BOUNCY BALL

• US 20150038274A1
• Filed: 07/16/2014
• Published: 02/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lightuptoys Com LLC
• Original Assignee: Lightuptoys Com LLC
• Inventors: Kelly, Joshua C.
• Application Number:
  US14/332,992
• Publication Number:
  US 20150038274A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/570
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0694 Visual indication, e.g. Indicia
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/833 Sensors arranged on the exercise apparatus or sports implement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/06 with illuminating devices ; with reflective surfaces

Abstract

A bouncing ball with internal lights that are electronically controlled to produce patterns of illumination.

Claims

1. A ball comprising at least one of the following:

at least one LED light;

at least one battery;

at least one switch and/or at least one sensor; and

/or

circuitry to control at least one LED light.

2. The ball of claim 1 further comprising at least one of the following:

at least one transparent, translucent and/or flexible exterior material that permits the transmission of light, at least one sound device, at least one audio device, and/or at least one vibration device where such at least one sound device, at least one audio device, and/or at least one vibration device can be sequenced, initiated, operated, run, synched, activated, and/or deactivated.

3. The ball of claim 1 whereby said at least one switch and/or at least one sensor and/or at least one connector can be at least one of sensed by, connected to, activated by, deactivated by, and/or controlled by electronics.

4. The ball of claim 3 whereby said at least one switch and/or at least one sensor can be activated by at least one of motion, acceleration and/or impact.

5. The ball of claim 4 whereby said motion, acceleration and/or impact can result from the bouncing of the ball.

6. The ball of claim 5 whereby said motion, acceleration and/or impact, and/or said at least one switch and/or at least one sensor output can cause electronics to either remain active for a minimum period of time, and/or enter a low current sleep mode to conserve battery energy if said electronics are not active for a minimum period of time.

7. The ball of claim 6 whereby said motion, acceleration and/or impact, and/or said at least one switch and/or at least one sensor output can initiate the waking up of electronics from a low current sleep mode.

8. The ball of claim 1 further comprising electronics that are able to control the lighting of said at least one LED light in at least one lighting sequence.

9. The ball of claim 6 whereby the activation of said at least one switch and/or at least one sensor can initiate, activate, deactivate, control, operate, and/or run at least one lighting sequence.

10. The ball of claim 8 whereby the lighting of the at least one lighting sequence can be at least one of repetitive or random.

11. The ball of claim 8 whereby the lighting of the at least one lighting sequence can be determined by time between ball bounces, can incorporate a constant time interval, and/or can incorporate variable time intervals.

12. The ball of claim 11 whereby said variable time intervals can be determined by the time intervals between bounces of the ball.

13. The ball of claim 10 whereby said lighting, circuitry and/or electronics can incorporate a dimming function as part of said at least one lighting sequence.

14. The ball of claim 1 whereby said at least one switch and/or at least one sensor can sense sound, vibration, acoustic energy and/or audio from the environment and convert such sound, vibration, acoustic energy and/or audio into a signal.

15. The ball of claim 14 whereby said signal can be resolved into frequency, amplitude and/or a combination thereof.

16. The ball of claim 15 whereby said frequency, amplitude and/or a combination thereof can control or affect the pattern and/or intensity of the LED lighting.

17. The ball of claim 3 whereby said at least one connector is a connector and/or jack for connecting the ball to an audio, power and/or other source.

18. The ball of claim 1 further comprising a conductive connector or jack for connecting the ball to a mobile device, smart device, computer and/or other device or signal source.

19. The ball of claim 18 further comprising at least one of custom color and/or pattern identification for calls, e-mails, texts, and/or other origin-specific electronic communications, and/or at least one communication device that can transmit and/or receive data and/or signals in a master-slave fashion via radio frequency, infrared, and/or other communication methods.

20. The ball of claim 1 further comprising a battery compartment and a battery compartment door that does not interfere with the bouncing function of the ball.