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Light up article having multiple light effects

  • US 10,302,290 B2
  • Filed: 12/19/2017
  • Issued: 05/28/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An article comprising:

  • a housing having an aperture at a bottom thereof;

    a lighting device positioned within the aperture and extending outwardly from the aperture of the housing, wherein the lighting device is coupled to the housing such that an upper light housing member of the lighting device is fixed in position relative to the housing and a lower light housing member of the lighting device is movable within the aperture relative to the housing, the lighting device including;

    a contact switch,a spring biased assembly for biasing the upper light housing member and the lower light housing member of the lighting device in a direction away from each other and the contact switch to an open position, andlight emitters for selectively emitting light,wherein the lighting device is configured to selectively provide light upon actuation of the contact switch by a force applied to the article,wherein the article is a toy that selectively provides multiple colors of light,wherein a generally cylindrical annular flange at the bottom of the housing has a groove that opens at and extends downwardly from a top edge of the flange and extends horizontally below the top edge, wherein the lighting device has an outwardly oriented radial mounting projection sized for the groove, whereby insertion of the mounting projection downwardly through the groove and axial rotation of the lighting device fits the lighting device in the aperture, andwherein the lighting device has a generally cylindrical disc shape with a radially outwardly projecting flange about an edge thereof for contacting the top edge of the generally cylindrical annular flange that defines the aperture at the bottom of the housing when the lighting device fits within the aperture.

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