Edge lighted article holder
AssigneePlast-Ad, Inc.
InventorMichael R. Kinzie
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Abstract
An edge lighted article holder including a body having an upper wall and a lower wall connected by a web. Openings are formed in the upper wall which conform to the outer shape of the article so that articles may be placed within the openings and supported by the lower wall. The upper and lower walls and the web are formed of light transmitting material. A light source is placed within the plane of the walls or web to allow light to be transmitted through the holder to illuminate the edges of the article openings.
Claims9
In an article holder having an upper wall and a lower wall connected by a web, opening means in said upper wall defined by an edge for receiving an article, said lower wall adapted to support said article when the article is placed within said opening means, said upper and lower walls and said web formed of light transmitting material, the improvement in said article holder comprising a lighting element means secured within the plane of one of said upper and lower walls and said web for transmitting light through said one wall or web to illuminate said opening means edge in the upper wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.