Illuminated pet collar

• US 5,140,946 A
• Filed: 10/24/1991
• Issued: 08/25/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Joseph F. Pennock
• Original Assignee: Joseph F. Pennock
• Inventors: Pennock, Kenneth M., Pennock, Joseph F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Swiatek, Robert P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Manahan, Todd E.
• Application Number:
  US07/782,979
• Time in Patent Office: 306 Days
• Field of Search: 119/106, 119/109, 362/103, 362/104, 362/108, 362/222, 362/223, 362/249
• US Class Current: 119/859
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 27/006 with light-emitting or ornamental devices

Abstract

An illuminable pet collar including a housing for a battery power source and an elongated, flexible, pliable, transparent plastic display tube having a plurality of spaced apart miniature lights operably connected therewithin and along substantially the entire length of the display tube. The housing includes a stem or extension tube extending from each end thereof sized to be snugly inserted into each end of the display tube. Electrical connection between the battery and the outer surface of one stem communicates electrical power to the lights which are parallel-wired within the display tube.

Claims

1. An illuminated collar for pets comprising:

an elongated flexible, pliable, thin wall, transparent plastic display tube open at each end;

two spaced apart flexible electrical conduits electrically isolated one from another and generally coextensive with and within said tube;

a plurality of spaced apart miniature lights electrically connected in parallel between said two electrical conduits and extending within and along substantially the entire length of said tube;

a small housing having connectably mating housing halves for removably retaining a battery power source therewithin and having a cylindrical stem axially extending from each end of said housing;

each said stem having an electrical contact extending therethrough in electrical communication between one end of said battery source and one said electrical conduit;

each end of said tube sized for snug slidable engagement over one said stem forming said collar with said housing;

said plurality of lights electrically being connected to said battery when said housing halves are fully connected one to another.

2. An illuminated collar for pets as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

said tube is decoratively colored.

3. An illuminated collar for pets as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

said tube is permanently secured over one said stem.