Lighted sports projectile

• US 20090191990A1
• Filed: 01/29/2008
• Published: 07/30/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Carson Smith
• Original Assignee: Carson Smith
• Inventors: Smith, Carson
• Application Number:
  US12/011,803
• Publication Number:
  US 20090191990A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/570
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2102/32 Golf
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2243/0025 Football American football A63B2243/007
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2243/0037 Basketball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2243/0066 Rugby; American football
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/06 with illuminating devices ; with reflective surfaces

Abstract

A sports projectile illuminated with a chemiluminescent light stick capable of producing a stroboscopic effect. The body is made of a soft, pliable material such as NERF® and the light stick(s) is carried through bores in the body. There are no ancillary components, only the light stick(s) and the soft, pliable body. Orifices or various other shapes are cut into the body of the sports projections allowing for the maximum light transmission.

Claims

1. An illuminated sports projectile comprising:

a monolithic body; and

at least one chemiluminescent light stick, wherein said light stick is visibly housed within said body.

2. The illuminated sports projectile of claim 1 wherein said projectile is made of a compressible spongy material which has at least one cut along the longitudinal centerline of the body, and wherein said body has at least two orifices extending from an outer surface of said body normally to said longitudinal centerline of said body.

3. The illuminated sports projectile of claim 2 wherein said orifices intersect.

4. The illuminated sports projectile of claim 3 wherein said projectile is in the shape of a football, with an oval of revolution configuration having two ends.

5. The illuminated sports projectile of claim 4 wherein said number of orifices is 12 and are arranged in 4 substantially similar sets of 3 orifices with the midpoints of each set equally spaced along a line extending between the ends of said football, and wherein said sets are arranged equidistant from adjacent sets.

6. The illuminated sports projectile of claim 5 wherein there are three intersections formed by the convergences of one orifice from each set.

7. The illuminated sports projectile of claim 6 wherein said orifices are circular right cylinders.

8. The illuminated sports projectile of claim 7 wherein the number of light sticks is one.

9. The illuminated sports projectile of claim 7 wherein the number of light sticks is two.

10. The illuminated sports projectile of claim 7 wherein the number of light sticks is three.

11. The illuminated sports projectile of claim 7 wherein said orifices are cylindrical designs selected from the set of designs including sports team logos, sporting good manufacturers logos.

12. The illuminated sports projectile of claim 6 wherein the number of cuts is two and said cuts intersect.

13. The illuminated sports projectile of claim 1 wherein said projectile is configured in the shape of a sports ball selected from the set of sports balls including, soccer balls, footballs, basketballs, softballs, rugby balls and golfballs.