NOVELTY GLOW SPIKE

• US 20080186694A1
• Filed: 02/01/2007
• Published: 08/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chemical Light Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Chemical Light Incorporated
• Inventors: Schrimmer, Michael L., Boone, David
• Granted Patent: US 7,438,428 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/34
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 11/07 having chemically interreactive components, e.g. reactive chemiluminescent compositions
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 2211/1007 Non-condensed systems
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 2211/1011 Condensed systems

Abstract

A chemiluminescent glow spike includes a hand tool having a transparent plastic tube portion as a shell container for a first agent of a liquid chemiluminescent material and for a glass vial containing a second agent of the liquid chemiluminescent material. A distal end of the transparent plastic tube portion is formed with a penetrating spike portion to mount a comestible article by a user. Application of an external force to the transparent plastic tube containing the glass vial breaks the glass vial to cause the first and second agents to intermix to activate the liquid chemiluminescent material to provide a fluorescent/luminescent effect.

Claims

1. A chemiluminescent glow spike comprising:

a hand tool consisting of a transparent plastic tube portion as a shell container for a first agent of a liquid chemiluminescent material and for a glass vial containing a second agent of the liquid chemiluminescent material, wherein a distal end of the transparent plastic tube portion comprises a penetrating spike portion of the hand tool to mount a comestible article by a user of the hand tool,

wherein application of an external force to the transparent plastic tube containing the glass vial breaks the glass vial to cause the first and second agents to intermix to activate the liquid chemiluminescent material to provide a fluorescent/luminescent effect.

2. The chemiluminescent glow spike in accordance with claim 1 wherein the first agent is a chromagenic material and the second agent is an auxochrome agent.

3. The chemiluminescent glow spike in accordance with claim 2 wherein the chromagenic material is a reductant compound and a solvent.

4. The chemiluminescent glow spike in accordance with claim 3 wherein the reductant compound is selected from the group consisting of 9,10 diphenylanthracene, 9,10-bis (phyenylethynyl)anthracene and 5,6,11,12-tetraphenylnapthacene.

5. The chemiluminescent glow spike in accordance with claim 3 wherein the reductant compound is an oxalic phthalate reductant with a phthalein structure.

6. The chemiluminescent glow spike in accordance with claim 2 wherein the auxochrome agent is hydrogen peroxide.

7. The chemiluminescent glow spike in accordance with claim 1 wherein an end tip of the first container structure comprises a spike portion comprising a penetrating tip including a barb to engage a comestible article.

8. The chemiluminescent glow spike in accordance with claim 7 wherein the first container structure has a circular cross-sectional shape.

9. The chemiluminescent glow spike in accordance with claim 8 wherein the cross-sectional shape extends to the penetrating tip.

10. The chemiluminescent glow spike in accordance with claim 8 wherein the cross-sectional shape extends along the penetrating tip and transitions to an almond-shaped barb.