Illuminated jump rope
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1. A jump rope, comprising:
- a. a hollow, elongated, flexible, translucent tube of sufficient length to be used for jumping, said tube having an outer wall and an inner wall and open outer ends;
b. a plurality of discrete light emitting elements of a predetermined length and having opposite outer ends and an outer periphery which is slightly larger than the inner diameter of the tube, the light emitting elements inserted in the tube and spaced along its length, and held in place by friction between the inner wall of the tube and the periphery of the light emitting element, the tube further including through slits communicating the outer wall of the tube of the hollow interior, each of said slits of approximately the same length as one of the light emitting elements, whereby light emitting element may be inserted in and removed from the tube through the slits; and
c. handles, one each attached to the outer ends of the tube.
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Abstract
A jump rope is made of a hollow translucent, flexible plastic tube and includes a plurality of light sticks inserted in the tube and spaced along the length of the jump rope for providing a jump rope which glows when the light sticks are activated. The light sticks may be readily removed and replaced when they are expended.
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11 Claims
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1. A jump rope, comprising:
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a. a hollow, elongated, flexible, translucent tube of sufficient length to be used for jumping, said tube having an outer wall and an inner wall and open outer ends; b. a plurality of discrete light emitting elements of a predetermined length and having opposite outer ends and an outer periphery which is slightly larger than the inner diameter of the tube, the light emitting elements inserted in the tube and spaced along its length, and held in place by friction between the inner wall of the tube and the periphery of the light emitting element, the tube further including through slits communicating the outer wall of the tube of the hollow interior, each of said slits of approximately the same length as one of the light emitting elements, whereby light emitting element may be inserted in and removed from the tube through the slits; and c. handles, one each attached to the outer ends of the tube. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A jump rope comprising:
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a. a hollow, elongated, flexible, translucent tube of sufficient length to be used for jumping, said tube having an outer wall and including a plurality of predetermined slits spaced along its length, each slit of predetermined length and communicating the outer wall of the tube with the hollow interior; b. a plurality of light sticks each having an outer periphery which is slightly larger than the inner diameter of the tube, each of said light sticks of a predetermined length and adapted to be received by and inserted in and removed from the tube through said slits, whereby the light stick is retained in the tube by the friction between the inside wall of the tube and outer periphery of the light stick; c. a pair of handles, each including a spool having a hollow cylindrical core with open ends, said core having an inside diameter larger than the outside diameter of the tube, whereby said handle may be placed on an open outer end of the tube and the tube may be received by said core; and d. a retainer plug having an outer diameter slightly larger than the inner diameter of the tube and adapted to be inserted in an open outer end of the tube for expanding the outside diameter thereof for retaining a handle on the tube. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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