Illuminated hockey stick
AssigneeZ Tech
InventorsChristine Toth, Terrance L. Bryson
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Abstract
An illuminated hockey stick having a plurality of LED's coupled along each side of the shaft of the hockey stick which enables a method for playing the game of street hockey outdoors at night or in dimly lit conditions. Other equipment used to play the game includes an illuminated hockey puck and goal posts with small lights or diodes to improve visibility.
Claims14
An illuminated hockey stick comprising:
- a hockey stick having a shaft, a blade end and an end distal from said blade end defining a handle end;
- a pair of longitudinal recesses generally extending from said handle end along said shaft to a neck of said blade end, said recesses located on opposite sides of said shaft;
- a removable power supply located at said handle end;
- a removable watertight end cap disposed about said power supply;
- at least one conductive lead disposed longitudinally within each of said recesses;
- a plurality of light emitting devices connected along said conductive lead;
- a switch coupling said power supply to said conductive lead such that a conductive circuit may be made and broken by said switch;
- said switch capable of permitting a circuit with a first and second plurality of light emitting devices but only one plurality at a time;
- said first plurality of light emitting devices having a first illumination color and said second plurality of light emitting devices having a second illumination color which is different than said first color.
A hockey stick having a handle, a shaft and a blade adapted for increased visibility of said shaft, the improvement comprising:
- a first plurality of light emitting devices positioned longitudinally along a first side of said shaft;
- an energy supply attached to said shaft;
- and
- first means for conductively connecting said first plurality of light emitting devices to said energy supply to form a first electrical circuit and thereby cause said light emitting devices to illuminate.
An improved method for playing street hockey at night using conventional playing equipment, a hockey stick, hockey puck and goal posts, which are useable during daylight play as well, the improvement comprising:
- providing a plurality of light emitting devices (LED) along the shaft of the hockey stick;
- providing at least one LED in said hockey puck;
- and
- providing at least one LED in each said goal post.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.