Illuminated book

• US 5,460,414 A
• Filed: 11/18/1994
• Issued: 10/24/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Richard A. Sargis
• Original Assignee: Richard A. Sargis
• Inventors: Sargis, Richard A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Fridie, Willmon
• Application Number:
  US08/342,213
• Time in Patent Office: 340 Days
• Field of Search: 281/36, 281/37, 281/51, 281/38, 402/80 R, 402/79
• US Class Current: 281/38
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 3/123 incorporating sound producing or light emitting means or carrying sound records

Abstract

A book having at least one page with a base sheet and a cover sheet disposed thereon with illustrations on the cover sheet with at least one aperture formed in the cover sheet corresponding to a pictorial element in the illustration and at least one fiber optic strand extending between the base sheet and the cover sheet with one end of the fiber optic strand disposed under the aperture and the other end disposed at a light source, causing light to be transmitted through the fiber optic strand such that it is visibly illuminated within the aperture to form part of the pictorial content of the illustration.

Claims

1. A book having a spine and at least one illustration, comprising:

an electric power source in said book;

a light bulb in said book;

means to direct power from said power source to said light bulb;

means to turn said power source on and off;

at least one base sheet;

at least one cover sheet having a plane, said cover sheet disposed on said base sheet with said illustration placed on said cover sheet;

at least one aperture defined in said cover sheet corresponding to a portion of said illustration to be illuminated; and

at least one fiber optic strand having a first end and a second end, said first end being aligned above said light bulb, said fiber optic strand extending between said base sheet and said cover sheet and attached therebetween, said second end of said fiber optic strand being positioned beneath said aperture, said book when said power source is in its on mode, causing said second end of said fiber optic strand to emit light through said aperture illuminating a portion of said face sheet in relation to said illustration thereon.

2. The book of claim 1 wherein said second end of said fiber optic strand is cut at an angle to form an angular planar surface at said second end of said fiber optic strand, said angular planar surface positioned parallel to the plane of said cover sheet with said angular planar surface positioned to be facing through said aperture formed in said cover sheet.

3. The book of claim 2 further including a movable color wheel disposed between said light source and said first end of said fiber optic strand.