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US4979751A
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Lighted football strap
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-10-31
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Granted: 1990-12-25
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Expires: 2009-10-31
Abstract
Abstract A harness is disclosed for the attachment of one or more Chemi-luminescent light sticks to the outside of a playpiece. Such as a football, vollyball, basketball, whiffleball etc. The harness has one or more open-ended sections in-which the light sticks can be easily inserted or removed by hand. The sections can be transparent or translucent plastic base, to house the lights, which in one embodiment are tubular chemical lights which are activated by bending, snapping and shaking. In one embodiment the harness may include quick release attachment means to facilitate use.
Inventors
- 👤 Earl W. Sullivan, III
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 04:54
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B43/00; A63B43/06; A63B2209/00; A63B2209/10; A63B2243/00; A63B2243/0066; A63B2243/007; A63B2243/0095; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S273/00; Y10S273/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
59 words
A harness for the attachment of lights to a play piece, comprising elongated means to encompass said play piece in multiple directions, a transparent tubular section within said elongated means along one of said directions, and light means adapted to be frictionally engaged within said tubular sections, said light means adapted to be activated by bending, snapping and shaking.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
59 words
A harness for the attachment of lights to a play piece, comprising elongated means to encompass said play piece in multiple directions, a transparent tubular section within said elongated means along one of said directions, and light means adapted to be frictionally engaged within said tubular sections, said light means adapted to be activated by bending, snapping and shaking.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
A harness in accordance with claim 1, in which said transparent tubular section comprises a section of tubing base cut obliguely at each end to define an opening and a fastening tab.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A harness in accordance with claim 1, in which said light means are chemi-luminescent light sticks.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A harness in accordance with claim 1, in which said elongated means include a quick-release section.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A harness in accordance with claim 1, in which said elongated means include an adjustable VELCRO fastening.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A harness in accordance with claim 1, in which said light means can vary in numerous sizes.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A harness in accordance with claim 1, in which the diameter of said transparent tubular section can vary in numerous sizes.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A harness in accordance with claim 1 in which said play piece consists of an official size football, conventional size foam football, official size volleyball, or whiffle ball.
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