U.S. patent application number 09/816569 was filed with the patent office on 2002-09-26 for bouncing ball having sound or light generating device.
Invention is credited to Yu, Chih Hua.
Application Number | 20020137582 09/816569 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 25220995 |
Filed Date | 2002-09-26 |
United States Patent
Application |
20020137582 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Yu, Chih Hua |
September 26, 2002 |
Bouncing ball having sound or light generating device
Abstract
A bouncing ball device includes a number of legs extended
radially outward for increasing a bouncing effect of the ball and
includes a number of end members detachably or changeably secured
to the legs. A sound and/or a light generating device may be
received in the ball for generating a sound or a light. A circuit
board is received in the ball, a buzzer and one or more light bulbs
are attached to the circuit board, and a spring member may be used
for selectively energizing the buzzer or the light bulbs. A housing
is received in the ball for receiving the circuit board.
Inventors: |
Yu, Chih Hua; (Chong Ho
City, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Chih Hua Yu
P. O. Box 10-69
Chong Ho
Taipei
235
TW
|
Family ID: |
25220995 |
Appl. No.: |
09/816569 |
Filed: |
March 21, 2001 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
473/570 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63B 43/00 20130101;
A63B 43/06 20130101; A63B 43/002 20130101; A63B 2071/0625
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
473/570 |
International
Class: |
A63B 043/06; A63B
043/00 |
Claims
I claim:
1. A bouncing ball device comprising: a ball body including a
plurality of legs extended radially outward therefrom for
increasing a bouncing effect of said ball body.
2. The bouncing ball device according to claim 1, wherein said ball
body further includes a plurality of end members, and means for
securing said end members to said legs.
3. The bouncing ball device according to claim 2, wherein said legs
each includes a cavity formed therein, said end members each
includes a projection extended therefrom and engaged into said
cavity of said legs respectively.
4. The bouncing ball device according to claim 1, wherein a first
leg of said legs of said ball body includes an aperture formed
therein, and a sound generating device received in said ball body
for generating a sound through said aperture of said first leg.
5. The bouncing ball device according to claim 4, wherein said
sound generating device includes a circuit board received in said
ball body, a buzzer attached to said circuit board, and means for
energizing said buzzer.
6. The bouncing ball device according to claim 5, wherein said
energizing means includes a conductor member provided on said
circuit board, and a spring member having a first end secured on
said circuit board and a second end for selectively engaging with
said conductor member.
7. The bouncing ball device according to claim 5 further comprising
a housing received in said ball body for receiving said circuit
board.
8. The bouncing ball device according to claim 7, wherein said
housing includes a tube extended therefrom and engaged into said
first leg of said ball body.
9. The bouncing ball device according to claim 7, wherein said
housing includes a spring arm extended therefrom and engaged with
said circuit board for retaining said circuit board in said
housing.
10. The bouncing ball device according to claim 1 further
comprising a light generating device received in said ball body for
generating a light.
11. The bouncing ball device according to claim 10, wherein said
light generating device includes a circuit board received in said
ball body, at least one light device attached to said circuit
board, and means for energizing said at least one light device.
12. The bouncing ball device according to claim 10 wherein said
energizing means includes a conductor member provided on said
circuit board, and a spring member having a first end secured on
said circuit board and a second end for selectively engaging with
said conductor member.
13. A bouncing ball device comprising: a ball body, and a sound
generating device received in said ball body for generating a
sound.
14. The bouncing ball device according to claim 13, wherein said
sound generating device includes a circuit board received in said
ball body, a buzzer attached to said circuit board, and means for
energizing said buzzer.
15. The bouncing ball device according to claim 14, wherein said
energizing means includes a conductor member provided on said
circuit board, and a spring member having a first end secured on
said circuit board and a second end for selectively engaging with
said conductor member.
16. The bouncing ball device according to claim 14 further
comprising a housing received in said ball body for receiving said
circuit board, said ball body including a plurality of legs
extended radially outward therefrom and having an aperture formed
in a first leg of said legs, said housing including a tube extended
therefrom and engaged into said first leg of said ball body.
17. A bouncing ball device comprising: a ball body, and a light
generating device received in said ball body for generating a
light.
18. The bouncing ball device according to claim 17, wherein said
light generating device includes a circuit board received in said
ball body, at least one light device attached to said circuit
board, and means for energizing said at least one light device.
19. The bouncing ball device according to claim 18 wherein said
energizing means includes a conductor member provided on said
circuit board, and a spring member having a first end secured on
said circuit board and a second end for selectively engaging with
said conductor member.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a bouncing ball device, and
more particularly to a bouncing ball device having a sound and/or a
light generating device provided therein.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] Typical bouncing balls comprise a spherical ball made of
resilient materials, such as the rubber, for allowing the ball to
be bounced or spring backward when hitting onto the ground or the
other object. The typical bouncing balls may not be used to
generate voices or sounds or lights.
[0005] The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate
the afore-described disadvantages of the conventional bouncing
balls.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide
a bouncing ball device including a sound and/or a light generating
device provided therein for generating a sound or a light and for
recreational purposes.
[0007] The other objective of the present invention is to provide a
bouncing ball device including a number of spring legs extended
radially outward therefrom for increasing the bouncing effect
thereof.
[0008] In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is
provided a bouncing ball device comprising a ball body including a
plurality of legs extended radially outward therefrom for
increasing a bouncing effect of the ball body.
[0009] The ball body further includes a plurality of end members,
and means for securing the end members to the legs. The legs each
includes a cavity formed therein, the end members each includes a
projection extended therefrom and engaged into the cavity of the
legs respectively.
[0010] A first leg of the legs of the ball body includes an
aperture formed therein, and a sound generating device received in
the ball body for generating a sound through the aperture of the
first leg.
[0011] The sound generating device includes a circuit board
received in the ball body, a buzzer attached to the circuit board,
and means for energizing the buzzer.
[0012] The energizing means includes a conductor member provided on
the circuit board, and a spring member having a first end secured
on the circuit board and a second end for selectively engaging with
the conductor member.
[0013] A housing may further be provided and received in the ball
body for receiving the circuit board, and includes a tube extended
therefrom and engaged into the first leg of the ball body. The
housing includes a spring arm extended therefrom and engaged with
the circuit board for retaining the circuit board in the
housing.
[0014] A light generating device is further provided and received
in the ball body for generating a light and includes a circuit
board received in the ball body, at least one light device attached
to the circuit board, and means for energizing the at least one
light device.
[0015] The energizing means includes a conductor member provided on
the circuit board, and a spring member having a first end secured
on the circuit board and a second end for selectively engaging with
the conductor member.
[0016] Further objectives and advantages of the present invention
will become apparent from a careful reading of a detailed
description provided hereinbelow, with appropriate reference to
accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0017] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bouncing ball device in
accordance with the present invention;
[0018] FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the bouncing ball device;
[0019] FIG. 3 is a partial exploded view showing the housing
members for being received in the bouncing ball device;
[0020] FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view showing a circuit board of
the bouncing ball device;
[0021] FIGS. 5 and 6 are perspective views showing the other
embodiments of the bouncing ball device;
[0022] FIG. 7 is a partial exploded view showing the further
embodiment of the bouncing ball device;
[0023] FIG. 8 is a partial exploded and cross sectional view of the
bouncing ball device as shown in FIG. 7; and
[0024] FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating the operation of
the bouncing ball device.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0025] Referring to the drawings, and initially to FIGS. 1-4, a
bouncing ball device in accordance with the present invention
comprises a ball body 2 including one or more ball members 20
secured together by such as the welding or molding processes and
including a chamber 21 formed therein. The ball body 2 includes a
number of spring legs 5 extended radially outward therefrom for
increasing the bouncing effect of the ball body 2 (FIG. 9). The
spring legs 5 include a cylindrical shape 52 having a decorative
end member 53 attached to the end portions thereof.
[0026] As shown in FIGS. 1, 5, 6, 7, the decorative end members 53
may be formed into various kinds of shapes and patterns or colors.
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the decorative end members 53 may each
include a projection 55 engaged into a cavity 54 of the
corresponding cylindrical-shaped spring legs 52, by such as a
force-fitted engagement, for allowing the decorative end members 53
to be detachably or changeably secured to the spring legs 52. The
decorative end members 53 may also be solidly secured to the spring
legs 52 with adhesive materials or by welding processes, or the
like.
[0027] As shown in FIG. 2, one of the spring legs 5 includes an
aperture 51 formed in the end portion thereof. A housing 3 includes
two or more housing members 30, 40 to be secured together. For
example, the housing members 30, 40 each includes a semi-spherical
shape having a peripheral flange 31, 41 extended radially outward
therefrom for engaging with each other and for being secured
together with such as the adhesive materials or by the welding
processes, or the like. The housing member 40 includes a tube 44
extended therefrom for engaging into the spring leg 5 that has the
aperture 51 formed therein, and having an orifice 43 formed therein
for aligning with the aperture 51 of the spring leg 5.
[0028] A circuit board 11 or the like is engaged in the housing 3
and includes a buzzer 12 engaged in the orifice 43 of the housing
member 40, for example. The housing member 30 may include a spring
arm 32 for engaging with or for engaging into a depression 19 (FIG.
4) of the circuit board 11 for retaining the circuit board 11
within the housing 3. A spring member 15 has an end portion secured
to the circuit board 11 and has the other end portion for engaging
with a conductor member 13 of the circuit board 11 and for
enclosing the electric circuit of the circuit board 11 when the
ball body 1 is moved or bounced.
[0029] The circuit board 11 may include one or more light devices
or light bulbs 16, 17 attached thereto for generating a light when
the spring member 15 contacts with the conductor member 13. The
buzzer 12 may be used to generate a sound or a voice when the
spring member 15 contacts with the conductor member 13 or when the
electric circuit of the circuit board 11 is enclosed. One or more
batteries 18 are attached to the circuit board 11 for energizing
the light devices 16, 17 and the buzzer 12.
[0030] It is preferable that the ball body 2 and/or the housing 3
is made of transparent or semi-transparent materials for allowing
the light to be transmitted or emitted outward through the ball
body 2 and/or the housing 3.
[0031] Accordingly, the bouncing ball device in accordance with the
present invention includes a sound and/or a light generating device
provided therein for generating a sound or a light and for
recreational purposes, and/or includes a spring legs extended
radially outward therefrom for increasing the bouncing effect
thereof.
[0032] Although this invention has been described with a certain
degree of particularity, it is to be understood that the present
disclosure has been made by way of example only and that numerous
changes in the detailed construction and the combination and
arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the
spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.
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