Lightable whistling disc

• US 5,083,799 A
• Filed: 02/04/1991
• Issued: 01/28/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Spearhead Industries, Inc. (IG Design Group Plc)
• Original Assignee: Spearhead Industries, Inc. (IG Design Group Plc)
• Inventors: Thill, Gerald D.
• Primary Examiner(s): SHAPIRO, PAUL
• Application Number:
  US07/650,187
• Time in Patent Office: 358 Days
• Field of Search: 273/424, 273/425, 446/46, 446/47, 446/254, 446/265, 446/404, 446/397, 446/419
• US Class Current: 473/588
• 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 toy in the form of a tossable disc capable of being illuminated and provided with elements to create an auditory sound as the unit is tossed and spun through the air. The unit includes a substantially flat, planar section and an inflatable ring therearound and attached thereto with a chemiluminescent light source positioned on the planar section and a plurality of whistle elements mounted on the inflated ring such that as the toy is tossed through the air the movement thereof will present an auditory sound and the chemiluminescent light source may be activated at the user'"'"'s desire.

Claims

1. A tossable toy disc including:

a. a generally arcuate, planar section;

b. a generally circular inflatable ring section secured to the outer edge of said planar section;

c. said planar section provided from a relatively soft, pliable material, rigidity afforded to said section by inflation of said ring section;

d. an articler receiving housing provided integrally with said planar section;

e. a chemiluminescent source of light receivable into said housing;

e. said ring providing at least a pair of pockets arranged to receive ball shaped elements therein;

f. strap means associated with each of said pockets to retain articles placed therein; and

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g. ball shaped noise emitting means arranged in each of said pockets whereby the disc may be illuminated and be noise producing as the same is rotatably tossed through the air.