Monday, April 6, 2015

Method and Means for Creating Anti-Gravity Illusion: U.S. 5255452

The patent consists of a system for shoes with a hitch that permit a person on stage to lean forward beyond his or her center of gravity. The shoe comes with two engagement means for raising a hitch mechanism and keeping in place to prevent the person from falling. For a visual image or video, this is similar to Michael Jackson’s famous anti gravity stance in his video Smooth Criminal.

The prior art includes patent U.S. 5042173, which discloses footwear that can be worn by astronauts to assist movement on a zero gravity surface. Prior art also addresses many similar visual affects that are used in media performances and television, but those are different from this.


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