Illuminating device with sound discriminator for hand-held container
OwnerRobert Taddeo, John Antonelliinventors
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Abstract
An illuminating device for illuminating the interior of a hand-held container. The illuminating device comprises a housing, a lighting circuit, and a sound discriminator operably connected to the lighting circuit. In one embodiment of the invention the sound discriminator is adapted to activate a light source in response to predetermined level and/or frequency of sound energy detected inside the hand-held container.
Claims14
An illuminating device for illuminating the interior of a hand-held container when a predetermined level or frequency of sound energy is detected inside the hand-held container, comprising:
- a housing;
- a lighting circuit;
- and
- a sound discriminator operably connected to said lighting circuit, wherein said sound discriminator is adapted to detect a predetermined level of sound energy or a predetermined frequency of sound energy inside the hand-held container,
- whereby when said sound discriminator detects the predetermined level or frequency of sound energy then said sound discriminator circuit activates said lighting circuit to illuminate the interior of the hand-held container.
An illuminating device in combination with a hand-held container, wherein said illuminating device is used to illuminate the interior of said hand-held container, comprising:
- a hand-held container;
- a housing;
- an electrical power source;
- a lighting circuit, wherein said lighting circuit comprises a light source, and a first switch;
- and
- a sound discriminator for detecting a predetermined level or frequency of sound energy inside said hand-held container, wherein said sound discriminator is operably connected to said first switch,
- whereby when said sound discriminator detects the predetermined amount of sound energy said sound discriminator circuit activates said first switch to enable power to flow to said light source and illuminate the inside of said hand-held container.
An illuminating device for illuminating the interior of a hand-held container in response to sound in a hand-held container, comprising:
- a microphone for converting sound waves into alternating electrical signals;
- a means for detecting and generating a trigger signal in response to specific alterations in the alternating signals that correspond to sound energy generated inside a hand-held container;
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- a means for providing light energy upon receipt of the trigger signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.