Information
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Patent Grant
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6625506
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Patent Number
6,625,506
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Date Filed
Friday, March 24, 200024 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, September 23, 200321 years ago
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Inventors
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Examiners
- Isen; Forester W.
- Pendleton; Brian
Agents
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 428 24
- 704 272
- 040 455
- 040 12401
- 040 334
- 040 538
- 700 94
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International Classifications
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Abstract
A decorative flower with lighting and voice message is enclosed. The decorative flower includes a shaft having a tapering lower end, a middle section, and a top section having an enlarged inner space. A flower part having a number of artificial petals is encircled to the top section of the shaft to form a flower shape. A printed circuit board is mounted inside the middle section of the shaft. A microphone, a recording button and a playing button are arranged inside the middle section and electrically connected to the printed circuit board separately. A battery arranged inside the shaft for supplying power. A speaker is arranged in the enlarged inner space of the top section, and a light emitting element is mounted on the top end of the top section. Both of the speaker and the light emitting element are electrically connected to the printed circuit board. A ball pen refill is arranged inside the tapering lower end of the shaft, and the tip of the ball pen refill protrudes out of the shaft. Furthermore, a clip or a brooch is mounted on the shaft.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to a decorative flower, and in particular to a decorative flower can memorize, play voice message and lighten.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Fresh flowers are usually sent as a present on special days to show someone's feelings and thoughts. For example, a cluster of roses in Valentine means “I love you”, carnations in Mother's Day means gratitude, or sending flowers on graduation, birthday party, or when finishing a performance conveys congratulation. That is a reason why in some special holidays the price of the fresh flowers always rises doubled or tripled. However, the preservation period of the fresh flowers is not very long, usually after 5 to 10 days the fresh flowers will start withering, the heart of the flower sender can not be kept forever. But sending a cluster of artificial flowers for the preservation reason, the artificial flowers are not so beautiful and fragrant as the flesh flowers, and it seems that the flower sender doesn't have enough sincerity. Besides, no matter sending any kind of flowers, the truest heart feelings of the flower sender usually still can not be conveyed completely from the flowers.
It is thus desirable to have a decorative flower with lighting and voice message for overcoming the problems discussed above. The present invention provide a decorative flower with lighting and voice message which can record voice message from the flower sender, then play the voice message out to the flower receiver, the true feelings can be conveyed completely and preserved for a long time
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, the object of the present invention is to provide a decorative flower that can memorize, play voice message and lighten.
The other object of the present invention is to provide a decorative flower may be used as a ball pen.
One more object of the present invention is to provide a decorative flower that is easily to carry.
To achieve the above objects, in accordance with the present invention, there is provided a decorative flower with lighting and voice message comprising a shaft having a tapering lower end, a middle section, and a top section having an enlarged inner space. A flower part having a number of artificial petals is encircled to the top section of the shaft to form a flower shape. A printed circuit board is mounted inside the middle section of the shaft. A microphone is electrically connected to the printed circuit board. A recording button and a playing button are electrically connected to the printed circuit board separately. A battery receptacle is formed under the printed circuit board for receiving batteries therein for supplying power to the printed circuit board.
The top section of the shaft is concealed inside the flower part. A speaker is arranged in the enlarged inner space of the top section, and a light emitting element is mounted on the top end of the top section. Both of the speaker and the light emitting element are electrically connected to the printed circuit board. When a user presses the recording button, the voice of the user may go through the microphone hole, be recorded and memorized by the printed circuit board. When pressing the playing button, through the controlling of the printed circuit board, the voiced memorized will be played by the speaker, and the light emitting element will lighten or flash at the same time.
Furthermore, a ball pen refill is arranged inside the tampering lower end of the shaft, and the tip of the ball pen refill protrude out of the shaft for making the present invention become a ball pen.
Besides, a clip is mounted on the shaft for the present invention may be clipped on the pocket or handbag of the user for easily carrying and decoration. Alternatively, the clip may be replaced by a brooch.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art by reading the following description of preferred embodiments thereof, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1
is a perspective view of a decorative flower with lighting and voice message constructed in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2
is a cross-sectional view of a decorative flower with lighting and voice message in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention taken along line
1
—
1
of
FIG. 1
; and
FIG. 3
is a perspective view of a decorative flower with lighting and voice message constructed in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
With reference to the drawings and in particularly to
FIG. 1
, it shows a decorative flower with lighting and voice message constructed in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention comprising a shaft
20
having a tapering lower end, a middle section, and a top section having an enlarged inner space. A flower part
10
having a number of artificial petals is encircled to the top section of the shaft
20
to form a flower shape. The flower part
10
may be made of clothes or soft plastics, such as flannel or corduroy, to form a flower shape, such as rose or carnation.
FIG. 2
shows a cross-sectional view of the decorative flower with lighting and voice message, taken along line
1
—
1
of FIG.
1
. According to FIG.
1
and
FIG. 2
, a printed circuit board
30
is mounted inside the middle section of the shaft
20
. A controlling circuit for controlling recording, memorizing, playing, and lightening is arranged on the printed circuit board
30
by means of well-known printed circuit layout technique. A microphone
32
is electrically connected to the printed circuit board
30
and aimed at a corresponding microphone hole
21
formed on the shaft
20
for the voice going through the microphone hole
21
and being received by the microphone
32
. A recording button
33
and a playing button
34
are electrically connected to the printed circuit board
30
separately and protruded out of the shaft from the corresponding holes (not shown) formed on the shaft
20
for easily controlling. A battery receptacle is formed under the printed circuit board
30
for receiving a battery
35
therein for supplying power to the printed circuit board
30
.
The top section
22
of the shaft
20
is concealed inside the flower part
10
. A speaker
31
is arranged in the enlarged inner space of the top section
22
and electrically connected to the printed circuit board
30
. A light emitting element
40
is mounted on the top end of the top section
22
and electrically connected to the printed circuit board
30
. When a user presses the recording button
33
, the voice of the user may go through the microphone hole
21
, be received by the microphone
32
and be recorded and memorized by the printed circuit board
30
. When pressing the playing button
34
, through the controlling of the printed circuit board
30
, the voice which has been memorized will be played by the speaker, and the light emitting element
40
will lighten or flash at the same time.
A ball pen refill
50
is arranged inside the tampering lower end of the shaft
20
. The tip
51
of the ball pen refill
50
protrudes out of the shaft through a hole formed on the button end of the shaft
20
, for making the present invention become a ball pen.
Besides, a clip
60
is mounted on the opposite side corresponding to the microphone hole
21
of the shaft
20
for the present invention being clipped on the pocket or handbag of the user for easily carrying and decoration.
FIG. 3
shows a decorative flower with lighting and voice message constructed in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the clip
60
will be replaced by a brooch
61
. The brooch
61
is fixed on a ring
23
formed on the opposite side corresponding to the microphone hole
21
of the shaft
20
, for the present invention being pinned on clothes or handbags for decoration.
Although the present invention has been described with respect to the preferred embodiments, it is contemplated that a variety of modifications, variations and substitutions may be done without departing from the scope of the present invention that is intended to be defined by the appended claims.
Claims
- 1. A decorative flower with lighting and voice message comprising:a shaft having a tapering lower end, a middle section, and a top section having an enlarged inner space; a flower part having a number of artificial petals and encircled to the top section of the shaft; a printed circuit board mounted inside the middle section of the shaft; a microphone mounted inside the middle section of the shaft and electrically connected to the printed circuit board; a recording button mounted inside the middle section of the shaft and electrically connected to the printed circuit board for controlling recording; a playing button mounted inside the middle section of the shaft and electrically connected to the printed circuit board for controlling playing; a speaker mounted in the enlarged inner space of the top section of the shaft and electrically connected to the printed circuit board; a light emitting element mounted in the top end of the top section of the shaft and electrically connected to the printed circuit board; and a battery arranged inside the shaft under the printed circuit board for supplying power thereto.
- 2. A decorative flower with lighting and voice message as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shaft further comprises a plurality of through holes corresponding to the microphone, recording button and playing button.
- 3. A decorative flower with lighting and voice message as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a ball pen refill arranged inside the tapering lower end of the shaft and the tip of the ball pen refill protruding out of the shaft from the bottom end.
- 4. A decorative flower with lighting and voice message as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a clip mounted on the shaft.
- 5. A decorative flower with lighting and voice message as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a ring formed on the shaft and a brooch fixed on the ring.
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