Flexible object with decorative light

A flexible object has a flexible body being flexible and at least one decorative light attached to the flexible body and having a light strand and multiple threads. The light strand of each one of the at least one decorative light has a cord and multiple light emission diode units. The multiple light emission diode units are electrically connected to one another in series via the cord and are arranged along the cord. The multiple threads of each one of the at least one decorative light are sewed on the flexible body to fix the light strand of the decorative light to the flexible body. The multiple threads of each one of the at least one decorative light has a first thread wavily extending along and across the cord of the light strand of the decorative light.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a flexible object made of cloth or plastic film, such as clothes, advertising banners, or lanterns, and more particularly to a flexible object with decorative light being sewed on the flexible object by sewing machine.

2. Description of Related Art

Flexible objects such as clothes, advertising banner, or lanterns made of flexible materials such as cloth or plastic film are flexible for being made into various contours for decoration.

In order to provide decorations of patterned light, flexible and bendable light strands are further attached to the flexible materials of flexible objects to form patterns on the flexible objects.

Conventional means for attachment of the light strands and flexible materials is to manually adhere or sew the light strands onto the flexible materials of the flexible objects via hot melt adhesive or threads.

However, the flexible and bendable light strands are hard to be fixed to the flexible materials and manufacturers have to manually adjust positions and curvature of the flexible and bendable light strands. The flexible objects are hard to be produced and the light strands are difficult to be accurately arranged on the flexible materials to form patterns.

To overcome the shortcomings of the conventional means to attach the light strands and the flexible materials, the present invention provides a flexible object with decorative light to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The main objective of the present invention is to provide a flexible object that facilitates ease in production.

A flexible object with decorative light comprises a flexible body being flexible and at least one decorative light attached to the flexible body and having a light strand and multiple threads. The light strand of each one of the at least one decorative light has a cord and multiple light emission diode units. The multiple light emission diode units are electrically connected to one another in series via the cord and are arranged along the cord. The multiple threads of each one of the at least one decorative light are sewed on the flexible body to fix the light strand of the decorative light to the flexible body. The multiple threads of each one of the at least one decorative light has a first thread wavily extending along and across the cord of the light strand of the decorative light.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

With reference toFIG. 1, a first embodiment of a flexible object with decorative light in accordance with the present invention has a flexible body10and a decorative light. In the first embodiment, the flexible body10is a cloth. The flexible body10may be a plastic film or other flexible film being bendable. The flexible body10may be made of transparent materials, translucent materials, or opaque materials. With reference toFIG. 5, the flexible body10has a first surface11and a second surface12facing to opposite directions. The first surface11of the flexible body10faces to an outside of the flexible body10. The second surface12of the flexible body10faces to an inside of the flexible body10. In the first embodiment, there is one said decorative light. Practically, the decorative light may be implemented as at least one decorative light.

With reference toFIGS. 2 and 3, the decorative light has a light strand20and a sewing structure30. The light strand20is disposed on the first surface11of the flexible body10and is arranged to form a certain pattern. When the flexible body10is made of transparent or translucent materials, the light strand20may be disposed on the second surface12of the flexible body10. The light strand20has a cord21, multiple light emission diode units22, and multiple transparent colloids23. The multiple light emission diode units22are electrically connected to one another in series via the cord21. The multiple light emission diode units22are arranged along the cord21at intervals according to the pattern and desired emission effects.

With reference toFIGS. 2 and 3, each light emission diode unit22may be a light emission diode unit22capable of emitting light in one single color or may be a light emission diode unit22capable of emitting light in multiple colors. With reference toFIG. 10, the light emission diode unit22emitting light in multiple colors may further have a controlling chipset221for controlling timing of emission and color of light.

With reference toFIGS. 2 and 3, the light strand20may be a light strand20with copper wires or any other light strands with similar function. The cord21of the light strand20of each decorative light has two conductors210. Each one of the conductors210has an insulation212and a copper wire211wrapped in the insulation212having conductive sections exposed outside of the insulation212. The conductor210is flexible and is bendable. Each one of the light emission diode units22is electrically connected to the conductive sections of the copper wires211of the two conductors210. The multiple transparent colloids respectively encapsulate the multiple light emission diode units22and conductive sections electrically connected to the multiple light emission diode units22.

With reference toFIGS. 1, 4, and 5, the sewing structure30of each decorative light connects the light strand20of the decorative light and the flexible body10by sewing. With reference toFIG. 1, the light strand20is arranged into a pattern of a pentagram. The light strand20may be optionally arranged into any other patterns, besides the pentagram. The patterns can be determined according to designations. The sewing structure30has multiple threads31and connects the light strand20and the flexible body10via the multiple threads31.

With reference toFIGS. 4 and 5, the multiple threads31of the sewing structure30of each decorative light are two threads being a first thread31A and a second thread31B. The first thread31A is disposed on the first surface11of the flexible body10. The first thread31A wavily extends along and across the cord21of the light strand20. The second thread31B is disposed on the second surface12of the flexible body10. With reference toFIG. 4, the flexible body10has multiple needle holes13formed by a needle of a sewing machine and defined through the first surface11and the second surface12of the flexible body10. The first thread31A and the second thread31B are intertwined in the multiple needle holes13in the flexible body10.

With reference toFIGS. 4 and 5, the sewing structure30of the decorative light connects the light strand20of the decorative light to the flexible body10via sewing the light strand20by the first thread31A and the second thread31B, and the light strand20is arranged to form a pattern.

With reference toFIG. 2, a control box50is electrically connected to the light strand20and the power supply. A controlling program is stored in the control box50for controlling the light strand20. Therefore, the multiple emission diode units22may be illuminated selectively or partially. And the light strand20controlled by the control box50produces static or dynamic visual effects.

With reference toFIGS. 6 and 7, a designed pattern may be transferred to a program by a computer60, and the program is stored in the computer60. InFIGS. 6 and 7, a sewing machine70is specialized and designed to produce the flexible object with decorative light in accordance with the present invention and is controlled by the computer60. The sewing machine70has a sewing needle71and a feed dog72. The first thread31A is inserted in the sewing needle71. The feed dog72is swingable. InFIGS. 6 and 7, the light strand20is mounted to the feed dog72, and the flexible body10is positioned below the feed dog72. The sewing needle71is controlled by the program stored in the computer60, pierces the flexible body10at a frequency, and sews the flexible body10along the designed pattern. The feed dog72swings according to the frequency to evade the sewing needle71piercing the flexible body10. The light strand20swings with the feed dog72, thereby avoiding being pierced by the sewing needle71.

With reference toFIGS. 6 and 7, when the light strand20swings with the swingable feed dog72to evade the sewing needle71piercing the flexible body10, the first thread31A wavily extends across the cord21of the light strand20accordingly. Consequently, the light strand20is fixed to the flexible body10by the first thread31A and the second thread31B of the sewing structure30.

The flexible body10may be an article of clothing, an advertising banner, or a lantern. With reference toFIG. 8, a second embodiment of the flexible object with decorative light in accordance with the present invention has a flexible body10being implemented as an article of clothing. In the second embodiment, a decorative light attached to the flexible body10may further have a portable charger40for power supply. With reference toFIG. 9, a third embodiment of the flexible object with decorative light in accordance with the present invention has a flexible body10being implemented as a lantern, and a light strand20in the third embodiment is arranged to form a face pattern. With reference toFIGS. 1, 8, and9, the light strand20of each decorative light can be mounted through the flexible body10, disposed on the second surface12of the flexible body10, and disposed inside the flexible body10being the article of clothing. Or the light strand20may be disposed on the first surface11of the flexible body10and disposed outside the flexible body10as well.