Toy sword having a variable color illuminated blade
First Claim
1. A toy sword comprising:
- a handle section and a translucent blade section;
said handle section housing a light source assembly for directing a light beam toward said blade section;
a translucent multi-colored object constrained to float between said light source and said blade section in the path of said light beam;
said multi-colored object being free to change its orientation relative to the light beam under agitation of said sword;
a power source connected to supply power to said light source; and
at least one motion activated switch connected to control operation of said light source, said switch being operable under agitation of said sword, wherein said object is constrained by a constraint comprising an upper surface of said light source assembly, at least four pins projecting from said upper surface, and a cover plate mounted to said pins to cage said object, said cover plate having a translucent portion for permitting the light beam to shine through, and said at least four pins defining a rectangular shape having a diagonal larger than, and sides smaller than, a diameter of said object such that a portion of said object can be positioned to cross a line defined by two adjacent pins.
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Abstract
A toy sword featuring a handle section and a translucent blade section. The handle section houses a light source for illuminating an interior of the blade section. A switch energizes the light source. A translucent multi-colored object, such as a segmented, multicolored disk, is disposed to substantially filter the color of the light illuminating the blade interior. The multi-colored object is mounted in a cage to preclude it from grossly deviating out of the path of the light illuminating the blade interior, but the multi-colored object is free to float within the cage such that natural parrying and thrusting motion of the toy sword in play varies the color of the light illuminating the blade section and increases the excitement of sword play.
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12 Claims
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1. A toy sword comprising:
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a handle section and a translucent blade section; said handle section housing a light source assembly for directing a light beam toward said blade section; a translucent multi-colored object constrained to float between said light source and said blade section in the path of said light beam; said multi-colored object being free to change its orientation relative to the light beam under agitation of said sword; a power source connected to supply power to said light source; and at least one motion activated switch connected to control operation of said light source, said switch being operable under agitation of said sword, wherein said object is constrained by a constraint comprising an upper surface of said light source assembly, at least four pins projecting from said upper surface, and a cover plate mounted to said pins to cage said object, said cover plate having a translucent portion for permitting the light beam to shine through, and said at least four pins defining a rectangular shape having a diagonal larger than, and sides smaller than, a diameter of said object such that a portion of said object can be positioned to cross a line defined by two adjacent pins. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12)
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11. A toy sword comprising:
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a handle section, a translucent blade section extending therefrom and a light source assembly for illuminating the interior of said blade section, said light source assembly being housed in said handle section; a switch for energizing a light source of said assembly; a translucent multi-colored object disposed to filter the color of the light illuminating said blade interior; and a constraint for constraining said multi-colored object to lie in the path of the majority of the light from said light source, said light illuminating said blade section, and said multi-colored object being free to float within said constraint, whereby agitation of the toy sword varies the color of the light illuminating said blade section, wherein said constraint comprises an upper surface of said light source assembly, at least four pins projecting from said upper surface, and a cover plate mounted to said pins to cage said object, said cover plate having a translucent portion for permitting the light beam to shine through, and said at least four pins defining a rectangular shape having a diagonal larger than, and sides smaller than, a diameter of said object such that a portion of said object can be positioned to cross a line defined by two adjacent pins.
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