Disco jewelry

• US 4,779,172 A
• Filed: 02/01/1988
• Issued: 10/18/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Francisco G. Jimenez, George Spector
• Original Assignee: Francisco G. Jimenez, George Spector
• Inventors: Spector, George, Jimenez, Francisco G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Koczo, Michael
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hagarman, Sue
• Application Number:
  US07/150,844
• Time in Patent Office: 260 Days
• Field of Search: 362/103, 362/104, 362/253, 362/800, 362/806
• US Class Current: 362/104
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 15/0015 Illuminated or sound-producing jewellery
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/806 Ornamental or decorative

Abstract

Intermittent illuminated disco jewelry is provided in which the lamp members, flasher, battery and switch are hidden within the disco jewelry and yet function to illuminate intermittently the disco jewelry. The flasher, battery and switch are removable so as to be replaced when needed.

Claims

1. A piece of intermittent illuminated disco jewelry in the form of a necklace/bracelet which comprises:

(a) a plurality of bead-like lamp members;

(b) an elonaged first wire strung through all of said bead-like lamp members to electrically connect each of said bead-like lamp members together;

(c) a pair of sockets, each of said sockets located on a distal end of said elongated first wire;

(d) three bead-like receptacles;

(e) a short second wire strung through all of said bead-like receptacles to electrically connect each of said bead-like receptacles together;

(f) a pair of jacks, each of said jacks located on a distal end of said short second wire to electrically mate with one of said sockets on said elongated first wire;

(g) a flasher which electrically plugs into said first bead-like receptacle;

(h) a battery which electrically plugs into said second bead-like receptacle; and

(i) a switch which electrically plugs into said third bead-like receptacle so that when circuit is made complete and said switch turned on, said disco jewelry will illuminate intermittently.

2. A piece of intermittent illuminated disco jewelry as recited in claim 1, wherein each of said bead-like receptacles is split in two halfs with a hinge therebetween so that when said flasher, said battery, said switch is electrically plugged into said respective receptacle in one of the two halfs the other half can be closed over for concealment.

3. A piece of intermittent illuminated disco jewelry in the form of an earring/pendant which comprises:

(a) an ornamented face having a plurality of flower pedal-like lamp members thereon electrically connected to each other;

(b) three receptacles arranged into rear of said ornamented face electrically connected to said lamp members;

(c) a flasher which electrically plugs into said first receptacle;

(d) a battery which electrically plugs into said second receptacle; and

(e) a switch which electrically plugs into said third receptacle so that when circuit is made complete and said switch turned on, said disco jewelry will illuminate intermittently.

4. A piece of intermittent illuminated disco jewelry in the form of a ring which comprises:

(a) a collet having a plurality of flower pedal-like lamp members thereon electrically connected to each other;

(b) a band connected at its distal ends to said collet so as to be worn on a finger;

(c) three receptacles arranged into rear of said collet electrically connected to said lamp members;

(d) a flasher which electrically plugs into said first receptacle;

(e) a battery which electrically plugs into said second receptacle; and

(f) a switch which electrically plugs into said third receptacle so that when circuit is made complete and said switch turned on said disco jewelry will illuminate intermittently.