US3340647A
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Illuminated toy pipe
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-01-13
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Granted: 1967-09-12
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Expires: 1985-01-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard A Lathrop
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 01:51
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H33/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
193 words
IN A TOY PIPE WITH A BODY OF APPROXIMATELY THE SIZE AND SHAPE OF A CONVENTIONAL SMOKING PIPE HAVING A BOWL AND A HOLLOW STEM, AND ACTION FEATURE COMPRISING AN UPRIGHT CYLINDRICAL SLEEVE DEFINING A CHAMBER SECURED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BOWL OF SAID PIPE, A COIL SPRING LOCATED IN THE LOWERMOST PORTION OF SAID CHAMBER, A DRY CELL BATTERY LOCATED WITHIN SAID CHAMBER AND SUPPORTED BY SAID COIL SPRING, A TUBE SECURED WITHIN SAID BOWL SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID SLEEVE FORMING A CONTINUOUS PASSAGE WITH SAID HOLLOW STEM, A CAP SLIDABLY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID TUBE, A FLEXIBLE CONDUCTOR ELECTRICALLY CONNECTING SAID COIL SPRING WITH THE CAP, A LIGHT BULB POSITIONED WITH THE CENTER ELECTRODE IN CONTACT WITH THE POSITIVE POLE OF SAID BATTERY, A DIAPHRAGM ADAPTED TO SECURELY RECEIVE SAID LIGHT BULB, A TRANSLUCENT COVER DETACHABLY SECURED TO SAID BOWL POSITIONING SAID DIAPHRAGM WITHIN THE BOWL, AND AN AIR POWERED SOUND MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID STEM WHEREBY WHEN AIR IS BLOWN INTO THE STEM SOUND IS EMITTED FROM THE PIPE AND THE CAP IS CAUSED TO RISE STRIKING THE DIAPHRAGM THEREBY COMPLETING THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT AND CAUSING THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-09-11 | 1971-03-13 | 1971-09-12 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-09-11 | 1975-03-13 | 1975-09-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-09-11 | 1979-03-13 | 1979-09-12 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |