公开(公告)号：US20180326317A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-15

申请号：US16043490

申请日：2018-07-24

Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.

Inventor： MICHAEL R. HONECK ,  LANNY S. SMOOT ,  QUINN Y. SMITHWICK ,  ELI JOSEPH ROMAIRE ,  DAVID J. MCCALL ,  TERRY O. SANDIN ,  ADAM B. FORSTER ,  PETER ANASTASIOS CHEVAKO

IPC: A63H33/00 ,  A63J5/00 ,  A63H33/26 ,  A63H33/22

CPC classification number: A63H33/009 ,  A63H33/22 ,  A63H33/26 ,  A63J5/00 ,  A63J7/00

Abstract: A special effects device for providing an energy sword effect. The device includes two long plastic semi-cylinders, and these two blade body members are rolled perpendicular to their length, which creates compact cylinders of material of small volume that can be provided on a pair of spools in a hilt. To extend the blade, a motor provided in the hilt unrolls the blade body members from the spools. Each blade body member passes through a blade forming guideway that nests the semi-cylindrical blade body members together as they leave the hilt. To retract the blade, the process is reversed. The lighting of the blade is achieved with a flexible strip of light sources. The light source strip is attached to a blade end cap and positioned in the center of the two blade body members such that it is pulled up along with the blade body members during their extension.