Janet Marie Ciechanowski

US Patent:

58300341, Nov 3, 1998

Filed:

Jan 15, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/783677

Inventors:

Janet M. Ciechanowski - Portland OR
Edward D. Ciechanowski - Portland OR
Robert M. Waldron - Portland OR

Assignee:

Lasting Luminous, Inc. - Bonney Lake WA

International Classification:

A63H 3322
F21V 916

US Classification:

446219

Abstract:

A glow-in-the-dark article illuminated with phosphorescent filling material and a charging case is described. The article has a pliant outer skin made of light-transmissive fabric on which a light-blocking image is affixed. The skin contains phosphorescent beads or particles. The charging box has an interior cavity with a transparent floor and netting for supporting the glow-in-the-dark article directly above a black light source, thereby effectively suspending the ball free from the sides of the cavity.