Bottle holding apparatus having removable LED light source

• US 10,234,131 B2
• Filed: 09/23/2017
• Issued: 03/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: You Taek Lee
• Original Assignee: You Taek Lee
• Inventors: Lee, You Taek
• Primary Examiner(s): Mai, Anh T
• Assistant Examiner(s): Farokhrooz, Fatima N
• Application Number:
  US15/713,632
• Publication Number:
  US 20180010785A1
• Time in Patent Office: 542 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 2200/08 Illumination
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 23/0241 for bottles; Decanters
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 23/0309 Illuminated
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 15/01 Housings, e.g. material or assembling of housing parts F21V15/02 takes precedence housings forming signs or letters G09F13/04
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/023 Power supplies in a casing F21V23/003 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/04 the elements being switches safety devices F21V25/00
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 3/00 Globes; Bowls; Cover glasses with refracting properties F21V5/00; with reflecting properties F21V7/00; characterised by cooling arrangements F21V29/506
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0036 Table-ware or table equipment, e.g. dishes, cutlery or trays
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

Proposed is a bottle holding apparatus having a removable LED light source. The bottling apparatus includes a bottle holder body and a lighting device module. The bottle holder body is structured to accommodate a lower portion of a bottle. The lighting device module is removably fitted in the bottle holder body and is removable from underside of the bottle holder body. Light generated by an LED light source of the lighting device module is illuminated through the lower portion of the bottle accommodated in the bottle holder body, thereby providing visual lighting effects and creating a romantic atmosphere suitable for drinking alcohol.

Claims

1. A bottle holding apparatus having a removable LED light source, the bottle holding apparatus (100) comprising:

a bottle holder body (110) having a cylinder shape with an open upper end through which a lower portion of a bottle (10) is inserted to be accommodated in the bottle holder body (110), the bottle holder body (110) including a bottle support portion (111) supporting the bottle (10) rested thereon and a lighting device module installation portion (112) that is formed as an oblong through-hole and disposed at a center portion of the bottle support portion (111); and

a lighting device module (120) having a module form and an oblong shape corresponding to a shape of the lighting device module installation portion (112) of the bottle holder body (110), being removably fitted in the lighting device module installation portion (112), and illuminating the bottle (10) accommodated in the bottle holder body (110) with light generated by an LED light source thereof, thereby creating a desired atmosphere,

wherein the lighting device module installation portion (112) includes an oblong flange (112a) at an upper end thereof and a pair of engagement protrusions at a lower end thereof, the protrusions being arranged to face each other at middle portions of longer sides of the lighting device module installation portion (112) such that the lighting device module (120) is removably fitted into the lighting device module installation portion (112) and is removable, from underside of the bottle holder body (110) wherein the lighting device module comprises batteries, switch, light emitting diodes, and electrode patterns, and wherein the bottle holder body is further provided with a plurality of water discharge holes arranged along an outer periphery of the bottle support portion surrounding the lighting device module installation portion to prevent water resulting from condensation flowing down along the surface of the bottle rested on the bottle support portion from coming into contact with the lighting device module, thereby protecting the lighting device from the water.

2. The bottle holding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the bottle holder body (110) comprises a plurality of bottle holder bodies (110) of various sizes to accommodate bottles (10) of various sizes, wherein the bottle holder bodies (110) are provided with respective lighting device module installation portions (112) having an equal size corresponding to that of the lighting device module (120) having a module form and provided in a standard size.

3. The bottle holding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lighting device module (120) further comprises a pair of grooves disposed at positions corresponding to the pair of engagement protrusions such that the lighting device module (120) is capable of fitting into the lighting device module installation portion (112).

4. The bottle holding apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the lighting device module (120) comprises:

a lower case (121) having an oblong shape, being open at two opposite sides thereof to provide battery insertion portions (121a) through which two coin-cell batteries (127) are respectively inserted into the lower case (121), and having a switch hole (121c) disposed close to either one of two opposite side walls (121);

a PCB circuit unit (123) having an oblong shape, being installed in the lower case (121), and comprising a pair of LED chips (123a) installed on one surface thereof, a pair of electrode patterns (123b) provided on a lower surface thereof, and a tact switch (123c) disposed at a position corresponding to the switch hole (121c) and used to switch on and off the LED chips (123a);

an upper case (125) having a shape corresponding to that of the lower case (121), thereby covering an upper end of the lower case (121) mounted with the oblong PCB circuit unit (123); and

the two coin-cell batteries (127) inserted into the lower case respectively through the battery insertion portions (121c) in a state in which the lower case (121) mounted with the oblong PCB circuit unit (123) and the upper case (121) are assembled with each other, the two coin-cell batteries (127) being respectively electrically connected to the electrode patterns (123b) of the oblong PCB circuit unit (123) to supply power for operating the LED chips.

5. The bottle holding apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the upper case (125) is made of a transparent material and provided with a pair of light diffusion prevention protrusions on an inner surface thereof, at positions corresponding to the pair of LED chips (123a) of the oblong PCB circuit unit (123), thereby preventing diffusion of light emitted by the LED chips (123a).

6. The bottle holding apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the lighting device module (120) further comprises a knob manipulation portion (129) connected to the tack switch (123c) of the oblong PCB circuit unit (123), which is disposed to correspond to the switch hole (121c) of the lower case (121), such that the tact switch (123c) is externally switched on and off in accordance with manipulation of the knob manipulation portion (129).