Internally illuminated battery powered programmable tap handle system with interchangeable translucent heads

A tap handle comprising:

• a body portion comprising:
• a battery;
• a light source;
• a microprocessor for controlling electrical current supplied to the light source from the battery;
• a motion sensor for detecting when the beverage tap handle has been moved to dispense a beverage;
• a timer for causing electrical current to be interrupted to the light source from the battery when a predetermined period of time has expired;
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• a second timer for controlling the intensity of the light source based upon the present time of day;
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• a handle portion made from a translucent material having an internal cavity for accepting the body portion.

A tap handle comprising:

• a body portion comprising:
• a battery;
• a light source;
• a microprocessor for controlling electrical current supplied to the light source from the battery;
• a multi-axis motion sensor for detecting when the beverage tap handle has been moved to dispense a beverage, the motion sensor comprising a mass constructed from a suitable conductive material mounted vertically to a conductive spring, the spring has an end which is electrically connected to the microprocessor, the mass is mounted within a bore having a conductive wall such that when the conductive wall is moved, inertia causes the spring-mounted mass to contact the wall to momentarily complete an electrical circuit from the spring to the wall through the mass;
• a timer for causing electrical current to be interrupted to the light source from the battery when a predetermined period of time has expired;
• and
• a second timer for controlling the intensity of the light source based upon the present time of day;
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• a handle portion made from a translucent material having an internal cavity for accepting the body portion.