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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 22, 1995
Dexter Chih-Teh Liu, Portsmouth, RI (US);
LCD International L.L.C., Newport, RI (US);
Abstract
A toy includes an equine-shaped hollow figure with hooves that are transparent or translucent. A light-emitting source is mounted inside each of the figure's legs so as to internally illuminate the hoof when the light-emitting source is illuminated. A battery power source is located within the hollow figure with a wiring circuit within the figure that electrically connects the battery power source and the light-emitting source. A motion switch is interposed in the wiring circuit between the battery power source and the light-emitting source and oriented to effect opening and closing of the switch as the figure is rocked in forward and rearward directions. One motion switch embodiment includes a rolling ball and is oriented in the hollow figure such that the rolling ball has a travel direction within the switch generally parallel to a front-to-rear longitudinal axis of the hollow figure. The rolling ball switch is equipped with multiple circuit-closing contacts and is configured to simultaneously illuminate all hooves or one pair of hooves separately from the other pair. Another motion switch includes a conductive post and surrounding coil spring.