Illuminated non-motor powered flying device
First Claim
1. A non-motor powered flying object of the type designed to be thrown, kicked, hit, or otherwise manually propelled, either directly or indirectly, comprising:
- a body having flying characteristics;
a super-thin flexible photo-luminescent lighting element; and
means for attaching the lighting element to the body without degrading the flying characteristics of the body.
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Abstract
A non-motor powered flying device of the type designed to be thrown, kicked, hit, or otherwise propelled by the user, includes a lighting arrangement in the form of a super-thin lighting element such as an electro-luminescent or photo-luminescent strip or panel. In the case of an electro-luminescent strip or panel, the power supply is positioned so as to enhance or at least not interfere with the flying properties of the object or device, and may include a specially designed spring-based motion sensitive switch which can be deactivated by inserting a straw-like member between the poles of the switch.
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23 Claims
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1. A non-motor powered flying object of the type designed to be thrown, kicked, hit, or otherwise manually propelled, either directly or indirectly, comprising:
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a body having flying characteristics; a super-thin flexible photo-luminescent lighting element; and means for attaching the lighting element to the body without degrading the flying characteristics of the body.
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2. A non-motor powered flying object of the type designed to be thrown, kicked, hit, or otherwise manually propelled, either directly or indirectly, comprising:
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a body having flying characteristics; a super-thin flexible electro-luminescent lighting element; means for attaching the lighting element to an exterior of the body without degrading the flying characteristics of the body; and a circuit board including circuitry for providing power to the lighting element, wherein the circuitry is positioned so as not to degrade the flying characteristics of the body, and wherein the circuitry includes means for converting DC power to AC power and supplying the AC power to the electro-luminescent lighting element, and a motion sensitive switch. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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- 22. A motion sensitive switch mounted in a housing having an opening, comprising a conductive cylinder, a conductive spring positioned inside the cylinder to contact the cylinder and complete a circuit when the housing is in motion, and an insulating cylinder mounted on a handle and arranged within the conductive cylinder and adapted to be removed from the conductive cylinder and to fit between the spring and the conductive cylinder in order to prevent contact between the spring and the conductive cylinder.
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