Light Up Billiard Ball

• US 20090042658A1
• Filed: 08/10/2007
• Published: 02/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: David Suit
• Original Assignee: David Suit
• Inventors: Suit, David
• Application Number:
  US11/837,366
• Publication Number:
  US 20090042658A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/52
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2243/002 Billiards
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/06 with illuminating devices ; with reflective surfaces

Abstract

The lighted ball includes a spherical housing having a transparent portion, a circuit board mounted in the spherical housing, a on-off switch to detect an impact of the spherical housing and a lamp to flash in response to the impact of the spherical housing. The on off switch includes a first vibration switch and a second vibration switch which is positioned an angle with respect to the first vibration switch, and the lamp includes a first light emitting diode and a second light emitting diode which is positioned at an acute angle with respect to the first light emitting diode. The angle may be approximately 90°. The first light emitting diode may be a different color than the second light emitting diode, and the spherical housing includes a controller to receive signals from the on-off switch.

Claims

1. ) A lighted ball, comprising:

a spherical housing having a transparent portion;

a circuit board mounted in the spherical housing;

a on-off switch to detect an impact of the spherical housing;

a lamp to flash in response to the impact of the spherical housing.

2. ) A lighted ball as in claim 1, wherein the on off switch includes a first vibration switch and a second vibration switch which is positioned at an angle with respect to the first vibration switch.

3. ) A lighted ball as in claim 1, wherein the lamp includes a first light emitting diode and a second light emitting diode which is positioned at an acute angle with respect to the first light emitting diode.

4. ) A lighted ball as in claim 2, wherein the angle is approximately 90°

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5. ) A lighted ball as in claim 3, wherein the first light emitting diode is a different color than the second light emitting diode.

6. ) A lighted ball as in claim 3, wherein the spherical housing includes a controller to receive signals from the on-off switch.

7. ) A lighted ball as in claim 1, wherein the spherical housing includes a battery to power the circuit board.

8. ) A lighted ball as in claim 6, wherein the controller controls the frequency of the flashing of the lamp.

9. ) A lighted ball as in claim 1, wherein the lighted ball is a billiard ball.