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Ball with lighting device

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-12-06
WANG CHI HSIEN
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"The present invention is a ball with an inflatable inner sphere and a receiving tube for a lighting device. The inner sphere has holes for light to pass through. The lighting device includes a cylindrical case with a switch, power unit, activation unit, and lighting unit. The switch and activation unit are connected to the power unit, and the activation unit is connected to the lighting unit. When the switch is activated, the power unit provides power to the lighting unit, and the lighting device lights up. The technical effect of this invention is a lighting device that can be easily inflated and controlled with a switch."

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This is partially because the conventional tennis balls cannot be seen at night.

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[0012]Referring to FIGS. 1 to 6, the ball 1 of the present invention comprises an inflatable inner sphere 11 and a receiving tube 111 is engaged with a base 114 in the inner sphere 11 so as to receive a lighting device 2 therein. The inner sphere 11 is made by transparent material such as silicon rubber, rubber, Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) or the like. An outer layer 12 is coated to the inner sphere 11 and has a plurality of holes 121 defined therethrough so that the light can be seen via the holes 121. A valve 112 is connected to the inner sphere 11 so as to introduce air into the inner sphere 11.

[0013]The lighting device 2 is received in the receiving tube 111 and includes a cylindrical case 21 in which a switch unit 22, a power unit 23, an activation unit 24 and a lighting unit 25 are received. A cover 212 is connected to the cylindrical case 21 to seal the cylindrical case 21. The receiving tube 111 includes an enlarged head 1111 and a sleeve 113 is received in the enlarged head 11...

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Abstract

A ball includes an inflatable inner sphere and a receiving tube is located in the inner sphere so that a lighting device is received in the receiving tube. An outer layer is coated to the inner sphere and has a plurality of holes defined therethrough. The lighting device includes a switch unit, a power unit, an activation unit and a lighting unit, wherein the switch unit and the activation unit are electrically connected with the power unit, and the lighting unit is electrically connected with the activation unit so that when the switch unit is activated, the lighting device lights up.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a ball with a lighting device received therein which is activated by vibration.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]A conventional sport such as tennis includes at least two players and each player operates a tennis racket to hit a tennis ball fly over a net which is located at a mediate portion of a tennis court. The tennis ball does not have any lighting feature so that if the players want to play tennis at night, the tennis court needs to have a lot of lighting facilities to achieve the purpose. This is partially because the conventional tennis balls cannot be seen at night.[0003]The present invention intends to provide a ball with a lighting device received therein which includes a plurality of lighting members which are activated by vibration. Therefore, when the players hit the ball, the lighting members light up.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[0004]The present invention relates to a ball which comprises an inflatable inner sph...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63B43/06
CPCA63B43/06
Inventor WANG, CHI-HSIEN
Owner WANG CHI HSIEN
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