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US 6,786,614 B2Granted
Beverage container holder and lighting arrangement having selectively activated light source
OwnerPeter Ciarrocchi, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A beverage container holder and lighting arrangement is provided having a base and a wall defining a space for receiving a beverage container. A power source having a first and second conducting means is provided The power source is in electrical communication with a light source. When placed in the beverage container holder and lighting arrangement of the present invention, a beverage container having an appropriate label will complete a circuit and, thereby, cause the light source to be illuminated.
Claims27
A beverage container holder and lighting arrangement, comprising:
- a base;
- a wall projecting upward from the base and defining a cavity for receiving a beverage container, the wall having an opening opposite the base for receiving a beverage container;
- an electrical power source having a first terminal and a second terminal;
- a first conducting means in electrical communication with the second terminal, said first conducting means having a portion located above the base at a position for contacting the side of a beverage container;
- a second conducting means in electrical communication with the first terminal, said second conducting means having a portion located above the base at a position for contacting the side of the beverage container;
- and,
- at least one light source in electrical communication with either the first conducting means or the second conducting means.
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A beverage container holder and lighting arrangement, comprising:
- a base;
- a wall projecting upward from the base and defining a cavity for receiving a beverage container, the wall having an opening opposite the base for receiving a beverage container;
- an electrical power source having a first terminal and a second terminal;
- a first conducting means in electrical communication with the second terminal;
- a second conducting means in electrical communication with the first terminal;
- and,
- at least one light source in electrical communication with either the first conducting means or the second conducting means,
- wherein the first conducting means further includes a contact portion, the wall having an inner surface, and wherein the contact portion extends along a portion of the inner surface of the wall.
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A beverage container holder and lighting arrangement, comprising:
- a base:
- a wall projecting upward from the base and defining a cavity for receiving a beverage container, the wall having an opening opposite the base for receiving a beverage container;
- an electrical power source having a first terminal and a second terminal;
- a first conducting means in electrical communication with the second terminal;
- a second conducting means in electrical communication with the first terminal;
- and,
- at least one light source in electrical communication with either the first conducting means or the second conducting means;
- an activation means, the activation means including a material capable of conducting electricity, the activation means sized to contact and be in electrical communication with both the first conducting means and the second conducting means simultaneously,
- wherein the activation means is a label on a beverage container.
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A beverage container bolder and lighting arrangement, comprising:
- a base including an upper wall and a lower wall defining a space;
- a wall projecting upward from the base and defining a cavity for receiving a beverage container, the wall having an opening opposite the base for receiving a beverage container, the wall having an inner surface and an outer surface;
- an electrical power source located within the space having a first terminal and a second terminal;
- a first conducting means located within the space and in electrical communication with the second terminal, the first conducting means having a contact portion extending upwardly along the inner surface of the peripheral wall;
- a second conducting means located within the space and in electrical communication with the first terminal, the second conducting means having a contact portion electrically spaced apart from the contact portion of the first conducting means and extending upwardly along the inner surface of the peripheral wall;
- and,
- at least one light source in electrical communication with either the first conducting means or the second conducting means.
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A beverage container holder and lighting arrangement, comprising:
- a base;
- an electrical power source having a first terminal and a second terminal;
- a first conducting means in electrical communication with the second terminal and having a contact portion located above the base and at a position for contacting a side of a beverage container placed on the base;
- a second conducting means having a contact portion located above the base and at a position for contacting a side of a beverage container placed on the base and in electrical communication with the second terminal;
- and,
- at least one light source in electrical communication with either the first conducting means or the second conducting means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.