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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Charles E Grafton, S. Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
473594 ; 473570 ;
Abstract
A generally spherical soft flexible outer skin is formed of a plurality of panels commonly joined to each other along their respective edges. Certain of the panels are formed of an opaque material while others are formed of a light transmissive foraminous material. The interior of the spherical outer skin is loosely filled with a particulate filler formed of a photoluminescent material. The resulting footbag is activated by exposing the foraminous panels to a strong light source. Thereafter, the photoluminescent particulate filler emits light outwardly through the apertures of the foraminous panels but not through the opaque panels.