Manually-operated illuminating device
First Claim
1. A manually operated hand-held illuminating device comprising:
- A. an electrical generator having a rotatable shaft;
B. a handle having an attachment end connected with the rotatable shaft to hold the handle in fixed position relative to the shaft to enable the generator to be rotated about the shaft and rotated relative to the handle;
C. an eccentric element supported relative to the electrical generator and configured with the generator to rotate about the shaft relative to the handle so that the handle may be hand held and manually moved to spin the generator and the eccentric element about the shaft to generate electric current; and
D. at least one light emitting diode electrically connected with the generator for illumination by the electric current.
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Abstract
A device used as a toy or novelty item has a handle and one or more LEDs that are powered by a stepper motor that is configured to operate as a generator. The stepper motor is embedded within a protective housing element and is rotatably connected with the handle. The housing element extends from the handle and rotates with the stepper motor about the hand-held handle to generate electric current. The LEDs are electrically connected to the stepper motor and extend along the housing element. The device may be used as a hand-held toy so that the LEDs illuminate when the element is twirled or spun relative to the handle. The device may also be used as the handle of a jump rope. When the jump rope is twirled or spun between the handles, the stepper motors generate current which illuminates the LEDs to create an entertaining effect.
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44 Claims
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1. A manually operated hand-held illuminating device comprising:
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A. an electrical generator having a rotatable shaft;
B. a handle having an attachment end connected with the rotatable shaft to hold the handle in fixed position relative to the shaft to enable the generator to be rotated about the shaft and rotated relative to the handle;
C. an eccentric element supported relative to the electrical generator and configured with the generator to rotate about the shaft relative to the handle so that the handle may be hand held and manually moved to spin the generator and the eccentric element about the shaft to generate electric current; and
D. at least one light emitting diode electrically connected with the generator for illumination by the electric current. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A manually operated hand-held illuminating device comprising:
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A. an electrical generator having a rotatable shaft;
B. an elongated handle having an attachment end connected with the rotatable shaft to hold the handle in fixed position relative to the shaft to enable the generator to be rotated about the shaft and rotated relative to the handle, the handle extending from the shaft generally along the longitudinal axis of the shaft;
C. an encasement element for housing and protecting the electrical generator;
D. an eccentric element supported relative to the encasement element and configured with the generator to rotate about the shaft and relative to the handle so that the handle may be hand held and manually moved to spin the generator and the eccentric element about the shaft to generate electric current, the eccentric element including a face member extending outwardly relative to the handle; and
E. at least one light emitting diode electrically connected with the generator for illumination by the electric current to illuminate the face member. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An illuminated rope toy, comprising:
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A. a first handle having an attachment end;
B. a first generator having a shaft connected to the attachment end of the first handle to hold the handle in fixed position relative to the shaft to enable the generator to be rotated about the shaft and rotated relative to the handle;
C. a first housing containing the generator and rotatable with the generator about the shaft to enable the generator to generate electric current;
D. a rope having a first end connected with the first housing in a configuration so that the handle may be hand held and manually moved to spin the housing and the end of the rope about the shaft causing the generator to rotate about the shaft to generate the electric current; and
E. at least one light emitting diode electrically connected to the generator for illumination by the electric current. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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