US4965705A
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Electronic badge having double-effect pins
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-03-19
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Granted: 1990-10-23
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Expires: 2010-03-19
Abstract
Abstract An electronic badge includes a front plate having a plurality of illuminators formed therein and a pair of pins protruding rearwardly from the front plate electrically connected with two power input pins of a flasher integrated circuit formed in the front plate for driving and flashing the illuminators, and a button having at least a battery fixed in the button provided with two clips respectively connected with two poles of the battery for coupling the two pins and the front plate and for powering the illuminators for their flashing, whereby upon a disengagement of the two clips of the power source from their corresponding two pins, the power lead to the illuminators will be disconnected to switch off the illuminators.
Inventors
- 👤 Wen-Tsung Lin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 20:06
CPC Classifications
A; A44; A44C; A44C15/00; A44C15/0015; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S362/00; Y10S362/80; Y10S362/806
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
368 words
An electronic badge comprising: a front plate having decorative figures printed or formed on its front surface, a plurality of illuminating holes formed through the plate; a button having a base formed with two pin holes in said base and a housing for covering the base, shaped or marked to be distinguishable from an elevational or inverted state of the button; a power source formed in said button having a positive clip connected to a positive pole of a battery and a negative clip connected to a negative pole of the battery; and an illuminating means including a flasher integrated circuit formed on a printed circuit board fixed on a rear surface of said front plate, a plurality of illuminators connected to and driven by said flasher integrated circuit, a first pin operatively engaging said positive clip of said power source and connected to a positive input pin of said flasher integrated circuit through a forward-biased diode, and a second pin operatively engaging said negative clip of said power source and connected to a negative input pin of said flasher integrated circuit, said first pin and said second pin of said illuminating means served for passing through a wearer's clothes and two said pin holes in said button for engaging two said clips of said power source fixed in said button for coupling said front plate with said button, said forward-biased diode of said illuminating means having an anode connected to said first pin and having a cathode connected to said positive input pin of said flasher integrated circuit, whereby upon an engagement of said first pin with said positive clip of said power source and an engagement of said second pin with said negative clip of said power source for keeping the button at its elevational state, a forward current is led through said diode to power said flasher integrated circuit for flashing said illuminators, and whereby upon a withdrawal of said button from said two pins and an inversion of said button to engage said second pin with said positive clip of said power source and engage said first pin with said negative clip, said flasher integrated circuit is not powered to switch off said illuminators.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
368 words
An electronic badge comprising: a front plate having decorative figures printed or formed on its front surface, a plurality of illuminating holes formed through the plate; a button having a base formed with two pin holes in said base and a housing for covering the base, shaped or marked to be distinguishable from an elevational or inverted state of the button; a power source formed in said button having a positive clip connected to a positive pole of a battery and a negative clip connected to a negative pole of the battery; and an illuminating means including a flasher integrated circuit formed on a printed circuit board fixed on a rear surface of said front plate, a plurality of illuminators connected to and driven by said flasher integrated circuit, a first pin operatively engaging said positive clip of said power source and connected to a positive input pin of said flasher integrated circuit through a forward-biased diode, and a second pin operatively engaging said negative clip of said power source and connected to a negative input pin of said flasher integrated circuit, said first pin and said second pin of said illuminating means served for passing through a wearer's clothes and two said pin holes in said button for engaging two said clips of said power source fixed in said button for coupling said front plate with said button, said forward-biased diode of said illuminating means having an anode connected to said first pin and having a cathode connected to said positive input pin of said flasher integrated circuit, whereby upon an engagement of said first pin with said positive clip of said power source and an engagement of said second pin with said negative clip of said power source for keeping the button at its elevational state, a forward current is led through said diode to power said flasher integrated circuit for flashing said illuminators, and whereby upon a withdrawal of said button from said two pins and an inversion of said button to engage said second pin with said positive clip of said power source and engage said first pin with said negative clip, said flasher integrated circuit is not powered to switch off said illuminators.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
An electronic badge according to claim 1, wherein said illuminators are selected from light-emitting diodes and bulbs.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
An electronic badge according to claim 1, wherein said button is shaped as a heart shape.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
223 words
An electronic badge comprising: a front plate having an illuminating means formed thereon provided with two pins protruding rearwardly; a button having a power source consisting of a plurality of batteries connected in series mounted in said button, said button having two pin holes formed thereon to be coupled with two said pins formed on said illuminating means and said front plate; said button formed with a first pin hole having a positive clip of said power source disposed around said first pin hole for engaging a first pin of said illuminating means, and having an arcuate slot formed in said button starting from a second pin hole and stopping at a limiting hole apart from the second pin hole, a negative clip of said power source disposed around said second pin hole for engaging a second pin of said illuminating means, said arcuate slot having a curvature with its center coinciding with a center of said first pin hole, whereby upon an engagement of two said pins with said positive and negative clips of said power source, said illuminating means will be powered by said power source, and whereby upon rotation or biasing of said button around said first pin hole, said second pin will be moved to disengage from said negative clip to disconnect the power source of the illuminating means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
223 words
An electronic badge comprising: a front plate having an illuminating means formed thereon provided with two pins protruding rearwardly; a button having a power source consisting of a plurality of batteries connected in series mounted in said button, said button having two pin holes formed thereon to be coupled with two said pins formed on said illuminating means and said front plate; said button formed with a first pin hole having a positive clip of said power source disposed around said first pin hole for engaging a first pin of said illuminating means, and having an arcuate slot formed in said button starting from a second pin hole and stopping at a limiting hole apart from the second pin hole, a negative clip of said power source disposed around said second pin hole for engaging a second pin of said illuminating means, said arcuate slot having a curvature with its center coinciding with a center of said first pin hole, whereby upon an engagement of two said pins with said positive and negative clips of said power source, said illuminating means will be powered by said power source, and whereby upon rotation or biasing of said button around said first pin hole, said second pin will be moved to disengage from said negative clip to disconnect the power source of the illuminating means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
An electronic badge according to claim 4, wherein said limiting hole of said arcuate slot is disposed around by a spring clip for retaining the second pin when disengaged from the negative clip of the power source positioned at the second pin hole.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1993-10-22 | 1994-04-23 | 1994-10-23 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1997-10-22 | 1998-04-23 | 1998-10-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2001-10-22 | 2002-04-23 | 2002-10-23 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |