ILLUMINABLE NOISEMAKER AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

• US 20060240739A1
• Filed: 04/21/2005
• Published: 10/26/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Matthew Kennedy
• Original Assignee: Matthew Kennedy
• Inventors: Kennedy, Matthew
• Application Number:
  US11/111,221
• Publication Number:
  US 20060240739A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 446/204
• CPC Class Codes: G10K 5/00 Whistles

Abstract

An illuminable apparatus includes a housing with a noisemaking component and a container for an illumination element. The noisemaking component of the illuminable apparatus is configured to audibly attract the attention of an individual, while the illumination element provides light and, thus, may visibly attract an individual'"'"'s attention. Additionally, the illumination element may provide a source of light for an individual using the illuminable apparatus.

Claims

1. An illuminable apparatus, comprising:

a noisemaking component that is configured to generate an audible signal; and

a passive illumination component that generates a visible signal.

2. The illuminable apparatus of claim 1, wherein the noisemaking component is configured to generate the audible signal as an individual blows into the noisemaking component.

3. The illuminable apparatus of claim 2, wherein the noisemaking component comprises one of a whistle and a blow horn.

4. The illuminable apparatus of claim 1, wherein the illumination component is configured to be reused.

5. The illuminable apparatus of claim 4, wherein the illumination component comprises phosphorescent material.

6. The illuminable apparatus of claim 1, wherein the illumination component is configured to be flexed to generate the visible signal.

7. The illuminable apparatus of claim 1, wherein the illumination component comprises a chemiluminescent system.

8. The illuminable apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a housing into which the noisemaking component and the illumination component are integrally incorporated.

9. The illuminable apparatus of claim 1, wherein the noisemaking component is configured to be reversibly secured to the illumination component.

10. The illuminable apparatus of claim 1, wherein the illumination component is configured to emit light regardless of an age of the illuminable apparatus.

11. A method for attracting attention, comprising:

generating an audible signal with an illuminable apparatus; and

causing the illuminable apparatus to passively emit light.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein generating the audible signal comprises blowing into a noisemaking component of the illuminable apparatus.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein causing the illuminable apparatus to passively emit light comprises manipulating at least a portion of an illumination element of the illuminable apparatus.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein manipulating comprises flexing at least the portion of the illumination element.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein manipulating comprises causing at least two chemicals of a chemiluminescent system to mix with one another.

17. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

carrying the illuminable apparatus into a situation where it may be necessary or desirable to attract the attention of another individual.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein carrying comprises wearing the illuminable apparatus around a body part.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein causing the illuminable apparatus to passively emit light comprises causing the illuminable apparatus to emit light to increase an individual'"'"'s safety.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein causing the illuminable apparatus to passively emit light comprises generating a visible signal with the illuminable apparatus.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein causing the illuminable apparatus to passively emit light comprises exposing at least an illumination element of the illuminable apparatus to a separate source of light prior to the act of causing.

13-1. (canceled)