Illuminating sounding ball

• US 6,733,149 B1
• Filed: 01/08/2003
• Issued: 05/11/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Shih-Kuan Chuang
• Original Assignee: Shih-Kuan Chuang
• Inventors: Chuang, Shih-Kuan
• Primary Examiner(s): Sember, Thomas M.
• Application Number:
  US10/337,975
• Time in Patent Office: 489 Days
• Field of Search: 362/253, 362/86, 362/806, 446/409, 446/175, 473/571
• US Class Current: 362/86
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/12 specially adapted for children
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/00 Balls with special arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/06 with illuminating devices ; with reflective surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/806 Ornamental or decorative

Abstract

An illuminating and sounding ball includes a translucent solid first hemisphere, an opaque second hemisphere combined with the translucent solid first hemisphere to become a ball. The opaque second hemisphere has a chamber defined therein. An illuminating and sounding device is received in the chamber to illuminate and sound when the ball is bouncing. A background index paper is placed on top of the illuminating and sounding device. A 3D toy is received in the chamber and placed on top of the background index paper.

Claims

1. An illuminating and sounding ball comprising:

a translucent solid first hemisphere;

an opaque second hemisphere combined with the translucent solid first hemisphere to become a ball, the opaque second hemisphere having a chamber defined therein and a recess defined in a bottom face defining the chamber to receive therein a buzzer and a slit defined through a periphery of the opaque second hemisphere so as to transmit sound from the buzzer;

an illuminating and sounding device received in the chamber to illuminate and sound when the ball is bouncing;

a background index paper placed on top of the illuminating and sounding device; and

a 3D toy received in the chamber and placed on top of the background index paper.

2. The illuminating and sounding ball as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a translucent cover sandwiched between the illuminating and sounding device and the background index paper to soften light from the illuminating and sounding device.

3. An illuminating and sounding ball comprising:

a translucent solid first hemisphere;

an opaque second hemisphere combined with the translucent solid first hemisphere to become a ball, the opaque second hemisphere having a chamber defined therein;

an illuminating and sounding device received in the chamber to illuminate and sound when the ball is bouncing;

a background index paper placed on top of the illuminating and sounding device;

a translucent cover sandwiched between the illuminating and sounding device and the background index paper to soften light from the illuminating and sounding device; and

a 3D toy received in the chamber and placed on top of the background index paper.

4. The illuminating and sounding ball as claimed in claim 3, wherein the opaque second hemisphere further comprises a recess defined in a bottom face defining the chamber to receive therein a buzzer of the illuminating and sounding device and a slit defined through a periphery of the opaque second hemisphere so as to transmit sound from the buzzer.