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US 5,066,011 AGranted
Flashing light ball
OwnerDouglas L. Dykstra, Steven L. Herbruckinventors
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Abstract
A bouncing ball within which is incorporated an activatable light in the form of a flashtube which flashes when the ball incurs a physical jolting force such as when it is being bounced. There may also be incorporated within the ball a sound annunciator which produces a sound simultaneously with the flashing of the light.
Claims11
A ball with a flashing light comprising:
- a solid body constructed of a light transmitting material;
- a light source embedded within said body, said light source comprising a flashtube;
- an electronic circuit embedded within said body, said electronic circuit being connected to said flashtube;
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- a battery embedded within said body, said battery being connected to said electronic circuit, said electronic circuit preventing activation of said flashtube with said body not incurring any physical jolting force, said electronic circuit causing momentary activation of said flashtube with energy being supplied from said battery when said body incurs a jolting force such as what occurs when said body is thrown against an exterior object.
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