LIGHTED GAMING BAG

• US 20100317470A1
• Filed: 06/16/2009
• Published: 12/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Maxroi, LLC
• Original Assignee: Maxroi, LLC
• Inventors: Cea, Todd A., Kovac, Ronald E., Urban, Russell A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,277,344 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/570
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2037/082 Granular, e.g. comprising beads
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/06 with illuminating devices ; with reflective surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 67/06 Ring or disc tossing games , e.g. quoits; Throwing or tossing games, e.g. using balls; Games for manually rolling balls, e.g. marbles

Abstract

A gaming bag including at least one outer wall defining a cavity, at least one light emitting source positioned adjacent the at least one outer wall, a filling material disposed within the cavity, and wherein the at least one light emitting source provides illumination. A method of lighting a gaming bag comprising the steps of providing a gaming bag comprising at least one outer wall defining a cavity, at least one light emitting source positioned adjacent the at least one wall, a shock sensor within the cavity, a filling material within the cavity, and wherein the at least one light emitting source provides illumination, tossing the gaming bag, measuring a force with the shock sensor upon impact with a surface, activating the light emitting source when the force is greater than the predetermined threshold, and deactivating the light emitting source after a predetermined amount of time.

Claims

1. A gaming bag comprising:

at least one outer wall defining a cavity;

at least one light emitting source positioned adjacent the at least one outer wall;

a filling material disposed within the cavity; and

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wherein the at least one light emitting source provides illumination.

2. The gaming bag of claim 1 further comprising a sensor wherein the sensor activates the light emitting source.

3. The gaming bag of claim 2 wherein the sensor is a shock sensor and the light emitting source is activated by the shock sensor receiving greater than a threshold impact force.

4. The gaming bag of claim 3 wherein the light emitting source is activated for a predetermined period of time after receiving greater than the threshold impact force.

5. The gaming bag of claim 1 further comprising a control panel wherein the control panel operates the at least one light emitting source.

6. The gaming bag of claim 5 wherein the control panel and the at least one light emitting source are disposed within the cavity.

7. The gaming bag of claim 1 wherein the light emitting source is secured proximate a perimeter of the at least one outer wall.

8. The gaming bag of claim 7 wherein the at least one outer wall defines a corner and the light emitting source is secured within the corner.

9. The gaming bag of claim 1 wherein the light emitting source is at least one light-emitting diode.

10. The gaming bag of claim 1 further comprising at least one mounting loop extending away from the at least one wall.

11. The gaming bag of claim 10 further comprising at least one glow stick wherein the at least one glow stick is secured within the at least one mounting loop.

12. The gaming bag of claim 11 wherein the glow stick is frictionally engaged within the at least one mounting loop.

13. The gaming bag of claim 11 wherein the at least one mounting loop is eight mounting loops with two of the mounting loops on a side and the at least one glow stick is four glow sticks with one glow stick secured within two adjacent mounting loops.

14. The gaming bag of claim 1 wherein the at least one light emitting source is disposed within the at least one wall and the illumination is visible through the at least one wall.

15. The gaming bag of claim 1 further comprising a battery wherein the battery powers the light emitting source.

16. The gaming bag of claim 15 wherein the at least one wall is releasably sealed to facilitate replacement of the battery.

17. A method of lighting a gaming bag comprising the steps of:

providing a gaming bag with a light emitting source;

activating the light emitting source by one of throwing the gaming bag and allowing the gaming bag to land on a surface; and

deactivating the light emitting source after a predetermined amount of time.

18. The method of claim 17 further comprising the steps of:

measuring an impact force on the gaming bag; and

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comparing the measured force to a predetermined threshold force and activating the light emitting source when the measured force is greater than the predetermined threshold force.

19. The method of claim 17 further comprising the steps of activating the light emitting source in a first pattern by throwing the gaming bag and activating the light emitting source in a second pattern by allowing the gaming bag to contact the surface.

20. The method of claim 17 further comprising the step of alternating the sequence of the light emitting source.