Patent ID: 7520633

Claim:
A selectively illuminable plush toy having a body with an exterior surface, the toy comprising: (a) an electrically conductive web internal to and integrated with the plush toy, the web comprising a plurality of individual light modules and one or more strings, each string comprising at least one of the plurality of light modules, each light module comprising a portion carrying a plurality of LED lights such that light emitted from the plurality of LED lights of an individual light module blends to form one or more colors, (b) a power source electrically coupled to the web; (c) an integrated circuit operably coupled to the web, the integrated circuit operating the plurality of light modules such that the blended light emitted by the plurality of LED lights of each light module changes in a selected pattern; and (d) a soft material surrounding the plurality of light modules, the power source, and the integrated circuit, wherein the soft material is selected to be light transferring or diffusing, and the plurality of light modules are distributed in the plush toy, such that the exterior surface of the body is lighted by the blended light emitted by the plurality of LED lights.