Information
-
Patent Grant
-
6224236
-
Patent Number
6,224,236
-
Date Filed
Tuesday, September 28, 199925 years ago
-
Date Issued
Tuesday, May 1, 200124 years ago
-
Inventors
-
-
Examiners
- Sember; Thomas M.
- Neils; Peggy A
Agents
-
CPC
-
US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 362 109
- 362 202
- 362 205
- 362 208
- 362 253
-
International Classifications
-
Abstract
A light-emitting amusement retractable seat comprising a top cover, a combined body including a light-emitting seat, a light-emitting cover, and a light-emitting diode, a sleeve mounted below the top cover, a clipping seat mounted within the sleeve, a spring and a metallic cap mounted in between the light-emitting seat and the clipping seat, a rotating seat mounted within the clipping seat, a retractable socket mounted within the rotating seat, and a combination of usable objects mounted within the retractable socket, and a bottom cover mounted at the bottom of the sleeve to protect the combination of usable objects such as an eraser, a lipstick, a lipstick get or a stamp having elongated shapes. The inner wall of the sleeve is provided with two vertical protruded rails, corresponding to each other to guide the entry of the vertical guiding grooves at the outer wall of the clipping seat. The vertical guiding grooves provide entrance for two protruded pegs mounted at the left and right side of the retractable socket. A depressed ring is provided at the bottom portion of the inner wall of the clipping seat for the mounting of a protruded ring mounted to the outer wall of the rotating seat. The rotating seat is provided with two loop grooves for the entrance of the protruded pegs of the retractable socket. When the rotating seat rotates, the elongated usable object retracts and when the retractable seat is pressed, the light-emitting diode of the light-emitting seat produces light which is an amusement to the user.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
a) Technical Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a light-emitting amusement retractable seat, and in particular, to a retractable seat containing an eraser, lipstick, lipstick gel, stamp, etc. and used as toys or stationery or cosmetics for the children.
b) Description of the Prior Art
Among toys, stationery and cosmetics for children, there are retractable erasers, lipsticks, lipstick gel and amusement stamp available in the market. However, these products provide only a single function, which are less interesting to the children.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a light-emitting amusement retractable seat comprising a top cover, a combined body including a light-emitting seat, a light-emitting cover, and a light-emitting diode, a sleeve mounted below the top cover, a clipping seat mounted within the sleeve, a spring and a metallic cap mounted in between the light-emitting seat and the clipping seat, a rotating seat mounted within the clipping seat, a retractable socket mounted within the rotating seat, and a combination of usable objects mounted within the retractable socket, and a bottom cover mounted at the bottom of the sleeve to protect the combination of usable objects such as an eraser, a lipstick, a lipstick gel, or a stamp having elongated shapes.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a light-emitting amusement retractable seat, wherein the clipping seat does not dislocate from the sleeve after the two guiding grooves of the clipping seat are associated with the vertical protruded rails at the outer wall of the sleeve.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a light-emitting amusement retractable seat, wherein the two protruded pegs of the retractable socket are guided into the loop grooves of the rotating seat, and the rotating seat provides rotational movement and urges the retractable socket to produce a radial movement.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a light-emitting amusement retractable seat, wherein when the clipping seat raises, the metallic cap at the top of the clipping seat contacts with the batteries within the light-emitting seat and also in contact with the spring, the spring conducts electrical current to the light-emitting diode such that the light-emitting diode is lighted.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a light-emitting amusement retractable seat, wherein the spring is provided in between the clipping seat and the light-emitting seat, and the spring causes the clipping seat to be retractable.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a light-emitting amusement retractable seat, wherein the retractable seat has a small size and can be carried in the pocket of the children, and it can be used conveniently.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a light-emitting amusement retractable seat, wherein the inner wall of the sleeve is provided with two vertical protruded rails, corresponding to each other, to guide the entry of two vertical guiding grooves at the outer wall of the clipping seat. Two vertical guiding grooves formed at the inner wall of the clipping seat provide entrance for two protruded pegs mounted at the left and right side of the retractable sleeve. A depressed ring is provided at the bottom portion of the inner wall of the clipping seat for the mounting of a protruded ring mounted to the outer wall of the rotating seat. The rotating seat is provided with two loop grooves for the entrance of the protruded pegs of the retractable sleeve.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a light-emitting amusement retractable seat, where, the top of the clipping seat is mounted with a metallic cap urging the spring at one end. The other end of the spring is connected in series to the bottom of the light-emitting seat and in contact with one of the contacting leg of the light-emitting diode, and the other contacting leg of the light-emitting diode is in contact with the battery terminal within the light-emitting seat.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a light-emitting amusement retractable seat, wherein when the retractable seat is pressed onto a paper, the light-emitting diode produces flickering amusement light.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, it will now be disclosed in greater detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein
FIG. 1
is a perspective exploded view of the light-emitting amusement retractable seat in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 2
is a perspective view of the light-emitting amusement retractable seat in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 3
is a sectional view of light-emitting amusement retractable seat in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 4
is a perspective exploded view of the clipping seat, the rotating seat, and the retractable socket in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 5
is a schematic view of the combination of the retractable sleeve and the elongated-shaped object in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 6
is a schematic view of the combination of the retractable socket and the rotating seat of FIG.
5
.
FIG. 7
is a schematic view of the combination of the rotating seat and the clipping seat of FIG.
6
.
FIGS. 8
is a schematic view of the combination of the clipping seat and the sleeve of FIG.
7
.
FIG. 9
is a sectional view of the combination of the light-emitting seat, the light emitting cover, the light-emitting diode, of the present invention, the light emitting diode being at the OFF state.
FIG. 10
shows the light-emitting diode at the state of light emitting.
FIG. 11
is a schematic view showing the implementation of the light-emitting amusement retractable seat in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 12
is a perspective view of the light-emitting amusement retractable seat mounted with a transparent ornamental design thereto in accordance with the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
Referring to
FIGS. 1 and 2
, there is shown the retractable seat
10
in accordance with the present invention. As shown in the figures, the light-emitting amusement retractable seat
10
comprises a top cover
11
, a combined body including a light-emitting seat
12
, a light-emitting cover
13
, and a light-emitting diode
14
, a sleeve
15
mounted below the top cover
11
, a clipping seat
16
mounted within the sleeve
15
, a spring
17
and a metallic cap
18
mounted in between the light-emitting seat
12
and the clipping seat
16
, a rotating seat
19
mounted within the clipping seat
16
, a retractable socket
20
mounted within the rotating seat
19
, and a combination of usable objects
21
mounted within the retractable socket
20
, and a protection cover
22
mounted at the bottom of the sleeve
15
to protect the elongated objects
21
.
Referring to
FIGS. 3 and 4
, the clipping seat
16
comprises two half-molded body
16
a
and
16
b
combined together and the interior of the clipping seat
16
is hollow. The top and middle section of the clipping seat
16
is a hollow neck
161
having a smaller diameter and the bottom section is a hollow slot
162
having a larger diameter. At the bottom end of the hollow slot
162
, a depressed ring
163
is provided, and the side wall thereof is provided with two symmetrical vertical guiding grooves
164
. At the outer wall of the clipping seat
16
, two vertical guiding grooves
165
are provided. The rotating seat
19
can be inserted into the hollow slot
162
of the clipping seat
162
and the rotating seat
19
is a hollow body having two loop grooves
191
at the top end thereof, circulating from the top to the bottom. At the bottom end of the outer wall of the rotating seat
19
, a blocking ring
192
having a relative larger diameter is provided and can contact with the bottom edge of the clipping seat
16
(as disclosed in FIG.
3
). A protruded ring
193
is provided at the blocking ring
192
to mount with the depressed ring
163
of the clipping seat
16
such that the rotating seat
19
can rotate in 360 degree but will not disengage from the clipping seat
16
. Further, the retractable socket
20
can contain the elongated objects
21
(an eraser, lipstick, lipstick gel, color pencil, stamp, etc) and the combined objects
21
are placed into the rotating seat
19
. The outer wall of the retractable socket
20
is provided with two symmetrical protruded pegs
201
which can pass through the loop grooves
191
of the rotating seat
19
and are guided into the vertical guiding grooves
164
of the clipping seat
16
.
FIGS. 5-7
shows the combination of the clipping seat
16
, the rotating seat
19
, and the retractable socket
20
. First, the elongated usable object
21
is inserted into the retractable socket
20
(as shown in FIG.
5
), and then, the two protruded pegs
201
of the retractable socket
20
is inserted from the top end entrance of the loop grooves
191
of the rotating seat
19
(as shown in FIG.
6
). Finally, the two semi-molded body
16
a
,
16
b
of the clipping seat
16
are combined together to contain the rotating seat
19
(as shown in FIG.
7
), and the two protruded pegs
201
of the retractable socket
20
are inserted into the vertical guiding grooves
164
. Thus, the rotation of the rotating seat
19
urges the retractable socket
20
to produce a radial retraction movement. When the elongated usable object
21
has been used up or is needed to be extended in length, the rotating seat
19
is rotated and the elongated usable object
21
will be extended out. The reverse direction of rotation of the rotating seat
19
will shorten the elongated usable object
21
.
Referring to
FIG. 8
, after the above-mentioned combined structure has been completed, it is then inserted into the sleeve
15
having two corresponding vertical protruded rails
151
at the inner wall of the sleeve
15
, which can be guided onto the two vertical guiding grooves
165
at the outer wall of the clipping seat
16
such that the clipping seat
16
can radially move up or down within the sleeve
15
but cannot be rotated. In addition, the top end of the inner wall of the sleeve
15
is provided with a protruded ring
152
which is engageable with the depressed ring
111
at the outer wall of the top cover
11
(referring to
FIG. 3
) such that the top cover
11
is mounted at the top end of the sleeve
15
. Additionally, the bottom end of the inner wall of the sleeve
15
is provided with the blocking ring
153
having a relative smaller diameter and is used to block the clipping seat
16
(referring to
FIG. 3
) from falling downward.
In addition,
FIG. 3
also discloses the top end of the clipping seat
16
being mounted with the metallic cap
18
having a bottom ring
181
and being supported at the protruded ring
166
at the top end of the clipping seat
16
. The spring
17
is connected in series in between the bottom ring
181
and the light-emitting seat
12
. The clipping seat
16
is lowered as a result of the expansion of the spring
17
and a protrusion
182
of the top surface of the metallic cap
18
does not contact with the battery within the light-emitting seat
12
.
As shown in
FIGS. 9 and 10
, the light-emitting seat
12
is a hollow seat body containing two batteries
23
connected in series. The top end of the seat
12
is combined with the light-emitting cover
13
. The side end of the light-emitting cover
13
and the light-emitting seat
12
are provided with vertical slots
121
,
131
to contain the long contacting leg
141
of the light-emitting diode
14
. The long contacting leg
141
is in contact with the spring
17
, and the other short leg
142
of the light emitting diode
14
passes through a small hole
132
at the light-emitting cover
13
and is formed into an L shape structure, and contacts with the terminal of the batteries
23
. The metallic cap
18
at the clipping seat
16
urges by the spring
17
causing the protrusion
182
from not touching the terminal of the batteries
23
(as shown in FIG.
9
). When the clipping seat
16
moves upward, the protrusion
182
of the metallic cap
18
is in contact with the batteries
23
and the light-emitting diode
14
is thus lighted (as shown in FIG.
10
).
FIG. 11
is a schematic view showing the implementation of the present invention. As shown in
FIG. 10
, the protection cover
22
at the bottom of the retractable seat
10
is first unloaded, and the bottom end of the elongated usable object
21
is used to press onto a flat surface. At this instance, the clipping seat
16
moves upward radially and the protrusion
182
of the metallic cap
18
contacts with the terminal of the batteries
23
and the light-emitting diode
14
is lighted and a flickering effect of amusement light is obtained. If no pressure is applied to the usable object (eraser
21
), the spring
17
causes the clipping seat
16
to restore to its original shape. Thus, in view of the light-emitting diode
14
, it indicates whether the usable object
21
has been pressed onto a paper. In addition, a transparent ornamental design
24
of various shapes may be mounted onto the sleeve
15
(as shown in FIG.
12
). Reflection of light is obtained when light passes through the ornamental design
24
.
It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or more together may also find a useful application in other types of methods differing from the type described above.
While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and described and are pointed out in the annexed claim, it is not intended to be limited to the details above, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.
Claims
- 1. A light-emitting amusement retractable seat comprising a top cover, a combined body including a light-emitting seat, a light-emitting cover, and a light-emitting diode, a sleeve mounted below the top cover, a clipping seat mounted within the sleeve, a spring and a metallic cap mounted in between the light-emitting seat and the clipping seat, a rotating seat mounted within the clipping seat, a retractable socket mounted within the rotating seat, and a combination of usable objects mounted within the retractable socket, characterized in that the clipping seat is hollow and has a hollow slot of larger diameter at the bottom section thereof and having a hollow neck of relative small diameter at the top and middle section thereof, a depressed ring is provided at the bottom end of the hollow slot, and the sidewall thereof is provided with two symmetrical vertical guiding grooves; and the outer wall of the clipping seat is provided with two vertical guiding grooves, the rotating seat being a hollow cylindrical shaped body can be inserted into the hollow slot of the clipping seat having two loop grooves at the top end, circulating towards the bottom end thereof, the lower end of the outer wall of the rotating seat is provided with a blocking ring of relative large diameter and in contact with the bottom edge of the clipping seat, a protruded ring is provided at the blocking ring and is adapted for the depressed ring of the clipping seat such that the rotating seat can rotate 360 without disengaging from the clipping seat; the retractable socket contains elongated usable object, which are inserted into the rotating seat, the outer wall of the retractable socket is provided with two symmetrical protruded pegs which can pass through the loop grooves of the rotating seat and enter the vertical guiding grooves of the clipping seat; the inner wall of the sleeve is provided with two symmetrical vertical protruded rails which can be inserted into the two vertical guiding grooves at the outer wall of the clipping seat such that the clipping seat, within the sleeve, can move radially up and down but cannot be rotated, the top end of the inner wall of the sleeve is provided with a protruded ring which can be mounted into the depressed ring at the outer wall of the top cover such that the top cover is fixed onto the top end of the sleeve, and the lower end of the inner wall of the sleeve is provided with a blocking ring having a smaller diameter to block the clipping seat from falling down; thereby if the elongated usable object is pressed, the clipping seat moves upward to cause the metallic cap to contact with the batteries within the light-emitting seat and the light-emitting diode is lighted.
- 2. A light-emitting amusement retractable seat as set forth in claim 1, wherein the light-emitting seat is a hollow seat body containing two batteries connected in series, the top end is combined with the light-emitting cover, and a vertical slot is provided at the lateral side of the light emitting cover and the light-emitting seat to contain the long contacting leg of the light-emitting diode, the long contacting leg is in contact with the spring and the short contacting leg of the light-emitting diode passes through the small hole at the light-emitting cover and is formed into an āLā shape, contacting the terminal end of the battery.
- 3. A light-emitting amusement retractable seat as set forth in claim 1, wherein the sleeve can be mounted with various type of transparent ornamental design, and the transparent ornamental design causes a light reflection to light.
US Referenced Citations (4)