Flashing light ball

• US 5,066,011 A
• Filed: 04/05/1991
• Issued: 11/19/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Douglas L. Dykstra, Steven L. Herbruck
• Original Assignee: Douglas L. Dykstra, Steven L. Herbruck
• Inventors: Dykstra, Douglas L., Herbruck, Steven L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Marlo, George J.
• Application Number:
  US07/680,854
• Time in Patent Office: 228 Days
• Field of Search: 273/58 G, 273/65 EF, 273/1.5 A, 273/213, 446/438, 446/439, 446/484, 446/485, 446/130
• US Class Current: 473/570
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/12 specially adapted for children
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/00 Balls with special arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/06 with illuminating devices ; with reflective surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/809 Terrestrial globe

Abstract

A bouncing ball within which is incorporated an activatable light in the form of a flashtube which flashes when the ball incurs a physical jolting force such as when it is being bounced. There may also be incorporated within the ball a sound annunciator which produces a sound simultaneously with the flashing of the light.

Claims

1. A ball with a flashing light comprising:

a solid body constructed of a light transmitting material;

a light source embedded within said body, said light source comprising a flashtube;

an electronic circuit embedded within said body, said electronic circuit being connected to said flashtube; and

a battery embedded within said body, said battery being connected to said electronic circuit, said electronic circuit preventing activation of said flashtube with said body not incurring any physical jolting force, said electronic circuit causing momentary activation of said flashtube with energy being supplied from said battery when said body incurs a jolting force such as what occurs when said body is thrown against an exterior object.

2. The ball as defined in claim 1 wherein:

said body being resilient thereby causing said ball to bounce when thrown against an exterior object.

3. The ball as defined in claim 2 wherein:

said light source and said electronic circuit and said battery being embedded within a solid resin material, a layer of rubber material surrounding said resin material.

4. The ball as defined in claim 3 wherein:

said body being translucent.

5. The ball as defined in claim 3 wherein:

said body being transparent.

6. The ball as defined in claim 1 including:

an electrically activated sound annunciator included within said electronic circuit, said sound annunciator to produce a noise simultaneously with the activation of light source.

7. The ball as defined in claim 6 wherein:

said body including a hole, said hole connecting with said sound annunciator.

8. The ball as defined in claim 7 wherein:

said body being resilient thereby causing said ball to bounce when thrown against an exterior object.

9. The ball as defined in claim 8 wherein:

said light source and said electronic circuit and said battery being embedded within a solid resin material, a layer of rubber material surrounding said resin material.

10. The ball as defined in claim 9 wherein:

said body being translucent.

11. The ball as defined in claim 9 wherein:

said body being transparent.