Lighted novelty golf club with automated sound producing means

• US 5,868,633 A
• Filed: 02/02/1998
• Issued: 02/09/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tony L. Keheley
• Original Assignee: Tony L. Keheley
• Inventors: Keheley, Tony L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Marlo, George J.
• Application Number:
  US09/017,608
• Time in Patent Office: 372 Days
• Field of Search: 473/220, 473/223, 473/224, 473/234, 273/DIG. 14
• US Class Current: 473/220
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/74 with powered illuminating means, e.g. lights
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3635 with sound-emitting source
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 273/14 Transparent

Abstract

The present invention relates to a novelty golf club having a rigid but flexible club head and a hand grip with a transparent shaft therebetween. Received within the club head is a digital sound chip in communication with a speaker for emitting any one of a plurality of humorous phrases. A plurality of light emitting diodes are received within the transparent shaft and are in communication with a randomizer circuit so that when the lights are illuminated they randomly pulse. The light emitting diodes and voice chip are activated with an impact switch received within the club head immediately adjacent its face. Accordingly, when a user swings the club in frustration and the club head impacts an object, the lights automatically illuminate in a random pattern and the sound chip emits any one of a plurality of humorous sound recordings.

Claims

1. A novelty golf club comprising:

a substantially hollow club head, said club head having a substantially planar face;

an elongated transparent shaft, having two ends, an end of which is attached to said club head;

a hand grip attached to an opposing end of said shaft;

a sound producing means received within said club head;

light means received within said transparent shaft;

a switch means electrically connected to said sound producing means and said light means for activating said light means and said sound producing means when said club head impacts an object.

2. A novelty golf club according to claim 1 further comprising a randomizer circuit received within said club head and electrically connected to said light means so that, when the light means is activated by said switch means, the lights randomly pulse for a predetermined duration.

3. A novelty golf club according to claim 1 wherein said switch means is an impact switch received within said golf club head immediately adjacent its face.

4. A novelty golf club according to claim 1 wherein said hand grip further comprises:

an open end in communication with an interior chamber;

a battery means received within said chamber electrically connected to said light means, said sound producing means and said switch means for providing electrical power thereto.

5. A novelty golf club according to claim 4 further comprising a cap means removably attached to said open end for selectively enclosing said interior chamber.

6. A novelty golf club according to claim 1 wherein said club head and said hand grips are made from a rigid but flexible material.

7. A novelty golf club according to claim 1 wherein said transparent shaft is fabricated from a shatterproof acrylic material.

8. A novelty golf club according to claim 1 further comprising a speaker disposed on the club head in communication with said sound producing means for audibilizing the output of said sound producing means.

9. A novelty golf club according to claim 1 wherein said sound producing means is a digital sound chip having a plurality of sounds pre-programmed thereon.

10. A novelty golf club according to claim 1 wherein said light means are integrally molded within said shaft.

11. A novelty golf club according to claim 1 wherein said light means includes a plurality of light emitting diodes.