Patent ID: 6257995
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An illuminatable golf ball comprising:an outer translucent shell having an opening therein;an inner core portion surrounded by the outer shell, the inner core having a bore therein in alignment with the opening in the outer shell;a self-contained lighting device contained at least in part within the inner core portion, the lighting device including a battery, at least one lighting element, and at least two connectors extending between the battery and the at least one lighting element defining an electrical circuit having a deenergized state and an energized state for providing electrical energy from the battery to the at least one lighting device, at least one of the connectors being flexible and separable from the battery, at least a portion of the at least one flexible connector being positioned within the inner core bore; anda plunger configured for insertion into the bore,wherein when the plunger is inserted into the bore between the battery and the at least one connector separating the battery and at least one flexible connector, the plunger intermediately contacts the battery and at least one flexible connector changing the state of the electrical circuit from one of the energized state to the deenergized state or the deenergized state to the energized state.