Levitating disk

• US 8,142,295 B2
• Filed: 01/19/2010
• Issued: 03/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yigal Mesika
• Original Assignee: Yigal Mesika
• Inventors: Mesika, Yigal
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, KIEN T
• Application Number:
  US12/657,332
• Publication Number:
  US 20110177871A1
• Time in Patent Office: 798 Days
• Field of Search: 472/61, 472/68, 472/72, 472/80, 472/81, 446/46, 446/47, 362/184
• US Class Current: 472/68
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 27/04 Captive toy aircraft
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/18 Throwing or slinging toys, e.g. flying disc toys discs used in athletics A63B65/10as part of a game A63F9/02; sling weapons F41B3/00; spring toy guns F41B7/08
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/22 Optical, colour, or shadow toys puzzles with optical elements A63F9/0613; kaleidoscopes G02B27/08

Abstract

Described is a levitating disk for performing illusions of levitation. The disk includes a disk-shaped housing, with a circuit board, microprocessor, and batteries encased within the housing. A series of LEDs are connected with the housing and are activated via a centrifugal force switch. The circuit board and batteries are positioned within the housing such that they distribute the weight evenly from a central axis toward the periphery of the housing. A micro-thread is included for attaching with the disk. Thus, in operation, a user can hang the disk with the micro-thread and spin the disk about the central axis to cause the lights to illuminate and cause the disk to appear as if it is levitating.

Claims

1. A levitating disk, comprising;

a disk-shaped housing having a central axis;

a series of lights connected with the housing;

a circuit board attached with the housing and electrically connected with the lights;

a power source electrically connected with the circuit board to power the lights, whereby a user can attach a micro-thread with the disk-shaped housing and spin the disk-shaped housing about the central axis to cause the lights to illuminate and cause the disk to appear as if it is levitating; and

an invisible thread for connection with the disk-shaped housing.

2. The levitating disk as set forth in claim 1, further comprising an adhesive substance for adhering the invisible thread to the disk-shaped housing.

3. The levitating disk as set forth in claim 2, wherein the lights are light emitting diodes (LEDs).

4. The levitating disk as set forth in claim 3, wherein the circuit board is positioned within the housing and includes a central portion and a plurality of arms that each project from the central portion to an arm end.

5. The levitating disk as set forth in claim 4, wherein the circuit board is formed to include three arms that are substantially equally-shaped with one another to cause the circuit board to be substantially equally weighted about the central portion.

6. The levitating disk as set forth in claim 5, wherein the power source includes three batteries, wherein each arm end includes a battery attached thereto, thereby causing the levitating disk to be substantially equally weighted about the central axis.

7. The levitating disk as set forth in claim 6, further comprising a microprocessor attached with the housing and electrically connected with the circuit board, the microprocessor being operable for causing the lights to illuminate in various changing patterns.

8. The levitating disk as set forth in claim 7, further comprising a centrifugal force operated switch electrically connected with the circuit board, the centrifugal force switch being operable for activating the lights upon rotation of the levitating disk.

9. The levitating disk as set forth in claim 8, wherein the microprocessor is further configured to cause the lights to turn off after the levitating disk ceases rotating for a predetermined amount of time.

10. The levitating disk as set forth in claim 1, wherein the circuit board is positioned within the housing and includes a central portion and a plurality of arms that each project from the central portion to an arm end.

11. The levitating disk as set forth in claim 10, wherein the circuit board is formed to include three arms that are substantially equally-shaped with one another to cause the circuit board to be substantially equally weighted about the central portion.

12. The levitating disk as set forth in claim 10, wherein the power source includes three batteries, wherein each arm end includes a battery attached thereto, thereby causing the levitating disk to be substantially equally weighted about the central axis.

13. The levitating disk as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a microprocessor attached with the housing and electrically connected with the circuit board, the microprocessor being operable for causing the lights to illuminate in various changing patterns.

14. The levitating disk as set forth in claim 13, wherein the microprocessor is further configured to cause the lights to turn off after the levitating disk ceases rotating for a predetermined amount of time.

15. The levitating disk as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a centrifugal force operated switch electrically connected with the circuit board, the centrifugal force switch being operable for activating the lights upon rotation of the levitating disk.

16. The levitating disk as set forth in claim 1, wherein the lights are light emitting diodes (LEDs).

17. The levitating disk as set forth in claim 1, wherein the power source is attached with the levitating disk such that it is positioned off of the central axis to distribute weight toward a periphery of the disk-shaped housing as the disk-shaped housing is rotated.

18. The levitating disk as set forth in claim 1, wherein the power source includes a plurality of batteries that are positioned off of the central axis and substantially equally positioned around the central axis, thereby causing the levitating disk to be substantially equally weighted around the central axis.