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US 2014/0211456 A1Published application
Illuminated Visual Display Container Having Minimal Glare
OwnerRichard Dale Hoyinventor
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Abstract
An improvement to a lighted drinking container is provided. A problem exists with prior art illuminated drinking containers wherein glare hits the users' eyes upon use of the container (or upon tilting the glass towards the face to drink the liquid therein). The improvement disclosed herein provides an opaque or translucent barrier to allow for light to scatter away from the eye of the user, thus making the use of the container more comfortable while maintaining the illumination features thereof.
Claims11
An illuminated container, comprising
- an outer container having a peripheral wall and a bottom at a first end of the peripheral wall;
- an inner container having a peripheral wall and a bottom at a first end of the peripheral wall,
- wherein the outer container surrounds the inner container such that the outer and inner containers are substantially concentric about a first axis,
- and wherein the outer and inner containers define a space or cavity therebetween;
- a rim disposed between the outer and the inner containers, wherein the rim joins the peripheral walls of the outer and inner containers;
- at least one light source positioned such that the light source directs light into the peripheral wall space or cavity and onto the inner container, transmitting light through the cavity and rim and forming a glare to a user of the container, and,
- configuring at least one of the outer container, inner container, cavity, and rim to result in a reduction of glare produced by the light source as compared to a container having a clear outer walled container, a clear inner walled container, a clear rim, and a vacant peripheral wall space or cavity.
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