Battery operated charm light

• US 4,408,261 A
• Filed: 01/18/1982
• Issued: 10/04/1983
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/1982
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Frank Polakoff
• Original Assignee: Frank Polakoff
• Inventors: Polakoff, Frank
• Primary Examiner(s): Lechert, Jr., Stephen J.
• Application Number:
  US06/340,235
• Time in Patent Office: 624 Days
• Field of Search: 362/104, 362/203, 362/362, 362/800
• US Class Current: 362/104
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 15/0015 Illuminated or sound-producing jewellery
• CPC Class Codes: F21L 2/00 Systems of electric lighting devices systems employing both electric and non-electric light sources or exchangeable light sources F21L27/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/80 Light emitting diode

Abstract

A charm carries a battery operated light, which may be turned on and off.

Claims

1. In a battery operated charm light, the combination, comprising

(a) a case having a zone to contain a battery having two terminals spaced from the case,

(b) an LED having two unequal length leads within the case and one of which is located to always engage one battery terminal,

(c) and a part linearly movable back and forth relative to the case to effect engagement and disengagement of the other lead with the other battery terminal, said part comprising a cap for the end of the case and carried for movement toward and away from said zone, the LED carried by said cap.

2. The combination of claim 1 including a second cap for the case, said two caps located at opposite ends of the case, the second cap being removable to allow removal of the battery.

3. The combination of claim 2 including means to hold the first cap against complete removal from the case.

4. The combination of claim 1 wherein at least one of the said leads defines a guide to guide said part for linear movement.

5. The combination of claim 1 wherein both of said leads define two guides to guide said part for linear movement.

6. The combination of claim 1 wherein said cap embeds a substantial portion of said LED.

7. The combination of claim 1 including a holder on said case for suspending said case as a charm.

8. The combination of claim 1 including notch means in the case adjacent a graspable edge of the cap in a cap position closest to the case.

9. The combination of claim 2 including notch means in the case adjacent graspable edges of the two caps in positions thereof closest to the case.

10. In a battery operated charm light, the combination, comprising

(a) a case to contain a battery having two terminals,

(b) an LED carried by the case and having two leads one of which is located for electrical connection with one battery terminal,

(c) and a part movable to effect electrical connection and disconnection of the other lead with the other battery terminal,

(d) said part comprising a cap for the case and which carries said LED.

11. The combination of claim 10 including a second cap for the case, said two caps located at opposite ends of the case, the second cap being removable to allow removal of the battery.