Illuminated dice and storage housing

Claim 2

An illuminated die and a storage housing therefor including, in combination: (a) a die incorporating battery and light emitting means; (b) a normally closed switch in said die for connecting said battery to said light emitting means; (c) a storage housing defining a die receiving compartment for said die; and (d) means in said compartment responsive to the placing of said die therein to open said normally closed switch.

Claim 3

The subject matter of claim 1, in which there is provided a second die similar to said first die, said housing including a second compartment incorporating means responsive to the placing of said second die therein to open the normally closed switch incorporated in said second die so that said housing serves as a storage means for dice.

Claim 4

Illuminated dice and a storage housing therefor including, in combination: (a) first and second dice each having a plurality of surfaces in which opposite surfaces lie in parallel planes; (b) light emitting means in each die; (c) energizing means for said light emitting means in each die; (d) a normally closed master switch in each die for connecting and disconnecting said energizing means to said light emitting means; (e) a housing for said dice having side-by-side die receiving compartments of inside dimensions corresponding to the outside dimensions of the dice so that the dice substantially fill the receiving compartments when placed therein, each die having a bore extending into its interior from a given face; and (f) a projection on the floor of each die receiving compartment positioned to be received in said bore when said given face of a die is positioned downwardly to seat on said floor, said master switch means being located within said die so as to be automatically engaged by said projection to move to an open position whereby the master switch in each die is open when the dice are stored in said receiving compartments of said housing to avoid drainage of energy during storage.

Claim 5

Illuminated dice and a storage housing therefor including, in combination: (a) first and second dice each having a plurality of surfaces in which opposite surfaces lie in parallel planes; (b) light emitting means in each die; (c) energizing means for said light emitting means in each die; (d) a normally closed master switch in each die for connecting and disconnecting said energizing means to said light emitting means; (e) a housing for said dice having side-by-side die receiving compartments of inside dimensions corresponding to the outside dimensions of the dice so that the dice substantially fill the receiving compartments when placed therein, each die having a bore extending into its interior from a given face; and (f) a projection on the floor of each die receiving compartment positioned to be received in said bore when said given face of a die is positioned downwardly to seat on said floor, said master switch means being located within said die so as to be automatically engaged by said projection to move to an open position whereby the master switch in each die is open when the dice are stored in said receiving compartments of said housing to avoid drainage of energy during storage.

Claim 6

The subject matter of claim 3, in which each die is in the form of a cube, each die receiving compartment having a cubical volume for receiving the die; and a cover having raised square areas on its underside dimensioned to be received in the upper opening of said compartments to index the cover in position on said housing.