Lighted ring toy with consumable portion

Abstract

A housing containing a power source and an electrical circuit, the housing having an upwardly extending portion for supporting a consumable portion; a finger-grasping portion extending from the housing for engagement with the finger of a user; and an illuminating element connectable to the electrical circuit and the power source to illuminate the consumable portion.

1 . A lighted ring toy with consumable portion comprising: 
 a housing containing a power source and an electrical circuit, the housing having an upwardly extending portion for supporting a consumable portion;    a finger-grasping portion extending from the housing for engagement with the finger of a user; and    an illuminating element connectable to the electrical circuit and the power source to illuminate the consumable portion.    
   
   
       2 . The lighted ring toy of  claim 1  wherein: 
 the illuminating element is disposed within the upwardly extending portion of the housing, and    the upwardly extending portion of the housing is capable of transmitting at least a portion of the light from the illuminating element.    
   
   
       3 . The lighted ring toy of  claim 1  wherein: 
 the electrical circuit has at least one electrical contact for completing the electrical circuit in a contacting position thereof; and    the ring toy further comprises a removable insulator disposed adjacent the electrical contact in a non-contacting position to interrupt the electrical circuit.    
   
   
       4 . The lighted ring toy of  claim 3  wherein said at least one electrical contact comprises a resilient electrical conductor mechanically biased relative to the power source to complete the electrical circuit in said contacting position thereof.  
   
   
       5 . The lighted ring toy of  claim 3  wherein: 
 the power of source includes at least one button battery;    said at least one electrical contact abuts a terminal of the button battery; and    a ring of insulating material is disposed between the electrical contact and the battery terminal to prevent shorting of the battery.    
   
   
       6 . The lighted ring toy of  claim 3  wherein the power source is configured to illuminate the consumable portion for a preselected period of time sufficient to consume it, and thereafter to expire.  
   
   
       7 . The lighted ring toy of  claim 3  wherein the removable insulator is made of coated paper.  
   
   
       8 . The lighted ring toy of  claim 3  wherein the removable insulator comprises a synthetic polymeric material.  
   
   
       9 . The lighted ring toy of  claim 7  wherein the removable insulator comprises Mylar.  
   
   
       10 . The lighted ring toy of  claim 1  wherein a circuit board is integrated into the electrical circuit to cause the illuminating element to flash.  
   
   
       11 . The lighted ring toy of  claim 9  wherein the circuit board includes at least one integrated circuit configured as a flasher.  
   
   
       12 . The lighted ring toy of  claim 1  wherein the illuminating element is an LED of the flashing type.