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Combined dancing light lollypop-pacifier holder

Patent 6135606 Issued on October 24, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject July 26, 2019. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

Aiming post light
Patent #: 4290095
Issued on: 09/15/1981
Inventor: Schmidt

In combination, a novelty flashlight and piece of candy for illumination
Patent #: 4914748
Issued on: 04/03/1990
Inventor: Schlotter, IV, et al.

Entertainment apparatus for use with a sucker type pop Patent #: 5471373
Issued on: 11/28/1995
Inventor: Coleman, et al.

Inventors

Application

No. 361344 filed on 07/26/1999

US Classes:

362/109, WITH IMPLEMENT OR HAND HELD HOLDER THEREFOR362/253COMBINED

Examiners

Primary: O'Shea, Sandra
Assistant: Sawhney, Hargobind S.

International Class

F21V 033/00

Abstract

The present invention is a hand held toy to hold translucent Lollypops or other similar sucker candies producing illumination from the interior of the candy in such a way that tiny light spots blink varying in color and position, to increase children amuse while using the holder with the candy. It has a battery powered light emitting source controlled by a sensible pushbutton switch, and is securely and hermetically assembled and made of smooth surface finishing rounded shaped and resistant parts being completely washable to guarantee its hygienic and safe use by little children. It can be provided with a protecting cover to keep the candy from dust, insects and microbes. It can be provided with small transparent or colored lenses above the light emitting source, so that small colored light beams are projected upwards toward the lower surface of the translucent colored sucker candy attached to the holder, producing an attractive glowing effect and improving the user's amusement. Alternatively, it can be transformed into a blinking varying color spot lighted pacifier attaching to it a pacifier cap. It also can be used as a baby entertaining toy hanging it in any safe place of the cradle. The toy can be designed in different shapes and colors, so as the candies, which can have a wide variety of flavors, colors and shapes, such as balls, discs, stars, polygons, clown heads, flowers, etc. In addition, as many other similar toys, it can be provided with sound, rotation and vibration motions, etc., by adding the appropriate devices or mechanisms. This type of toy can be useful to administer to little children certain medicines which can be candy like produced. In one of its possible embodiments it could also be used as a little pocket flashlight. The whole set can be kept in a especially decorated plastic case.

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