On January 25, 2002 Thomas J. Mesch’s patent for AMUSEMENT DEVICE WITH FLEXIBLE RUBBERIZED POP UP FIGURE was given the publication number of US 2002/0098770 A1.
This amusement device includes a container having a releasable cover, which is biased by a compressible elastic member When the releasable cover is in a closed position. A molded rubber sheath encapsulates the compressed elastic member, and the rubber sheath provides a three dimensional figure which is collapsible in the closed position for storage in the container and which recovers to the three dimensional figure when released from the container. A release mechanism is provided in operative relationship with the releasable cover to permit the three dimensional figure to be released by the compressible elastic member when triggered by the release mechanism.
