Lighted sport article for hand tossing

• US 4,607,850 A
• Filed: 09/25/1985
• Issued: 08/26/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/1985
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Henry M O'Riley
• Original Assignee: Henry M O'Riley
• Inventors: O'Riley, Henry M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Shapiro, Paul E.
• Application Number:
  US06/779,472
• Time in Patent Office: 335 Days
• Field of Search: 273/424, 273/425, 446/47, 446/262, 429/96-100, 368/204, 368/82-84, 368/88, 368/203, 368/291
• US Class Current: 473/588
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/06 with illuminating devices ; with reflective surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/18 Throwing or slinging toys, e.g. flying disc toys discs used in athletics A63B65/10as part of a game A63F9/02; sling weapons F41B3/00; spring toy guns F41B7/08

Abstract

A sport article for tossing about by the hand of the user which includes light emitting diodes and a power source configured therein to provide uniform surface contours and not alter the flight characteristics thereof.

Claims

1. A sport article for tossing about by hand, which comprises:

(a) a disc having a central region and a perimetric region therearound;

(b) flange means depending from said perimetric region, said flange means including inner-facing and outer-facing surfaces;

(c) receiving means located in said central region for removably receiving a power source therein, said receiving means having a base and an adjacent wall member;

(d) first and second contact means located in said receiving means, said first contact means being located at the base thereof and said second contact means being located in the adjacent wall member;

(e) retention means located on the outer surface of the central region of said disc for securing the power source in said receiving means, said retention means including a flexible flange formed as an integral portion of the central region of said disc, said flange overlying a portion of the receiving means;

(f) light emitting means positioned within said flange means proximate to the outer-facing surface thereof; and

(g) connection means contained within said disc and flange means for electrically connecting said light emitting means to said receiving means;

the placement of a power source in said receiving means causing light to be emitted from the outer surface of said flange means.

2. The invention of claim 1 wherein said light emitting means is an integral portion of the outer-facing region of said flange means.

3. The invention of claim 2 wherein said light emitting means comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes spaced within the said flange means.

4. The invention of claim 3 wherein said connection means comprises a plurality of conductor pairs contained within the disc and flange means, each of said pairs extending between the first and second contact means and a light emitting diode to provide an unbroken inner-surface of said sport article.