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  Handheld electronic game with recharging functionRelated Patent Categories: Amusement Devices: Games, Including Means For Processing Electronic Data (e.g., Computer/video Game, Etc.), HousingHandheld electronic game with recharging function description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060166745, Handheld electronic game with recharging function. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
[0001] The present invention relates to handheld electronic games with a battery recharging function. More particularly, although not exclusively, the invention relates to a handheld electronic game having a display screen and a keypad upon a body within which there is provided a power storage cell and a user-turned generator to charge the cell. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Modern handheld games having a keypad and a display screen are known. Such games can be played for hours on end-leading to eyestrain and other physical and/or sociological maladies due to a lack of motor activity and social interaction on the part of the player. [0003] Such games require disposable or rechargeable batteries. Disposable batteries present a environmental problems resulting from both manufacture and disposal. Rechargeable batteries place present similar environmental problems and in addition place a small demand on the mains grid when they are plugged into a wall outlet for recharging purposes. [0004] Old-fashioned, physically oriented and socially interactive handheld games such as yo-yos and spinning tops provide a degree of entertainment, but cannot be used in certain circumstances, such as in crowded trains and buses where the more modern electronic games are often used by commuters for example. OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION [0005] It is an object of the present invention to overcome or substantially ameliorate at least one of the above disadvantages and/or more generally to provide a handheld electronic game having a built-in power generator and rechargeable storage cell. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0006] According to the invention, there is provided handheld electronic game comprising a rotational body, an processor within the body, a storage cell within the body for powering the processor, a display screen upon the body for displaying images processed by the processor, and a number of keys for providing game-control input to the processor. A generator is electrically connected to the storage cell for applying voltage to and recharging the storage cell. There is also a flywheel rotatably with respect to the body, which is connected to the generator and provides a mass moment of inertia enabling rotation of the body relative thereto during dynamic rotational movement of the body. [0007] Preferably, the body comprises a first wheel and a second wheel fixed together by a spindle from which a string can extend. [0008] More preferably, the processor, the storage cell, the display screen and the keys are located within the first wheel, and the generator and the flywheel is located within the second wheel. [0009] Preferably, the game further comprises a circuit board to which the processor, the display screen and the keys are mounted. [0010] Preferably, the storage cell comprises a rechargeable battery. [0011] Preferably, the generator comprises a coil electrically connected to the storage cell and a magnet rotatable within the coil to induce a voltage in the coil for recharging the storage cell. [0012] More preferably, the magnet is mounted on a shaft to which the flywheel is mounted for rotation therewith. [0013] Preferably, a voltage regulator is electrically connected between the generator and the storage cell to ensure that the voltage applied to the storage cell is always in the right polarity. [0014] Preferably, the voltage regulator comprises a diode. [0015] The game may further comprise a speaker connected to the processor for receiving a sound signal therefrom and reproducing the sound. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS [0016] The invention will now be more particularly, by way of example only, with reference to the drawings, in which: [0017] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a handheld electronic game in accordance with the invention; [0018] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the game of FIG. 1 taken along line II-II; [0019] FIG. 3 is a parts-exploded perspective view of the game of FIGS. 1 and 2; and [0020] FIG. 4 is another parts-exploded perspective view of the game of the preceding figures. Continue reading about Handheld electronic game with recharging function... Full patent description for Handheld electronic game with recharging function Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Handheld electronic game with recharging function patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. 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