of the coiled configuration, a first end located along the outer periphery of the coiled configuration, and a second end located along the inner periphery of the coiled configuration; the strip having opposite first and second surfaces, the first surface facing radially outwardly and the second surface facing radially inwardly such that upon displacement of the second end of the strip axially relative to the first end of the strip the coiled configuration will be elongated axially into an elongate tubular spiral configuration tapered from a larger diameter end at the outermost turn to a smaller diameter end at the innermost turn; and light-reflective means on the strip for reflecting light radially inwardly such that upon placement of the smaller diameter end adjacent the selected target and viewing the target from the larger diameter end through the tapered tubular spiral configuration, multiple reflected images of the pattern of the target will be visible along the inner periphery of the spiral configuration to provide novel optical effects.
2.
The invention of claim 1 wherein each subsequent turn of the coiled configuration is contiguous with the next previous turn.
3.
The invention of claim 2 wherein the turns are wound tightly enough to maintain each subsequent turn in position axially relative to the respective previous contiguous turn by friction between the contiguous turns.
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