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Sporting equipment with light emitting means

a technology of light-emitting means and sports equipment, which is applied in the field of sports equipment with a built-in light-emitting means, can solve the problems of people not being able to use sporting equipment at night, and the operation hours of sports equipment at night are very limited

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-01-03
JANG SEUNG HWAN
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[0006] It is, therefore, an objective of the present invention to provide sporting equipment with a light emitting means built into the backboard of a basketball goal or display board to help people enjoy sports even at night time.
[0007] Another objective of the present invention is to provide sporting equipment with a dual function as a street light for increasing the beauty of the night views of a city landscape and as an outdoor lighting for crime prevention, when installed on the street.
[0008] Still another objective of the present invention is to provide sporting equipment that does not require a long-term repair and can be handled with low manpower and substantially reduced maintenance costs.

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However, most places where a basketball goal or other sporting equipment is installed do not proper devices for illumination at night, so people cannot use the sporting equipment at night time after the sun has gone down.
Even though there are some places with lighting systems, their operation hours at night are very limited for reasons, such as the manager's work hours, maintenance costs and so on.

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[0018] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be set forth in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the invention.

[0019]FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a first embodiment of the backboard of a basketball goal among sporting equipment with a built-in light emitting means, in accordance with the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exemplary view of a solar battery provided for the basketball goal, FIG. 3 is a front view of the backboard having grooves formed therein, and FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram to explain the operation of the light emitting means built in the basketball goal.

[0020] As shown in these drawings, the embodiment of a basketball goal among sporting equipment with a built-in light emitting means includes a backboard 1 made of transparent plastic, preferably transparent acryl, and a circular rim 2 fixed at right angles to a lower central portion of the backboard 1....

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Abstract

Sporting equipment with a built-in light emitting means includes a plurality of LEDs installed in a backboard or a display board for instruction, a solar battery and a rechargeable battery, each battery being electrically connected for power supply to the LEDs. The sporting equipment helps people enjoy sports even at night time and also functions as a street light for increasing the beauty of the night views of a city and as outdoor lighting for crime prevention.

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CROSS-REFERENCE(S) TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present invention claims priority of Korean utility model applications NO. 20-2006-16431 and No. 20-2006-18902, which are incorporated by the reference in their entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention relates in general to sporting equipment such as an outdoor basketball goal; and, more particularly, to sporting equipment with a built-in light emitting means including a light emitting diode (hereinafter, referred to as an LED), a drive circuit, etc., provided to the backboard of a basketball goal or an electronic display board of sporting equipment to radiate light, so that people can easily locate the sporting equipment and keep playing even at night time or when it is dark. [0003] With increasing interest in health in recent years, there has been a sharp increase in the population that enjoys active sports as well as plain and simple sports. These people enjoy doing simple exercises or workouts at any place,...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63B63/08
CPCA63B63/083A63B2207/02A63B71/02A63B2225/74
Inventor JANG, SEUNG HWAN
Owner JANG SEUNG HWAN
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