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EVIL EYE

Abrégé anglais

The Evil Eye is a Halloween mask with LED's, which light up the eyes when
voice activated.
The Evil Eye Halloween mask (Fig 1(1)) has several LED's (Fig 1(2)), that
light up the eye sockets, or fake
eyeballs if they are included in the mask design, when voice activated. An
electronic module (Fig 1(3)) that
includes a microphone for sensing the voice signal of the mask wearer produces
this light up effect. This
signal is then amplified and used to drive said LED's. The electronic module
is either housed in a
preformed pocket on the inside of the mask, or, glued directly to the inside
of the mask. The electronic
module is thin enough so as to be mounted on the inside of the mask and can be
turned on and off by means
of a single switch. The main function of the eye socket/ball sighting up is to
provide the mask with a
spooky effect. A secondary advantage of this effect is that the wearer of the
mask becomes substantially
more visible at night.

Revendications

CLAIMS:

What is claimed is:

1. A Halloween Mask with light up eyes comprising a mask; an electronic module
positioned inside said
mask that responds to the voice of the person wearing said mask.

2. A Halloween Mask with light up eyes as defined in claim 1 wherein said
electronic module amplifies
the voice signal of the mask wearer and generates a pulse-width-modulated
signal to drive several
LED's.

3. A Halloween Mask with light up eyes as defined in claim 2 further including
a power supply,
accommodated on the inside of said mask.

4. A Halloween Mask with light up eyes as defined in claim 2 wherein said
electronic module has an
overall thickness of not more than 6mm in order for said module to be mounted
on the inside of said
mask.

5. A Halloween Mask with light up eyes as defined in claim 2 wherein said
electronic module is
comprised of a circuit that includes a microphone.

6. A Halloween Mask with light up eyes as defined in claim 2 wherein said
electronic module is
comprised of a circuit that includes two small signal transistors.

7. A Halloween Mask with light up eyes as defined in claim 2 wherein said
electronic module is
comprised of a circuit that includes a coin cell battery.

8. A Halloween Mask with light up eyes as defined in claim 2 wherein said
electronic module is
comprised of a circuit that includes an on-off switch.

9. A Halloween Mask with light up eyes as defined in claim 2 wherein said
electronic module is
comprised of a circuit that includes several high-brightness LED's.

Description

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FIELD OF THE PRESENT INVENTION:
The present to invention relates to Halloween mask, and more particuYar to a
Halloween mask having an
electronic module to provide a voice activated eye ball/socket light up effect
so as to increase the sense of
spookiness for the mask and enhance the safety of the wearer.
BACKGROLTiVD OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
Various kinds of decorative mask are commonly used in make up parties and
especially during Halloween.
Most popular masks imitate famous people's faces or some horrible tenors or
monsters. Traditional masks
are commonly made of resilient materials such as plastic, rubber and resin
material to form a hollow head
shape body by means of molding. The hollow head shape body is adapted to cover
the wear's head.
However, none of the traditional mask can provide a voice activated eye
socket/ball lighting effect since its
interior surface is close to the wearer's face, that fails to provide enough
room to install any conventional
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light bulb and electrical power source. Some manufacturers design a kind of
mask having a plurality of
small light bulbs or LED's mounted on the exterior surface of the mask,
wherein electrical wires must be
connected with such light bulbs or LED's and extended to a battery box hanged
on the wearer's waist. It is
apparent that this design is failure in market because no consumer accepts the
electrical wires extending all
over the mask and body.
In fact, if the mask can provide a voice activated eye socketlball lighting
effect thereon, it not only can be
more attractive but also can increase the sense of reality for the mask.
Moreover, during Halloween, many
children wear Halloween masks while walking around to solicit treats at dark
night. It can also enhance the
safety of the wearer if the mask can provide lighting or flashing to call the
vehicle drivers' awareness.
To provide lighting effect is a well known art. Light bulb and LED energized
with DC battery is a general
way. But, how to easily and firmly install a voice activated eye socket/ball
lighting effect apparatus on the
traditional mask without altering the structure of the mask in an inexpensive
way is an unsolved problem in
the mask production industry.
SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
The main object of the present invention is to provide a Halloween mask with a
voice activated eye
ball/socket light up effect device which not only can increase the attractive
effect and the sense of
spookiness for the mask but also can enhance the safety of the wearer by
calling the attention and
awareness of the vehicle drivers near the wearer.
In order to accomplish this main object, the present invention provides a
Halloween mask, which
comprises a hollow mask body, and at least a voice activated eye ball/socket
light up effect device. The
mask body, which has a predetermined thickness and is made of resilient
material such as plastic, rubber or
resin. The voice activated eye ball/socket light up effect device comprises an
electronic module that
includes a microphone for sensing the voice signal of the wearer, said signal
then being amplified and then
used to drive several high-brightness LED's. The electronic module is either
housed in a prefonned pocket
on the inside of the mask, or, glued directly to the inside of the mask. The
electronic module is thin enough
so as to be mounted on the inside of the mask and can be turned on and off by
means of a single switch.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1(i) is a partial sectional view of a Halloween mask with voice activated
eye balUsocket light up
effect device in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present
invention.
FIG. 1 (2) is a partial view of the LED's according to the above preferred
embodiment of the present
invention.
FIG. 1 (3) is a partial view of the electronic module according to the above
preferred embodiment of the
present invention.

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