Torch that is switched on and off by means of impact or movement of the wrist joint

• US 20040150988A1
• Filed: 03/23/2004
• Published: 08/05/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Christophe Mermaz, Dominique Pecquet
• Original Assignee: Christophe Mermaz, Dominique Pecquet
• Inventors: Pecquet, Dominique, Mermaz, Christophe
• Application Number:
  US10/470,532
• Publication Number:
  US 20040150988A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/157
• CPC Class Codes: F21L 4/00 Electric lighting devices with self-contained electric batteries or cells
• CPC Class Codes: F21L 4/027 the light sources being a LED
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/0414 specially adapted to be used with portable lighting devices
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 35/14 Switches operated by change of acceleration, e.g. by shock or vibration, inertia switch wherein the liquid constitutes a contact of the switch H01H29/002

Abstract

The invention relates to an analogue lighting element, light stick or torch of the type that comprises a body containing at least one power source (H) and at least one light source (I) powered by said power source and a power supply switch for the light source. Said switch comprises a first electrical contact (lateral pad) and a second electrical contact (B). The power supply circuit for the light source is closed by moving the power source from top to bottom, a movement which puts or leaves a pole of the power source in contact with said first contact and which puts the other pole of the power source in contact with said second contact of a lower pad. The movement can result from a simple manual impact or a simple movement of the wrist joint.

Claims

1. Glow-in-the-dark torch, glow-in-the-dark stick by general and convenient use will be named below as “

torch”

, composed of a body containing at least one electric power source (H), at least one lighting source (1) powered by the said power source, and an on-off switch of the lighting source. The on-off switch is characterized by the fact that it includes a first electrical contact (C) and a second electrical contact (B), and by the fact that the closure of the electrical circuit is made by the power source movement, which keeps connected or gets connected to the first terminal of the power source with the first electric contact (C) and connects to the other power source terminal with the second electric contact (B).

2. According to paragraph 1, a torch characterised by the fact that the first terminal of the electric power source is continuously connected to the first contact of the lighting source circuit.

3. According to paragraph 1, a torch characterised by the fact that the first terminal of the electric power source is connected to the first contact of the lighting source circuit consequently to the power source movement.

4. A torch—

according to any of the paragraph 1 to 3—

characterised by the fact that the power source movement is a translation conducted between two maintaining elements (F), the power source being sufficiently tight (a spring or rubbing element G) between those two elements in order to restrict free movement, e.g. with gravity, but insufficiently in order to able to move in translation under a force in the direction of its free motion degree.

5. A torch—

according to any of the paragraph 1 to 4—

characterised by the fact that the two maintaining elements (F) are two parallel plates. These plates define a space, which represents the degree of freedom of the power source placed between those two plates

6. A torch—

according to any of the paragraphs 1 to 5—

characterised by the fact that the two maintaining elements are two parallel plates forming a clip.

7. A torch—

according to any of the paragraphs 1 to 6—

characterised by the fact that at least one of the maintaining element forms a permanent electrical connection (C) with one of the power source terminal, which is electrically connected with a terminal (D) of the lighting source.

8. A torch—

according to any of the paragraph 1 to 7—

characterised by the fact that there is at least one conducting electrical pad (B), placed at one end of the free movement space of the power source between the two maintaining elements (F), the said conducting pad being electrically connected with a (D) terminal of the lighting source (1).

9. A torch—

according to any of the paragraph 1 to 8—

characterised by the fact the movement of the power source (H) in a first direction closes the power circuit of the lighting source, thanks to the connection between the first power source terminal and the maintaining element (C), and between the second power source terminal and the electric pad (B). The maintaining elements and the pad being each electrically connected to the lighting source terminals (D), whereas the movement of the power source in the opposite direction opens the power circuit of the lighting source by disconnecting the second power source terminal and said electrical pad (B)

10. A torch—

according to any of the paragraph 1 to 8—

characterised by the fact that the power source movement, in one direction, also connects each power source terminals, to respectively an electric contact (C) in the maintaining element and respectively the electrical pad, which closes the power circuit and lights up the lighting source. In the other direction, the power source movement disconnects the electric contact between each power source terminals and respectively the electric contact (C) in the maintaining element and respectively the electrical pad (B).

11. A torch—

according to any of the paragraphs 1 to 10—

characterised by the fact that the power source is formed by a round battery (small electronics battery).

12. A torch—

according to any of the paragraph 1 to 10—

characterised by the fact that the power source contains two batteries connected in parallel, and separated by a non-conducting partition elements, e.g. a thin plastic plate.

13. A torch—

according to paragraph 12—

characterised by the fact that that the two electrical contacts (C) will be on the same side of the device, but separated by an electrical insulator. Also we will place two electric pads (B) separated by an electric insulator, therefore two independent circuits will supply the lighting source.

14. A torch—

according to any of the paragraph 1 to 13—

characterised by the fact that the lighting source is a LED (light emitting diode).

15. A torch—

according to any of the paragraph 1 to 14—

characterised by the fact that the battery or batteries movement is induced by a tap on one side of the device capable of generating a centrifugal strength in the expected direction, the tap or centrifugal force being sufficient to overcome the rubbing resistance induced by the maintaining elements (F)(G).