US 4,963,117 A · Selectively illuminated toy ball

Abstract

A footbag having a pliant outer skin made of a translucent plastic material. The interior of the footbag is filled with a plurality of translucent or fluorescent beads. An aperture is provided in the skin, the diameter of which permitting one chemical light stick, or if desired one or more chemical light sticks to be inserted into the footbag. Connected with the skin adjacent the aperture therein, and extending into the interior of the foot bag is a sack of generally cylindrical shape. The sack is translucent and receives the chemical light stick so that the beads are prevented from spilling out of the footbag through the aperture. A plurality attached flexible skin panel covers the aperture, and is secured, to the perimeter of the aperture, in those areas where it is not permanently attached, by a hook and loop type fastener.

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Dependent claims

A toy ball for use in combination with at least one chemical light stick, said toy ball comprising:

a skin, said skin being pliant and light transmissible, said skin defining an interior space, said skin having an aperture, said aperture having a perimeter;
an interior sack located inside said skin, said interior sack being connected with said skin at the perimeter of said aperture, said interior sack being light transmissible, said aperture in said skin and said interior sack being dimensioned to permit said at least one chemical light stick to be fully inserted thereinto;
a plurality of light transmissible beads filling said interior space between said skin and said interior sack;
ventilation means connected with at least one of said skin and said interior sack for providing ventilation of said interior space;
and
retaining means connected with said skin for releasably holding said at least one chemical light stick in said interior sack.

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A footbag for use in combination with at least one chemical light stick, said footbag comprising:

a skin, said skin being pliant and light transmissible, said skin defining an interior space, said skin having an aperture, said aperture having a perimeter;
an interior sack located inside said skin, said interior sack being connected with said skin at the perimeter of said aperture, said interior sack being light transmissible, said aperture in said skin and said interior sack being dimensioned to permit said at least one chemical light stick to be fully inserted thereinto;
a plurality of light transmissible beads filling said interior space between said skin and said interior sack;
ventilation means connected with at least one of said skin and said interior sack for providing ventilation of said interior space;
flexible skin panel means connected with said skin for releasably holding said at least one chemical light stick in said toy ball after being fully inserted into said interior sack;
and
a hook and loop fastener means connected with said flexible skin panel means and said skin for at least in part attaching said flexible skin panel to said skin.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Selectively illuminated toy ball

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Abstract

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