Portable UV Charger for Rapid Flying Disc Recharging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing illuminated flying discs, such as glow-in-the-dark Frisbees, often fail to luminesce at inopportune moments due to the need for frequent recharging of phosphorescent coatings, disrupting the user's experience in low-light conditions.
Innovation Solution
A portable charger with a hollow body, hinged caps, and external sleeves that block light emission, equipped with UV LEDs for rapid recharging of the luminescent source on flying discs, allowing easy portability and quick luminescence restoration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If phosphorescent coatings or materials are used to illuminate flying discs, then the discs become easier to visually track in low light conditions, but the coatings need frequent recharging by light exposure or they dim and fail to luminesce
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a portable charging device containing a light source that acts as an intermediary to recharge phosphorescent materials on flying discs. The device includes a body with a hollow space, a light source within the body, and first and second end members with hinged closures that can be opened to expose the light source to the flying disc for rapid recharging of the phosphorescent coating.
2Illumination intensity
If battery-powered LEDs are embedded in flying discs to provide illumination, then the discs can be illuminated, but the weight and form of the flying disc are upset
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the light source from the flying disc itself and places it in a separate portable charging device. This allows the flying disc to maintain its original lightweight construction with phosphorescent materials, while the illumination function is provided externally through the portable charger that contains the light source.
3Illumination intensity
If phosphorescent coatings are applied to flying discs for illumination, then the discs can glow in the dark, but the coatings need frequent recharging which disrupts user experience
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables preliminary recharging of phosphorescent materials on flying discs using a portable charging device with a light source. Users can recharge the discs between uses or at any convenient time, ensuring the luminescence is restored and ready for the next activity, thereby maintaining consistent availability and reliability of the glow-in-the-dark capability.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables rapid recharging of illuminated flying discs in seconds, maintaining their luminescence for immediate use, enhancing user experience by ensuring consistent visibility in low-light conditions without affecting the disc's aerodynamics or weight.
Implementation Method 1
A portable charger with a hollow body, hinged caps, and external sleeves that block light emission, equipped with UV LEDs for rapid recharging of the luminescent source on flying discs
Implementation Method 2
Other flying discs are illuminated by chemical means, such as by being given a phosphorescent coating or by being cast from phosphorescent plastics
Data Source
AI summary
A portable charger for an illuminated recreational flying object, such as flying discs (e.g., Frisbees®), balls (i.e., golf balls, soccer balls, volley balls, etc.), badminton birdies, etc., is described. The portable charger permits a user to easily and rapidly charge the recreational flying object such as. The portable charger is scaled such that the illuminated flying disc is easily manually accessible from either side of the portable charger.