Electrical circuit jewelry

• US 4,802,070 A
• Filed: 02/29/1988
• Issued: 01/31/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/1986
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: CAMCAR Intellectual Properties, LLC
• Original Assignee: Randy C. Westmoland
• Inventors: Westmoland, Randy C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Husar, Stephen F.
• Application Number:
  US07/161,717
• Time in Patent Office: 337 Days
• Field of Search: 362/103, 362/104, 362/252, 362/800, 362/806, 63/1.1, 63/12
• US Class Current: 362/104
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 15/0015 Illuminated or sound-producing jewellery
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/80 Light emitting diode
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/806 Ornamental or decorative

Abstract

An article of jewelry includes at least one electrically activated light source, at least two elongated and stiff electrical conductors connected to and extending from the light source, and an attachment assembly for attaching the article of jewelry to a wearer. The electrical conductors conduct electrical power to the light source and are spaced apart to provide an aperture for detachably receiving and retaining an electrical power source between the conductors with at least one conductor contacting the positive terminal and at least one conductor contacting the negative terminal of the electrical power source. The conductors frictionally retain the power source in the aperture. The conductors, aperture, light source, and electrical power source are the visible article of jewelry when the article of jewelry is being worn. The article of jewelry may be worn with or without the electrical power source.

Claims

1. An article of jewelry, comprising:

at least one electrically activated light source;

at least two elongated and stiff electrical conductors connected to and extending from the light source for conducting electrical power to the light source, the conductors being spaced apart to provide an aperture for detachably receiving and retaining an electrical power source having an electrically positive terminal and an electrically negative terminal, at least one conductor contacting the positive terminal and at least one conductor contacting the negative terminal of the power source, the positive terminal contacting conductors being electrically isolated from the negative terminal contacting conductors, the conductors, aperture, and light source being the visible article of jewelry when the article of jewelry is being worn; and

attachment means for attaching the article of jewelry to a wearer.

2. The article of claim 1:

wherein the conductors frictionally retain the power source in the aperture.

3. The article of claim 1:

wherein the light source is one side of the aperture for detachably receiving and retaining the electrical power source.

4. The article of claim 1 further comprising:

an electrical power source having an electrically positive terminal and an electrically negative terminal, the power source being a visible ornamental addition to the article of jewelry when the power source is retained in the aperture.

5. The article of claim 4:

wherein the power source is an electrical battery.

6. The article of claim 1:

wherein the light source is a light emitting diode.

7. The article of claim 1:

wherein the light source is an incandescent light bulb.

8. The article of claim 1:

wherein the positive terminal contacting conductors form a pattern on the positive terminal side of the power source receiving aperture the same as the pattern formed by the negative terminal contacting conductors on the negative terminal side of the power source receiving aperture.

9. The article of claim 1:

wherein the attachment means is an ear clasp for attaching the article of jewelry to a human ear.

10. The article of claim 1:

wherein the attachment means is located near the opposite end of the conductors from the light source.

11. The article of claim 1:

wherein the attachment means is electrically isolated from the power source.

12. An article of jewelry, consisting essentially of:

at least one electrically activated light source;

at least two elongated and stiff electrical conductors connected to and extending from the light source for conducting electrical power to the light source, the conductors being spaced apart to provide an aperture for detachably receiving and retaining an electrical power source having an electrically positive terminal and an electrically negative terminal, at least one conductor contacting the positive terminal and at least one conductor contacting the negative terminal of the power source, the positive terminal contacting conductors being electrically isolated form the negative terminal contacting conductors, the conductors, aperture, and light source being the visible article of jewelry when the article of jewelry is being worn; and

attachment means for attaching the article of jewelry to a wearer.

13. The article of claim 12:

wherein the conductors frictionally retain the power source in the aperture.

14. The article of claim 12:

wherein the light source is one side of the aperture for detachably receiving and retaining the electrical power source.

15. The article of claim 12 further consisting essentially of:

an electrical power source having an electrically positive terminal and an electrically negative terminal, the power source being a visible ornamental addition to the article of jewelry when the power source is retained in the aperture.

16. The article of claim 15:

wherein the power source is an electrical battery.

17. The article of claim 12:

wherein the light source is a light emitting diode.

18. The article of claim 12:

wherein the light source is an incandescent light bulb.

19. The article of claim 12:

wherein the positive terminal contacting conductors form a pattern on the positive terminal side of the power source receiving aperture the same as the pattern formed by the negative terminal contacting conductors on the negative terminal side of the power source receiving aperture.

20. The article of claim 12:

wherein the attachment means is an ear clasp for attaching the article of jewelry to a human ear.

21. The article of claim 12:

wherein the attachment means is located near the opposite end of the conductors from the light source.

22. The article of claim 12:

wherein the attachment means is electrically isolated from the power source.