Illuminated containers
First Claim
1. An illuminated container system, said system comprising:
- an at least partially transparent walled container having an interior and an exterior,a base for supporting said at least partially transparent walled container,one or more light emitting sources for shining light into said at least partially transparent walled container through a transparent portion of said at least partially transparent walled container,one or more light receiving articles positioned interior to said at least partially transparent walled container for receiving light from said one or more light emitting sources,wherein said one or more light emitting sources is positioned exterior to said container and light emitted from said one or more light emitting sources passes through at least a portion of said at least partially transparent walled container and is received, and conveyed by, said one or more light receiving articles, andsaid base has either a magnet or a ferromagnetic material permanently mounted therein or thereon as a first mating member of an alignment pair, andsaid container has either a magnet or a ferromagnetic material permanently mounted therein or thereon a second mating member of said alignment pair, andat least one of said first mating member and said second mating member is a magnet, andsuch that said first mating member and said second mating member must be in close proximity to allow and facilitate consistent and accurate alignment of said base and said container when said container is placed onto said base due to magnetic attraction between said first and second mating members.
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Abstract
The present invention is for illuminated containers and illuminated container systems comprising one or more light emitting sources which may be incorporated into the base in combination with a container to be illuminated (such as a terrarium). In one embodiment, one or more light emitting sources may be incorporated into a base such that light from the light emitting sources projects into a container where fiber optic cables may be embedded to receive the light such that the light can be carried and emitted at various locations throughout the container even though there is no light source in the container itself. Multiple fiber optic bundles may be used depending on the size of the glass container and the desired installation. Various indexing means may be utilized to insure alignment between the light emitting sources and the light receiving articles.
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8 Claims
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1. An illuminated container system, said system comprising:
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an at least partially transparent walled container having an interior and an exterior, a base for supporting said at least partially transparent walled container, one or more light emitting sources for shining light into said at least partially transparent walled container through a transparent portion of said at least partially transparent walled container, one or more light receiving articles positioned interior to said at least partially transparent walled container for receiving light from said one or more light emitting sources, wherein said one or more light emitting sources is positioned exterior to said container and light emitted from said one or more light emitting sources passes through at least a portion of said at least partially transparent walled container and is received, and conveyed by, said one or more light receiving articles, and said base has either a magnet or a ferromagnetic material permanently mounted therein or thereon as a first mating member of an alignment pair, and said container has either a magnet or a ferromagnetic material permanently mounted therein or thereon a second mating member of said alignment pair, and at least one of said first mating member and said second mating member is a magnet, and such that said first mating member and said second mating member must be in close proximity to allow and facilitate consistent and accurate alignment of said base and said container when said container is placed onto said base due to magnetic attraction between said first and second mating members. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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