LIGHT EMITTING HOOP

• US 20160332018A1
• Filed: 05/15/2015
• Published: 11/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dane Granat, Derek Granat
• Original Assignee: Dane Granat, Derek Granat
• Inventors: Granat, Dane, Granat, Derek
• Application Number:
  US14/713,859
• Publication Number:
  US 20160332018A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 19/00 Hoop exercising apparatus A63B21/0608 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/803 Motion sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/74 with powered illuminating means, e.g. lights
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/006 the substrate being distinct from the light source holder
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/008 Leisure, hobby or sport articles, e.g. toys, games or first-aid kits; Hand tools; Toolboxes
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2113/17 forming a single encapsulated light source
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/00 Circuit arrangements for operating light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/20 Controlling the colour of the light

Abstract

An approach for creation of a hoop with a tube portion and coupling portion having a plurality of LEDs in the hoop controlled via a controller and able to accept different types of power supplies.

Claims

1. A hoop, comprising:

a plurality of lights coupled to a power bus;

a tube with a first end and a second end, where the plurality of lights and the power bus are located in the tube; and

a coupler that is permanently attached to the first end of the tube with a fastener, where the fastener indicates a voltage of a power supply that supplies power to the power bus and the coupler has at least two positions that represent two different voltages.

2. The hoop of claim 1, where the fastener is a rivet.

3. The hoop of claim 1, wherein the hoop includes a controller coupled to the plurality of lights that controls at least if each of the lights in the plurality of lights is turn on or off individually.

4. The hoop of claim 1, wherein the hoop includes a wrap that is wrapped around the plurality of lights.

5. The hoop of claim 4, where the wrap is also wrapped around the power bus.

6. The hoop of claim 1, where the coupler has a first stop for a first power supply and a second stop for a second power supply.

7. The hoop of claim 1, where the coupler has an off stop position.

8. The hoop of claim 1, where the controller is a microcontroller.

9. The hoop of claim 1, where the plurality of lights are a plurality of light emitting diodes.

10. A method for lighting a hoop, comprising the steps of:

engaging a power supply by selecting a first position of a tube portion in a coupler portion from an off position to power up a controller and sensor, where the tub portion has at least a first position and a second position for engagement of the power supply;

generating sensor data with the sensor located in the hoop;

receiving the sensor data at the controller;

processing the sensor data to determine if the hoop is in motion;

lighting a group of lights by the processor in response to the sensor data indicating motion of the hoop; and

receiving additional sensor data at controller from the sensor and adjusting the group lights in response to the sensor data.

11. The method for lighting the hoop of claim 10, where the lights are wrapped in clear plastic inside of the tube portion.

12. The method of claim 10, where the controller is a microcontroller.

13. The method of claim 11, where the lights are light emitting diodes.

14. A non-transitory machine-readable medium with machine readable instructions for lighting a hoop, comprising instructions for the steps of:

booting a controller and sensor;

generating sensor data with the sensor located in the hoop;

receiving the sensor data at the controller;

processing the sensor data to determine if the hoop is in motion;

lighting a group of lights by the processor in response to the sensor data indicating motion of the hoop; and

receiving additional sensor data at controller from the sensor and adjusting the group lights in response to the sensor data.