Illuminated game projectile with cradled light source
First Claim
1. An illuminated game projectile with a cradled light source, the game projectile comprising:
- an outer shell with an outer surface, an inner surface, and an open inner volume wherein the outer shell has a hockey puck disk shape with an annular outer peripheral wall and first and second faces retained in spaced relation by the peripheral wall;
a light source structure disposed within the open inner volume of the outer shell, the light source structure comprising a light source, a power source, and an actuation mechanism; and
a cradle structure disposed within the open inner volume of the outer shell to retain the inner light source structure in a predetermined position within the outer shell wherein the cradle structure has an outer portion that engages the outer shell and an inner portion that engages and retains the light source structure and wherein the cradle structure comprises a plurality of radially communicating cradling fins with distal ends adjacent to the peripheral wall and proximal portions that retain the inner light source structure.
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Abstract
An illuminated game projectile with a cradled light source with an outer shell, a light source structure disposed within an open inner volume of the outer shell, and a cradle structure disposed within the open inner volume of the outer shell to retain the inner light source structure in a predetermined position. The outer shell can be spherical or puck or otherwise shaped. The cradle structure can be formed by walls disposed in a general X-shape relative to each hemispherical half of the outer shell to encircle the light source structure substantially entirely and retain the light source structure in a position substantially concentric with the outer shell. Where the outer shell is disk shaped, the cradle structure can be formed by a plurality of radially communicating cradling fins.
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10 Claims
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1. An illuminated game projectile with a cradled light source, the game projectile comprising:
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an outer shell with an outer surface, an inner surface, and an open inner volume wherein the outer shell has a hockey puck disk shape with an annular outer peripheral wall and first and second faces retained in spaced relation by the peripheral wall; a light source structure disposed within the open inner volume of the outer shell, the light source structure comprising a light source, a power source, and an actuation mechanism; and a cradle structure disposed within the open inner volume of the outer shell to retain the inner light source structure in a predetermined position within the outer shell wherein the cradle structure has an outer portion that engages the outer shell and an inner portion that engages and retains the light source structure and wherein the cradle structure comprises a plurality of radially communicating cradling fins with distal ends adjacent to the peripheral wall and proximal portions that retain the inner light source structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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