Luminescent pop-up candy
AssigneeThomas G. Ference
InventorsHarvey Clovis Allard, Thomas George Ference
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Abstract
An illuminated pop-up candy comprising a housing, cap, moveable candy, moveable illumination system, and switching mechanism. The candy is able to translate and rotate along the length of the housing by the application of pressure to either the candy or the illumination system. The illumination system is switched on and off by touch or translation of the illumination along said housing.
Claims29
A method of illuminating a pop-up candy, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing pop-up candy having (i) an elongate housing with an interior, a longitudinal axis and first and second ends and (ii) a candy positioned in said interior and movable along said longitudinal axis;
- b) moving said candy along said longitudinal axis;
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- c) illuminating said candy during said step b) by transmitting light into said candy.
An apparatus for illuminating a confection, comprising:
- a) an elongate housing having a longitudinal axis and an interior having first and second positions;
- b) a connector positioned in said interior and movable along said longitudinal axis between said first and second positions;
- c) a candy disposed proximate said connector;
- d) an illumination system that transmits light into said candy, said illumination system including a source of power and a light source;
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- e) a switch that connects said source of power to said light source when said connector is moved a first distance away from said first position and disconnects said source of power from said light source when said connector is in said first position.
An apparatus for illuminating a confection, comprising:
- a) a housing having a longitudinal axis, a first end and a second end;
- b) a support disposed for axial movement along, and rotational movement about, said longitudinal axis;
- c) a candy attached to said support so as to move with said support;
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- d) an illumination system for transmitting light into said candy, said illumination system including a source of power, a light source proximate said support that is capable of transmitting light into said candy, and a switch that connects said source of power to said light source while permitting said support and said candy to move along and rotate about said longitudinal axis of said housing.
An apparatus for illuminating a confection, comprising:
- a) an elongate housing having a longitudinal axis, a first end and an interior;
- b) a candy disposed in said interior and movable along said longitudinal axis between first and second positions;
- c) a light source positioned in said interior proximate said candy and movable with said candy between said first and second positions, said light source including a light, a source of power, and a switch assembly for connecting said source of power to said light, wherein said switch assembly includes a first contact for connecting said source of power to said light and a bias assembly for urging said source of power against said contact when said light source has moved away from said first position a first distance toward said second position.
An apparatus for illuminating a confection, comprising:
- a) an elongated housing having an opening at one end;
- b) a candy, a light source and a bias assembly disposed within said elongated housing;
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- c) wherein when said candy is urged from a first position to a second position through said opening by said bias assembly, said light source is activated to transmit light into said candy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.