Illuminating jewelry

• US 5,497,307 A
• Filed: 06/28/1995
• Issued: 03/05/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sang I. Bae, Sang Y. Bae, Tae H. Bae
• Original Assignee: Sang I. Bae, Sang Y. Bae, Tae H. Bae
• Inventors: Bae, Sang Y., Bae, Sang I., Bae, Tae H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Husar, Stephen F.
• Application Number:
  US08/496,007
• Time in Patent Office: 251 Days
• Field of Search: 362/104, 362/103, 362/276, 362/802, 362/806, 362/363, 362/391, 362/809, 362/811, 63/1.1, 63/12
• US Class Current: 362/104
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 15/0015 Illuminated or sound-producing jewellery
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/802 Position or condition responsive switch
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/806 Ornamental or decorative

Abstract

An illuminating jewelry includes a housing containing a mercury switch, a mercury battery, a cap containing a light bulb, and a clipping member for clipping to the wearer, whereby anytime the illuminating jewelry is moved, the jewelry illuminates in a blinking manner.

Claims

1. An illuminating jewelry comprising:

a housing including a mercury battery;

a cap including a light bulb connected to said mercury battery;

an envelope mercury switch connected to said light bulb and said mercury battery through conductive wires; and

clipping means for clipping to a wearer, said clipping means attached to said housing,

whereby anytime said illuminating jewelry is moved, said light bulb is illuminated.

2. The illuminating jewelry of claim 1, wherein said housing has a ring configuration.

3. The illuminating jewelry of claim 1, wherein said cap includes said light bulb and said envelope mercury switch disposed therewithin.

4. The illuminating jewelry of claim 1, wherein said cap has a ball configuration.

5. The illuminating jewelry of claim 4, wherein said envelope mercury switch is fixedly attached to said clipping means.

6. The illuminating jewelry of claim 5, wherein said clipping means further including a handling button for easily operating said clipping means.

7. The illuminating jewelry of claim 1, wherein said envelope mercury switch includes a mercury bubble, and a pair of contacts for determining an on-position and an off-position of said mercury switch depending on whether or not said mercury bubble contacts said pair of contacts.

8. The illuminating jewelry of claim 1, wherein said light bulb is illuminated in a blinking manner.