Illuminated sparkling pumpkin
AssigneeSeasons HK Limited
InventorBrian Blatherwick
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Abstract
Disclosed is a decorative novelty illuminated sparkling pumpkin device having a main body shell made of pelletized ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers bonded in a molding process, and a light source providing illumination within the hollow interior space of the main body shell whereby the pelletized ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers impart an enhanced sparkling/glowing effect upon illumination from the light source. A method of manufacturing such an illuminated sparkling pumpkin device is also disclosed.
Claims18
An illuminated sparkling pumpkin, comprising:
- a main body shell made of pelletized materials having an exterior surface forming a pumpkin-like shape, said exterior surface defining a hollow interior space;
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- a light source for providing illumination within said hollow interior space, wherein said main body shell imparts an enhanced glowing effect upon illumination from said light source.
A decorative pumpkin, comprising:
- a main body shell made of rotationally molded pelletized copolymers and a coloring agent, said main body shell having an exterior surface forming a pumpkin-like shape, said exterior surface defining a hollow interior space;
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- a light source for providing illumination within said hollow interior space, wherein said main body shell imparts an enhanced glowing effect upon illumination from said light source.
A method of manufacturing a synthetic pumpkin, comprising the steps of:
- providing a pelletized raw material in a mold;
- placing said mold in a processing machine;
- rotating said mold while heating said mold to a pre-selected operating temperature;
- maintaining said mold at said pre-selected operating temperature to form a main body shell having an exterior surface forming a pumpkin shape, said exterior surface defining a hollow interior space;
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- removing said formed main body shell from said processing machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.