Novelty light-up toy
View Patent ↗A hand-held light-up toy including a see-through housing, a handle connected to the see-through housing, a light source assembly rotatably mounted within the see-through housing, the light source assembly comprising a housing and a printed circuit board mounted within the housing, a plurality of light sources mounted on the printed circuit board, a power source disposed within the handle, motor disposed within the handle and connected to the power source, having a motor shaft extending therefrom, a rotation means disposed within the handle and connected to the motor shaft, and to the printed circuit board assembly for rotating the printed circuit board assembly when the motor is turned on, and an on/off switch assessable on the handle for selectively activating the power source and the motor.
1. A hand-held light-up toy comprising:
a see-through housing;
a handle connected to the see-through housing;
a light source assembly rotatably mounted within the see-through housing, the light source assembly comprising a housing and a printed circuit board mounted within the housing;
a plurality of light sources mounted on the printed circuit board;
a power source disposed within the handle;
a motor disposed within the handle and connected to the power source, having a motor shaft extending therefrom;
at least two arms rotatably mounted between the see-through housing and the handle, in which each arm comprises at least one light source;
a rotation means disposed within the handle and connected to the motor shaft, and to the at least two arms, and to the printed circuit board assembly for rotating the printed circuit board assembly and the arms when the motor is turned on; and
an on/off switch assessable on the handle for selectively activating the power source and the motor.
2. The light-up toy of claim 1 , wherein the power source comprises at least one battery connected to the printed circuit board to supply power to the plurality of light sources located thereon.
3. The toy of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of light sources comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes.
4. The toy of claim 3 , wherein the light emitting diodes are different colors.
5. The toy of claim 1 , wherein the see-through housing is dome-shaped.
6. The toy of claim 1 , wherein the see-through housing is constructed of a plastic material.
7. The toy of claim 1 , wherein the arms are constructed of a flexible material.
8. The toy of claim 1 , wherein the light source assembly comprises a wing and an arch extending from one end of the wing, and the printed circuit board is shaped so as to fit within the light source assembly, with the plurality of light sources disposed around the top portions of the wing and the arch.
9. The toy of claim 1 , wherein the rotation means comprises the motor shaft, and an armature fixedly connected to the motor shaft and the light source assembly, such that when the motor shaft rotates, responsive to the motor being turned on by the switch, the light source assembly rotates.
10. The toy of claim 1 , wherein the rotation means comprises the motor shaft, and a plurality of gears connected between the motor shaft and the light source assembly, such that when the motor shaft rotates, responsive to the motor being turned on by the switch, the light source assembly rotates.
11. The toy of claim 1 , wherein the see-through housing is transparent but colored.
12. The toy of claim 1 , wherein the arms each have a single light source disposed at the end, or the arms each have one or more light sources disposed along the length of the arm.
13. The toy of claim 1 , wherein the arms have different lengths.