Illuminated Color Changing Interchangeable Drinking Vessel Assembly
OwnerBenjamin Evesinventor
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Abstract
An illuminated, color-changing, interchangeable drinking vessel assembly that includes an upper fluid retaining vessel, a neck, a collar on a stem, and a base. Magnets are located in the neck of the upper fluid retaining vessel and light emitting diodes (SMD LED's) and a magnetically actuated switch are located in the collar of the stem. A controller and battery are located in the base of the stem and are also electrically connected to the light emitting diodes. When the upper fluid retaining vessel and neck are magnetically attached to the collar of the stem, the magnetically operated switch detects the magnetic field and closes the circuit, activating the SMD LED's.
Claims24
An illuminated drinking vessel assembly, comprising:
- a. an upper fluid retaining vessel;
- b. a neck permanently attached to said upper fluid retaining vessel, said neck including a plurality of magnets;
- c. a collar removably and magnetically attached to said neck, said collar including an actuator and at least one light emitting element;
- d. a hollow stem permanently attached to said collar;
- e. a base permanently attached to said hollow stem, said base including a power supply electrically and selectively connected to said at least one light emitting element.
An illuminated drinking vessel assembly, comprising:
- a. an upper fluid retaining vessel having at least one magnet in a lower portion of the vessel;
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- b. a lower support structure including at least one light emitting element and a magnetically operated actuator to activate said at least one light emitting element when said lower portion of said fluid retaining vessel is mounted on said lower support structure, said at least one light emitting element directing light through the fluid retaining vessel.
An illuminated drinking vessel, comprising:
- a. an upper fluid retaining vessel;
- b. a neck portion of said fluid retaining vessel, said neck portion including at least one magnet;
- c. a hollow stem having a collar attached to the hollow stem, the neck portion of said fluid retaining vessel removably and magnetically attached to said collar;
- d. said stem attached to a base, the base including a source of electrical power;
- e. the collar including at least one light emitting element and a magnetically actuated switch electrically connected to the at least one light emitting element;
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- f. the source of electrical power electrically connected to the magnetically actuated switch.
An illuminated drinking vessel assembly, comprising:
- a. an upper fluid retaining vessel;
- b. a neck permanently attached to said upper fluid retaining vessel, said neck including a triggering mechanism;
- c. a collar removably attached to said neck, said collar including an actuator and at least one light emitting element, said actuator being activated when said triggering mechanism in said neck comes into proximity with said actuator;
- d. a hollow stem permanently attached to said collar;
- e. a base permanently attached to said hollow stem, said base including a power supply electrically and selectively connected to said at least one light emitting element.
An illuminated drinking vessel and beverage combination, comprising:
- a. a fluid retaining vessel having a liquid beverage therein, said vessel having a translucent portion;
- b. the vessel including a selectively actuated source of light, said source of light adapted to transmit light through said translucent portion of said vessel and through said beverage when said source of light is actuated;
- c. said beverage including reflective digestible particles reflecting light when said source of light is actuated.
An illuminated drinking vessel for retaining a beverage, comprising:
- a. the vessel having a translucent portion;
- b. the vessel including a selectively actuated source of light, said source of light adapted to transmit light through said translucent portion of said vessel when said source of light is actuated;
- c. said vessel adapted to retain a beverage, said beverage comprising reflective digestible particles that reflect light when said beverage is retained in said vessel and said source of light is actuated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.