Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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Title: Birthday Cake Costume jewelry
Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to jewelry and, more specifically, to
a pendant
having the form of a highly detailed and decorated birthday cake having five
light
responsive candles conducting a light source. Inside the body of the present
invention a
plurality of forms of light generation may be used typically either a single
light with a
plurality of fiber optic cables or an LED type of system. Additionally
integral to the
present invention is a music producing element that may be activated along
with said
lighting via a small on / off switch located on the surface of the body.
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There are other jewelry devices designed for presenting the form of a cake,
while these
elements of jewelry may be suitable for the purposes for which they were
designed, they
would not be as suitable for the purposes of the present invention, as
hereinafter
described.
Summary of the Present Invention
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is a piece of
costume jewellery
comprising: a body in the shape of a birthday cake comprising a flat upper
wall, a flat
bottom wall, and a circular outer wall joining said upper and bottom walls;
scalloped
trimmings along top and bottom edges of said outer wall, dripping icing effect
along an
outer surface of said outer wall adjacent to the top edge thereof, and
sparkles along the
outer surface of said outer wall, mimicking a birthday cake; means attached to
said
bottom wall for allowing a user to wear said birthday cake as a piece of
jewelry; a
plurality of single piece hollow translucent illuminable fake candles with a
flame as part
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of each candle removably extending from a row of openings in said upper wall
of said
body; means within said body to deliver light to interiors of said candles
through said
openings in said upper wall for illuminating said illuminable candles; a music
producing
element within said body; and, an on/off switch to allow the user to
selectively enable
said illuminable candles and said music.
A primary object of the present invention is to provide an article of jewelry
having the
form of a birthday cake that generates audio and visual effects selectively
operable
through a switch.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an article of jewelry
having an
electronic circuit incorporating candle-like lighting elements and audio clip
of the happy
birthday tune.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an article of
jewelry having fiber
optic pathways to illuminate the lighting elements.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide an article of
jewelry wherein
said lighting elements change colour.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an article of jewelry
having colour
outputs determined by filters positioned within the light beam path.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an article of
jewelry wherein
said illuminable elements are a combination of fiber optic cables and LEDs.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide an article of
jewelry wherein
the candle-like lighting elements have a translucent tip of varying colour
providing the
colour change difference between the lighting elements.
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Another object of the present invention is to provide an article of jewelry
wherein said
illuminable elements and said audio clip are operatively engaged through a
switch.
The present invention overcomes the shortcomings of the prior art by providing
an
article of jewelry replicating a fancy birthday cake whereby a plurality of
candle-like
elements and respective illuminable member are combined with the tune "Happy
Birthday" to form a happy birthday jewelry pendant that upon depressing the
switch the
lighting elements are illuminated and the audio clip is played. Additionally
the lighting
elements can vary in colour using filters, coloured illuminable elements,
coloured LEDs
and/or candle-like tips of light diffusing materials of various colours.
The foregoing and other objects and advantages will appear from the
description to
follow. In the description reference is made to the accompanying drawing,
which forms
a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration specific
embodiments in
which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments will be described in
sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the
invention, and it is to be
understood that other embodiments may be utilized and that structural changes
may be
made without departing from the scope of the invention. In the accompanying
drawing,
like reference characters designate the same or similar parts throughout the
several views.
The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a
limiting sense, and
the scope of the present invention is best defined by the appended claims.
Brief Description of Drawing.s
In order that the invention may be more fully understood, it will now be
described, by
way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawing in which:
FIGURE 1 is an illustrative view of the present invention in use;
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FIGURE 2 is a perspective view of the present invention;
FIGURE 3 is a sectional view of the present invention;
FIGURE 4 is a sectional view of the candle of the present invention;
FIGURE 5 is sectional view of the present invention;
FIGURE 6 is a sectional view of a candle of the present invention;
FIGURE 7 is a perspective view of an alternate of the present invention;
FIGURE 8 is a sectional view of an alternate of the present invention;
FIGURE 9 is a sectional view of an alternate of the present invention; and
FIGURE 10 is a bottom view of the present invention.
Similar references are used in different figures to denote similar components.
Detailed Description
Turning now descriptively to the drawings, in which similar reference
characters denote
similar elements throughout the several views, the figures illustrate the
Birthday Cake
Costume Jewelry of the present invention. With regard to the reference
numerals used,
the following numbering is used throughout the various drawing figures.
10 Birthday Cake Costume Jewelry of the present invention
12 birthday cake
13 cake body
14 illuminable candle
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16 on/off switch
18 dripping icing
20 scalloped trimming
22 base of 12
5 24 music
26 diamond dust sparkles
28 wiring
30 lightsource
32 music box
34 battery
36 battery cover
38 fiber optics
40 LED lights
42 candle aperture
44 securing pin
46 colour wheel
The following discussion describes in detail one embodiment of the invention
(and
several variations of that embodiment). This discussion should not be
construed,
however, as limiting the invention to those particular embodiments,
practitioners skilled
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in the art will recognize numerous other embodiments as well. For definition
of the
complete scope of the invention, the reader is directed to appended claims.
FIGURE 1 is an illustrative view of the present invention 10 in use. The
present
invention 10 is an article of jewelry presenting the form of an imitation
birthday cake 12
having scalloped trimming 20 around the top and bottom rims of the cake body
13,
dripping icing 18 effect, sparkles 26 and other decorations thereon. The cake
includes a
plurality of illuminable candles 14. A music box is provided to play "happy
birthday" 24.
The candles 14 and music box are activated when the on/off switch 16 is
pressed. The
device can also be provided with the use of LEDs that are battery powered.
FIGURE 2 is a perspective view of the present invention 10 in use. The present
invention 10 is an article of jewelry presenting the form of an imitation
birthday cake 12
having scalloped trimming 20 around the top and bottom rims of the cake body
13,
dripping icing 18 effect, sparkles 26 and other decorations thereon. The cake
includes a
plurality of illuminable candles 14. The candles 14 and music box are
activated when the
on/off switch 16 is pressed.
FIGURE 3 is a sectional view of the present invention. Shown is a sectional
view
showing the internal components within the body 13. The on/off switch 16 is
wired 28
to the battery 34, the music box 32 and the light source 30. Fiber optics 38
delivers light
from the light source 30 to the illuminable candles 14. An optional colour
wheel 46 may
also be provided to have the candles 14 rotate through a rainbow of colours
while in use.
The battery 34 is accessible through a battery cover 36 disposed in the base
22.
FIGURE 4 is a sectional view of a candle 14 of the present invention. Each
candle 14 is
constructed of a clear hollow, coloured tube that allows light to enter from a
fiber optic
38 illuminating the candle 14 tube when the on/off switch is activated.
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FIGURE 5 is a sectional view of the present invention 10. Shown is a sectional
view
showing the internal components within the body 13. The on/off switch 16 is
wired 28
to the music box 32 and the light source which is a plurality of LED's 40 that
deliver
light to the illuminable candles 14.
FIGURE 6 is a sectional view of a candle 14 of the present invention. Each
candle 14 is
constructed of a clear hollow, coloured tube that allows light to enter from
an LED 40
illuminating the candle 14 tube when the on/off switch is activated.
FIGURE 7 is a perspective view of the present invention 10 wherein the
illuminable
candles 14 are removably disposed in candle apertures 42.
FIGURE 8 is a sectional view of the present invention 10 wherein the
illuminable
candles are removably disposed in candle apertures 42 and illuminated by fiber
optic 38
lighting.
FIGURE 9 is a sectional view of the present invention 10 wherein the
illuminable
candles are removably disposed in candle apertures 42 and illuminated by LED
40
lighting.
FIGURE 10 is a bottom view of the present invention 10. Shown are the battery
cover
36 and the securing pin 44. The securing pin 44 is recessed into the base 22
and pivotal
to maintain a negative profile that will allow it to sit flat on a surface
when not in use and
fabricated of a sturdy metal material to enable the present invention 10 to be
worn as a
brooch.
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.
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While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and described
and are
pointed out in the annexed claims, 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 skiIled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of
the present
invention.
Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of the
present
invention that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily adapt it for
various
applications without omitting features that, from the standpoint of prior art,
fairly
constitute essential characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of
this invention
Numerous modifications, variations, and adaptations may be made to the
particular
embodiments of the invention described above without departing from the scope
of the
invention, which is defined in the claims.
