Illuminable ball

• US 5,388,825 A
• Filed: 01/24/1994
• Issued: 02/14/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Myers Innovation Group
• Original Assignee: Myers Innovation Group
• Inventors: Myers, Jeff D., Dollison, Roger S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Grieb, William H.
• Application Number:
  US08/185,041
• Time in Patent Office: 386 Days
• Field of Search: 273/58 G
• US Class Current: 473/570
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/12 specially adapted for children
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/06 with illuminating devices ; with reflective surfaces

Abstract

A hollow illuminable ball formed of a resilient foam material having a battery, bulb and an on/off switch mounted in its hollow interior with the switch operable by finger of a user compressing the foam material juxtapositioned the switch for selectively actuating the switch for illuminating the ball.

Claims

1. An illuminable ball comprising:

a sphere formed of an exterior resilient material overlaying a hollow rigid core, the sphere comprising two engageable halves,

means for detachably connecting the halves of said sphere together mounted on said core,

an illuminating means mounted within the hollow core of said sphere,

said illuminating means comprising a D.C. battery, at least one bulb, an on/off switch and a circuit for interconnecting said bulb and said switch with said battery for controlled illumination of said bulb,

said switch being positioned to extend outwardly of the hollow core of said sphere and into said resilient material,

whereby when said resilient material over said switch is compressed by the fingers of a user it may be compressed enough to reach said switch for operation thereof.

2. The illuminable ball set forth in claim 1 wherein:

said resilient material comprises a foam rubber material of any color.

3. The illuminable ball set forth in claim 1 wherein:

said resilient material comprises foam, rubber or plastic material of any color.

4. The illuminable ball set forth in claim 3 wherein:

said resilient material comprises a poly foam material or foam rubber.

5. The illuminable ball set forth in claim 1 wherein:

said means for detachably connecting the halves of said sphere together comprises two engageable parts one secured to the opening of each half of said sphere.

6. The illuminable ball set forth in claim 5 wherein:

said engageable parts comprise two rings one secured to each opening of the halves of said sphere.

7. The illuminable ball set forth in claim 6 wherein:

one ring is provided with a protrusion for engaging in a locking arrangement with a slot in the other of said rings.

8. The illuminable ball set forth in claim 1 wherein:

more than one bulb is spacedly arranged in the hollow core of the sphere.

9. The illuminable ball set forth in claim 1 in further combination with:

a timer interconnected by said circuit with said battery, said bulb and said on/off switch to control the length of time of the illumination of said bulb.

10. The illuminable ball set forth in claim 1 in further combination with:

a means connected by said circuit with said battery, said bulb and said on/off switch for timed opening and closing of said circuit for flashing said bulb.

11. The illuminable bulb set forth in claim 10 wherein:

said means comprises a multivibrator.