Lighting adapter kit and method for installing lights in a flying disc
First Claim
1. In an illumination kit for installation of discrete light sources in a flying disc, a kit component comprising:
- a transparent membrane of insulating material having a central base and a plurality of arms extending radially outward from the base;
a plurality of discrete, electrically powered light sources each mounted on a distal portion of a respective membrane arm;
a set of conductive strips secured to the underside of the membrane, a pair of the strips extending from the base to a radially distal portion of each respective arm where the strips are connected to a respective one of the light sources, two of the conductive strips having termination portions positioned under the base of the membrane;
power source retaining means attached to the topside of the membrane base to house a power source and provide electrical connections between the power source and the termination portions of the conductive strips;
a layer of double-faced adhesive tape secured to the underside of the base, the conductive strips and the portion of each arm radially adjacent the base, the tape having radially distal portions that are separated from radially distal portions of the arms;
a segmented liner releasably attached to the underside of the tape; and
liner strips releasably attached to the topside of the radially distal portions of the tape opposite the membrane, these liner strips each including means opposite a respective light source on the distal portion of a respective membrane arm for indicating the position of the respective light source, so that a hole can be punched in the disc at the indicated position, the liner strip removed, and the light source secured in position within the hole.
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Abstract
A kit for installing discrete light sources in a flying disc includes a self-contained lighting circuit and supporting structure and a die for punching holes in the disc in which the discrete light sources are situated. The lighting assembly unit includes a transparent membrane, some double-faced adhesive tape and a set of conductive strips sandwiched between the tape and the membrane. The discrete light sources are mounted on the underside of the distal portions of the membrane arms and are kept apart from the distal portions of the tape by non-stick removable liner segments which are also used on the underside of the double-faced tape. A method of installing the lighting unit is disclosed in which the liner is removed from the underside of the tape to attach the lighting assembly to the disc, holes are punched through the distal portions of the tape and the distal portions of the membrane arms are secured to the disc as the lighting sources are being inserted into the holes where they are seen from the top and the bottom and at points radially outward from the disc.
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11 Claims
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1. In an illumination kit for installation of discrete light sources in a flying disc, a kit component comprising:
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a transparent membrane of insulating material having a central base and a plurality of arms extending radially outward from the base; a plurality of discrete, electrically powered light sources each mounted on a distal portion of a respective membrane arm; a set of conductive strips secured to the underside of the membrane, a pair of the strips extending from the base to a radially distal portion of each respective arm where the strips are connected to a respective one of the light sources, two of the conductive strips having termination portions positioned under the base of the membrane; power source retaining means attached to the topside of the membrane base to house a power source and provide electrical connections between the power source and the termination portions of the conductive strips; a layer of double-faced adhesive tape secured to the underside of the base, the conductive strips and the portion of each arm radially adjacent the base, the tape having radially distal portions that are separated from radially distal portions of the arms; a segmented liner releasably attached to the underside of the tape; and liner strips releasably attached to the topside of the radially distal portions of the tape opposite the membrane, these liner strips each including means opposite a respective light source on the distal portion of a respective membrane arm for indicating the position of the respective light source, so that a hole can be punched in the disc at the indicated position, the liner strip removed, and the light source secured in position within the hole. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of installing discrete light sources on board a flying disc together with a supporting structure having a base for carrying a power source and arms extending radially from the base to carry light sources and the circuitry for connecting the light sources to the power source, the method comprising:
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exposing adhesive on the underside of double-faced adhesive tape that is secured on its topside to the base and to the radially adjacent portions of the arms extending from the base; adhesively attaching the base to the center of the flying disc; adhesively attaching the radially adjacent portions of the arms to the flying disc; adhesively attaching radially distal portions of the underside of the tape to the flying disc; punching holes in the disc through the radially distal portions of the tape at locations opposite the locations of the light sources on the underside of the arms; exposing the adhesive on the topside of the radially distal portions of the tape; and securing the radially distal portions of the arms to the adhesive on the radially distal portions of the tape while inserting the light sources into position within the holes punched in the disc. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. An illuminated flying disc which comprises:
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a disc-shaped upper deck terminating in a downwardly curving leading edge and having a plurality of holes for locating a corresponding plurality of discrete light sources; a rim depending from the outer periphery of the leading edge, and together with the leading edge defining a downwardly opening cavity along the underside of the upper deck; power source retaining means generally centrally located on the underside of the upper deck for supporting, and providing electrical connection to, a power source; a plurality of discrete light sources located in the holes in the upper deck, these holes and the light sources being spaced inwardly from the rim by the thickness of a human fingertip, the light sources projecting from the holes to be visible from above and from points radially outward from the upper deck; a plurality of flat conductive strips electrically connecting the light sources to the power source retaining means; and a transparent membrane of insulating material secured to the underside of the upper deck to provide a protective covering for the conductive strips and the light sources that is substantially flush with the underside of the deck, while permitting observation of the light sources from underneath the disc. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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