Illuminating toy

• US 5,279,513 A
• Filed: 11/27/1991
• Issued: 01/18/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: I & K Trading
• Original Assignee: I & K Trading
• Inventors: Connelly, Keith
• Primary Examiner(s): Hafer, Robert A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): RIMELL, SAMUEL G
• Application Number:
  US07/800,915
• Time in Patent Office: 783 Days
• Field of Search: 446/219, 446/397, 446/404, 446/405, 446/406, 446/484, 446/485
• US Class Current: 446/219
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/009 Toy swords or similar toy weapons; Toy shields

Abstract

An illuminated toy sword includes a handle. A light source mounted in said handle provides focused light. A light rod has a first end and a second end, the first end being optically coupled to the light source. The light source is focused upon the second end of the light rod, such that the light rod is substantially evenly illuminated.

Claims

1. An illuminated toy, comprising a handle, light source means mounted in said handle for emitting focused light, elongated light pathway means extending from said handle and having a first end and a second end, said first end being optically coupled to said light source means for providing a pathway for said focused light;

said focused light being focused in the direction of said second end of said elongated pathway means, and variable light intensity means coupled to said light source means for varying the intensity of said focused light so that said focused light appears to be moving along said elongated light pathway.

2. The illuminated toy of claim 1, wherein said variable light intensity means includes selectively actuated circuit means operatively coupled to said light source means for varying said intensity of said focused light emitted by said light source means so that said focused light appears to be moving along said elongated pathway means.

3. The illuminated toy of claim 2, wherein said selectively actuated circuit means includes a metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor.

4. The illuminated toy of claim 1, wherein said light source means includes a lensed light emitting diode.

5. The illuminated toy of claim 1, wherein said elongated pathway means is a light rod, said light rod being light resistant in inverse relation to the intensity of said emitted focused light.

6. The illuminated toy of claim 5, wherein said light rod is formed of thermoplastic.

7. The illuminated toy of claim 1, and including sound generating means mounted in said handle for producing a sound simultaneously with said light source means emitting said focused light.

8. The illuminated toy of claim 5, wherein said light rod is translucent.

9. The illuminated toy of claim 7, wherein said sound generating means generates a first sound associated with movement of said toy.

10. The illuminated toy of claim 7, wherein said sound generating means generates a second sound associated with said light with deactivation of said toy simultaneously with deactivation of said light source means.

11. The illuminated toy of claim 1, including a head coupled to said second end of said elongated light pathway means.

12. The illuminated toy of claim 11, wherein said head is star shaped.

13. The illuminated toy of claim 11, wherein said light source means and said elongated light pathway means illuminate said head.

14. The illuminated toy of claim 2, and including switch means coupled to said circuit means for selectively actuating said circuit means to emit light of varying intensity whereby said focused light appears to be moving along said elongated pathway means in response to said switch means.

15. The illuminated toy of claim 14, wherein said switch means includes a manually actuated switch disposed on said handle.

17. The illuminated toy claim 14, including a head coupled to said second end of said elongated light pathway means.

18. The illuminated toy of claim 17, wherein said light source means and said elongated light pathway means illuminate said head.

16. An illuminated toy, comprising a handle, light source means mounted in said handle for emitting focused light of variable intensity, elongated light pathway means having a first end and a second end, said first end being mounted to said handle and optically coupled to said light source means for providing a pathway for said focused light;

said focused light being focused in the direction of said second end of said elongated light pathway means;

sound generating means mounted in said handle for producing a sound simultaneously with said light source means emitting said focused light;

variable light intensity means for varying the intensity of said focused light so that said focused light appears to be moving along said pathway means;

said pathway means being a light rod, said light rod emitting a visual effect of illumination of light with a light travel distance proportional to variations in the intensity of said emitted focused light; and

said sound generating means generates a second sound associated with said light with deactivation of said sword simultaneously with deactivation of said light source means.

19. An illuminated toy, comprising a handle, light source means mounted in said handle for emitting focused light of varying intensity, elongated light pathway means having a first end and a second end, said first end being mounted on said handle and optically coupled to said light source means for providing a pathway for said focused light;

said focused light being focused in the direction of said second end of said light pathway means;

variable light intensity means coupled to said light source means for varying the intensity of said focused light so that said focused light appears to be moving along said elongated light pathway;

sound generating means mounted in said handle for producing a sound simultaneously with said light source means emitting said focused light;

said pathway means being a light rod, said light rod emitting a visual effect of illumination of light with a light travel distance proportional to the variations in intensity of said emitted focused light; and

sound generating means generating a first sound associated with movement of said sword.

20. The illuminated toy of claim 19, including a head coupled to said second end of said elongated light pathway means.

21. The illuminated toy of claim 20, wherein said light source means and said elongated light pathway means illuminate said head.

22. An illuminated toy, comprising a handle, light source means mounted in said handle for emitting focused light, light pathway means having a first end and a second end, said first end being mounted at or about said handle and optically coupled to said light source means for providing a light pathway for said focused light;

said focused light being focused in the direction of said second end of said pathway means, and variable light intensity means for varying the intensity of said focused light so that said focused light appears to be moving along said light pathway.