U.S. patent application number 12/591963 was filed with the patent office on 2011-06-09 for ball body.
Invention is credited to I-Pin Hsu.
Application Number | 20110136604 12/591963 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 44082574 |
Filed Date | 2011-06-09 |
United States Patent
Application |
20110136604 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Hsu; I-Pin |
June 9, 2011 |
Ball body
Abstract
This invention relates to a ball body which essentially
comprises a transmitting hollow inner bladder. A recessed socket
for accommodation of a vibration-powered luminous body is provided
on the transmitting hollow inner bladder. A superficial layer is
further wrapped on outside surface of the transmitting hollow inner
bladder, which has transmitting areas provided thereon. When the
ball body is played to produce vibration, the vibration-powered
luminous body is lightened and light is scattered out through the
transmitting hollow inner bladder and the transmitting areas on the
superficial layer so as to increase more fun in playing the ball
and diversified functions of toy.
Inventors: |
Hsu; I-Pin; (Tainan City,
TW) |
Family ID: |
44082574 |
Appl. No.: |
12/591963 |
Filed: |
December 7, 2009 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
473/609 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63B 41/00 20130101;
A63B 2225/74 20200801; A63B 43/06 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
473/609 |
International
Class: |
A63B 41/02 20060101
A63B041/02 |
Claims
1. A ball body, comprising: a transmitting hollow inner bladder,
having a recessed socket for accommodation of a vibration-powered
luminous body provided thereon; a superficial layer wrapped on
outside surface of the transmitting hollow inner bladder, a
plurality of transmitting areas with specified pattern design being
distributed throughout the superficial layer.
2. A ball body as claimed in claim 1, wherein said transmitting
areas are hollowed out.
3. A ball body as claimed in claim 1, wherein a mouth for inflation
is provided on the transmitting hollow inner bladder.
4. A ball body as claimed in claim 1, wherein said superficial
layer has a design of ball.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a ball body, more
particularly to a toy jumping ball having flickering and patterned
light, which can increase more fun in playing by the design of an
inner bladder having luminous body and a superficial layer having
transmitting pattern areas thereon.
[0003] 2. Brief Description of the Prior Art
[0004] There are two kinds of conventional toy balls currently sold
on market, one is made by rubber sheet into a hollow ball and is
inflated with air so as to have enough elasticity for play, such as
rubber ball, basketball, dodgeball and volleyball, while the other
one is completely solid in whole ball body and is made by elastic
rubber material.
[0005] The ball body inflated with air is lighter in weight, but it
is a single-layer design without color variation so that it is less
attractive to those children like novel stuff and visual
stimulation. After a period of time usage, either rubber skin on
the outside of ball body is broken, or air inside the ball body is
leaked to cause insufficiency in pressure inside the ball body or
decrease in elasticity, or rubber skin is broken, the ball is out
of service.
[0006] Additionally, there is a jumping ball containing a puppet, a
luminous body or a beeper and its manufacturing cost is more
expensive due to above containment. With respect to a jumping ball
having luminous body therein, a transmitting inner bladder is
provided inside and a luminous body is embedded in or at one end of
the inner bladder to allow the ball have the color present by the
light emitted so as to increase appeal for children. However, the
ball also has unitary color after the transmitting inner bladder is
lightened so that there is again no variation in color or pattern.
Further, the transmitting inner bladder cannot be printed with any
pattern on it in order not to shield the light emitted from the
luminous body. This will result in insufficiency of brightness
which might dwindle the attraction for children.
[0007] In view of the above shortcomings of prior art, the inventor
of the present invention hereby proposes a ball body according to
research and improvement conducted on prior art, on the basis of
his proficient experience and knowledge in R&D and
manufacturing in relevant field, with a purpose to achieve better
practical value of the invention.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
[0008] The main object of the ball body of the present invention is
to improve the disadvantage of dwindling attraction of conventional
structure for children due to few variation in color and pattern.
It can increase more fun in play by the design of an inner bladder
having luminous body and a superficial layer having transmitting
pattern areas on it.
[0009] The object and advantages of the ball body can be achieved
by the following technology.
[0010] The ball body of the present invention essentially comprises
a transmitting hollow inner bladder. A recessed socket for
accommodation of a vibration-powered luminous body is provided on
the transmitting hollow inner bladder. A superficial layer is
wrapped on outside surface of the transmitting hollow inner
bladder, which has transmitting areas provided thereon. When the
ball body is played to produce vibration, the vibration-powered
luminous body is lightened and light is scattered out through the
transmitting hollow inner bladder and the transmitting areas on the
superficial layer so as to increase more fun in playing and
diversified functions of toy.
[0011] Furthermore, the ball body of the present invention has a
mouth for inflation provided on the transmitting hollow inner
bladder for timely supplement of enough quantity of gas so that the
ball body has sufficient elasticity for play.
[0012] In the ball body of the present invention, the transmitting
areas on the superficial layer are hollowed out such that light can
be scattered out from the hollow-out transmitting areas. Hence,
pleasure in playing ball and diversified functions of toy can be
increased.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0013] FIG. 1 is a perspective exploded view showing the ball body
of the present invention.
[0014] FIG. 2 is a sectional schematic view showing the ball body
of the present invention.
[0015] FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing the transmitting areas of
the ball body of the present invention.
[0016] FIG. 4 is another schematic view showing the transmitting
areas of the ball body of the present invention.
[0017] FIG. 5 is a perspective exploded view showing another
embodiment of the ball body of the present invention.
[0018] FIG. 6 is a sectional schematic view showing another
embodiment of the ball body of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0019] The objects, the technical contents and the expected
effectiveness of the present invention will become more apparent
from the detailed description of the preferred embodiment in
conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
[0020] FIG. 1 is a perspective exploded view showing the ball body
of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a sectional schematic view
showing the ball body of the present invention. Referring to those
figures, the ball body of the present invention comprises:
[0021] a transmitting hollow inner bladder (1) provided with a
recessed socket (11) for accommodation of a vibration-powered
luminous body (12) thereon;
[0022] a superficial layer (12) wrapped throughout the outside of
the transmitting hollow inner bladder (1), which has transmitting
areas (21) distributed over it, the transmitting areas (21) having
specified pattern design.
[0023] When in use, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the transmitting
hollow inner bladder (1) is wrapped with the superficial layer (2)
which can be made to have anyone design of ball such as basketball,
volleyball or football. Transmitting areas (21), which can be a
design of flower, star, cartoon, character, animal as shown in
FIGS. 1, 3 and 4, or which can be hollowed out patterns, are
provided on the superficial layer (2). When the ball body is played
to produce vibration, the vibration-powered luminous body (12) is
lightened and light is scattered out through the transmitting
hollow inner bladder (1) and the transmitting areas (21) so as to
increase more pleasure in playing the ball and to increase
diversified functions of toy.
[0024] Furthermore, a mouth (13) for inflation is provided on the
transmitting hollow inner bladder (1) for timely supplement of
enough quantity of gas so that the ball body has sufficient
elasticity for play.
[0025] The abovementioned embodiment or drawings are not intended
to restrict the product aspect, structure or usage mode of the
present invention. Various modifications and variations can be made
without departing from the spirit and scope of the present
invention, as set forth in the appended claims.
[0026] Based on foregoing, the ball body of the present invention
surely has following advantages when comparing with prior art.
[0027] 1. The ball body of the present invention has an inner
bladder having a vibration-powered luminous body and a superficial
layer having transmitting pattern areas. When the ball is played to
produce vibration, the vibration-powered luminous body is lightened
and light is scattered out through the transmitting hollow inner
bladder and the transmitting areas on the superficial layer so as
to increase more fun in playing the ball and to increase
diversified functions of toy.
[0028] 2. The superficial layer of the ball body of the present
invention can be made to have anyone style of ball such as
basketball, volleyball or football. Transmitting areas can be made
to have a design of flower, star, cartoon, character, animal so as
to increase more fun in playing the ball and diversified functions
of toy.
[0029] 3. In the ball body of the present invention, the
transmitting areas can be made either to have or to have no
hollow-out design. Light can be scattered out through the
transmitting areas so as to increase more fun in playing the ball
and diversified functions of toy.
[0030] 4. In the ball body of the present invention, a mouth for
inflation or a valve is provided on the transmitting hollow inner
bladder for timely supplement of enough quantity of gas so that the
ball body has sufficient elasticity for play.
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