Patent · US Expired

Illuminated sports projectile

US4989881A · kind A · utility

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1Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 28, 1989
Grant dateFeb 5, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 28, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63B2225/74
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A dart has a barrel with a compartment having an LED therein, a tail and a point section at opposite ends of the barrel. One of the tail and point sections is detachable fromn the body and defines a recess with a battery therein. A first pair of contacts on the barrel are connected to the LED by a pair of wires, and a second set of contacts in the recess connect with the first pair when the sections and barrel are assembled to activate the LED.

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