Lighted football strap

• US 4,979,751 A
• Filed: 10/31/1989
• Issued: 12/25/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/1989
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Earl W. Sullivan III
• Original Assignee: Earl W. Sullivan III
• Inventors: Sullivan, Earl W. III
• Primary Examiner(s): Grieb, William H.
• Application Number:
  US07/429,656
• Time in Patent Office: 420 Days
• Field of Search: 273/317, 273/58 R, 273/58 G, 273/58 H, 273/58 K, 273/DIG. 24, 273/65 R, 273/65 EG
• US Class Current: 273/317
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2209/10 with adhesive type surfaces, i.e. hook and loop-type fastener
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2243/007 American football
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2243/0095 Volleyball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/06 with illuminating devices ; with reflective surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 273/24 Luminescent, phosphorescent

Abstract

A harness is disclosed for the attachment of one or more Chemi-luminescent light sticks to the outside of a playpiece. Such as a football, vollyball, basketball, whiffleball etc. The harness has one or more open-ended sections in-which the light sticks can be easily inserted or removed by hand. The sections can be transparent or translucent plastic base, to house the lights, which in one embodiment are tubular chemical lights which are activated by bending, snapping and shaking. In one embodiment the harness may include quick release attachment means to facilitate use.

Claims

1. A harness for the attachment of lights to a play piece, comprising elongated means to encompass said play piece in multiple directions, a transparent tubular section within said elongated means along one of said directions, and light means adapted to be frictionally engaged within said tubular sections, said light means adapted to be activated by bending, snapping and shaking.

2. A harness in accordance with claim 1, in which said transparent tubular section comprises a section of tubing base cut obliguely at each end to define an opening and a fastening tab.

3. A harness in accordance with claim 1, in which said light means are chemi-luminescent light sticks.

4. A harness in accordance with claim 1, in which said elongated means include a quick-release section.

5. A harness in accordance with claim 1, in which said elongated means include an adjustable VELCRO fastening.

6. A harness in accordance with claim 1, in which said light means can vary in numerous sizes.

7. A harness in accordance with claim 1, in which the diameter of said transparent tubular section can vary in numerous sizes.

8. A harness in accordance with claim 1 in which said play piece consists of an official size football, conventional size foam football, official size volleyball, or whiffle ball.