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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 26, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Craig P Nadel, Montville, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
273330 ;
Abstract
A ball and paddle toy for generating an illumination effect when activated. The toy includes a paddle having a head portion and a handle portion configured for grasping by a user. A switch operable when a force exceeding a threshold force is applied thereto is connected to the paddle head portion. An elastic cord is connected at one end to the switch and at another end to a ball. An illuminating element is connected to the switch and is activated when the elastic cord applies a force exceeding the threshold force to the switch. When in use, the paddle is used to hit the ball, which causes the cord stretch and apply a force to the switch for activating the illuminating element.