Touch-and-flash decorative article

• US 6,773,133 B2
• Filed: 05/23/2003
• Issued: 08/10/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ching-Hui Lee
• Original Assignee: Ching-Hui Lee
• Inventors: Lee, Ching-Hui
• Primary Examiner(s): Cariaso, Alan
• Assistant Examiner(s): Tsidulko, Mark
• Application Number:
  US10/443,948
• Publication Number:
  US 20040105254A1
• Time in Patent Office: 445 Days
• Field of Search: 362/198, 362/200, 362/201, 362/203, 362/116, 362/103, 362/121, 362/186, 362/191, 362/202, 362/398, 362/806, 362/807
• US Class Current: 362/121
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 15/0015 Illuminated or sound-producing jewellery
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/807 Star

Abstract

A touch-and-flash decorative article, comprising of an upper hollow pipe, a lower hollow pipe and an exterior magnet. On the top rim of the upper hollow pipe are two symmetrically positioned insert pins and a circuit board that is connected via the insert pins to the upper hollow pipe. On the circuit board are an IC and LED, a transistor and a resistor. On the lower side of the circuit board are two ring-shaped copper wires. Inside the lower hollow pipe is a ring of insulating paper. At the center of bottom inside the lower hollow pipe is a jut. On the bottom inside the lower hollow pipe is a round magnet with a round hole at its center. The round hole penetrates through the jut. The magnet has a ring-shaped insulating washer. Inside the hollow of the lower hollow pipe are one to two batteries. The upper and lower hollow pipes are joined together by screwing the exterior pipe thread with interior pipe thread. The exterior magnet is independently installed outside the upper and lower hollow pipes. By touching the lower side of the circuit board or screwing the upper and lower hollow pipes together, the LED lamp is switched on. The product is compact to carry and easy to use.

Claims

1. A touch-and-flash decorative article, comprising an upper hollow pipe, a lower hollow pipe and an exterior magnet, on a rim of a top of said upper hollow pipe being two symmetrically positioned insert pins, and a circuit board that is connected via the insert pins to the upper hollow pipe, on said circuit board being IC, LED, transistor and resistor, the upper side of the circuit board being coated with a layer of transparent glue, on a lower side of the circuit board being two ring-shaped copper wires, inside the upper hollow pipe being an interior pipe thread, inside the lower hollow pipe being a ring of insulating paper, on an upper part of the lower hollow pipe being an exterior pipe thread, at a center of a bottom inside the lower hollow pipe being a jut, on a bottom inside the lower hollow pipe being a round magnet with a round hole at its center, the round hole on the round magnet penetrating through the jut, on the round magnet being a ring-shaped insulating washer, inside the hollow of the upper and lower pipes being one to two batteries, the upper and lower hollow pipes being joined by screwing the exterior pipe thread with the interior pipe thread, the exterior magnet being independently installed outside of the upper and lower hollow pipes.

2. The touch-and-flash decorative article of claim 1, characterized in that, the circuit board is optionally shaped like a circle, a square, a heart or a star, there being a round hole on a top of the circuit board, and optionally there is a transparent plastic unit or a glass unit outside the circuit board for tight fastening purpose to the upper hollow pipe.

3. The touch-and-flash decorative article of claim 1, characterized in that, the exterior magnet outside the upper and lower hollow pipes could be optionally replaced by a opened metal ring attached to the bottom of the lower hollow pipe, thereby forming a shape of a bracelet.