Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
252 words
An article of manufacture comprising a molded, hollow, spherical ball made of airtight, flexible, elastic, translucent plastic material, a self-sealing valve mounted on the interior wall of said ball and enclosed within a covering of said material that is molded thereabout simultaneously with the molding of said ball, a light stick supporting post extending radially inward from said interior wall at a position substantially diametrically opposite said valve, said post being of the same said material as said ball and molded integrally therewith, said post and wall from which said post extends having a continous open radially directed bore therethrough of a size adapted to accept under endwise manual pressure a light stick of larger diameter than said bore, and a light stick adapted to be positioned in said post, the length of said light stick being such that when said light stick is positioned in said post its outer end is flush with the outer surface of said ball and its inner end extends beyond the end of said post, the character of said post being such that when said light stick is positioned therein and in activated condition, the light given off by said light stick will in part effectively pass through the surrounding wall of said post and in part will emanate directly from the free inner end of said light stick, the total light from said light stick being adequate to illuminate substantially the entire ball to a degree enabling said ball to be used in the dark.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
252 words
An article of manufacture comprising a molded, hollow, spherical ball made of airtight, flexible, elastic, translucent plastic material, a self-sealing valve mounted on the interior wall of said ball and enclosed within a covering of said material that is molded thereabout simultaneously with the molding of said ball, a light stick supporting post extending radially inward from said interior wall at a position substantially diametrically opposite said valve, said post being of the same said material as said ball and molded integrally therewith, said post and wall from which said post extends having a continous open radially directed bore therethrough of a size adapted to accept under endwise manual pressure a light stick of larger diameter than said bore, and a light stick adapted to be positioned in said post, the length of said light stick being such that when said light stick is positioned in said post its outer end is flush with the outer surface of said ball and its inner end extends beyond the end of said post, the character of said post being such that when said light stick is positioned therein and in activated condition, the light given off by said light stick will in part effectively pass through the surrounding wall of said post and in part will emanate directly from the free inner end of said light stick, the total light from said light stick being adequate to illuminate substantially the entire ball to a degree enabling said ball to be used in the dark.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
The article of manufacture set forth in claim 1, the weight of said valve and its covering and the weight of said post and said light stick mounted therein being so nearly equal that there will be no noticeable effect on the ball when in play.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The article of manufacture set forth in claims 1 or 2, said light stick weighing less than 1% of the weight of said ball.