CONTAINER ILLUMINATING DEVICE

• US 20180310743A1
• Filed: 04/13/2018
• Published: 11/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amran Abukar
• Original Assignee: Amran Abukar
• Inventors: Abukar, Amran
• Granted Patent: US 10,638,864 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 23/02 Glass or bottle holders serving trays with openings for carrying glasses or bottles A47G23/0641; bottle racks A47B73/00; for feeding-bottles A61J9/06; in vehicles B60N3/10
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 23/0216 for one glass or cup
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 23/0241 for bottles; Decanters
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 23/0309 Illuminated
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 9/0607 having aesthetic features, e.g. toy-like or imitating a female breast
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 9/0646 for supporting only in a non-feeding position
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 9/0684 having a self-supporting base
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/0435 activated by remote control means
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/0471 the sensor detecting the proximity, the presence or the movement of an object or a person
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0036 Table-ware or table equipment, e.g. dishes, cutlery or trays
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0056 Audio equipment, e.g. music instruments, radios or speakers
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2113/10 of different colours
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/028 associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics, e.g. electric candles
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones

Abstract

A bottle holder with a body includes an upper portion; a base; a cup seat disposed in the upper portion; and one or more lighting elements, at least one of the lighting elements being disposed below the cup seat and oriented to direct light upward. The bottle holder further includes a cup removably positioned in the cup seat, the cup being constructed to support a bottle. The bottle holder may include a control system configured to control the one or more lighting elements and other electronic components that may optionally be included. A system for illuminating a container includes a bottle holder and a remote control unit constructed to communicate with a control unit of the bottle holder.

Claims

1. A bottle holder comprising:

a body comprising;

an upper portion;

a base;

a cup seat disposed in the upper portion; and

one or more lighting elements, at least one of the lighting elements being disposed below the cup seat and oriented to direct light upward; and

a cup removably positioned in the cup seat, the cup being constructed to support a bottle.

2. The bottle holder of claim 1, wherein the body further comprises a light switch.

3. The bottle holder of claim 2, wherein the light switch comprises a pressure sensor constructed to sense the presence of a bottle in the cup.

4. The bottle holder of claim 1, wherein the body further comprises a data storage component.

5. The bottle holder of claim 1, wherein the body further comprises a microphone and a loudspeaker operably connected to the data storage component.

6. The bottle holder of claim 1, wherein the bottle holder comprises a sound system comprising a data storage component and a loudspeaker, and a control system configured to control the sound system.

7. The bottle holder of claim 6, wherein the control system comprises a receiver constructed to receive a remote signal.

8. The bottle holder of claim 7, wherein the receiver comprises a BLUETOOTH receiver constructed to receive a BLUETOOTH signal or an infrared receiver constructed to receive an infrared signal.

9. The bottle holder of claim 1, wherein the body comprises one or more control buttons operatively connected to the sound system.

10. The bottle holder of claim 1, wherein the one or more lighting elements comprise a room light oriented to direct light through a wall of the body.

11. The bottle holder of claim 1, wherein the one or more lighting elements comprise one or more lights capable of emitting two or more different colors of light.

12. The bottle holder of claim 11, wherein the bottle holder comprises a control system configured to control the one or more lights to alternately emit the different colors of light.

13. The bottle holder of claim 1, wherein the bottle holder comprises a control system configured to control the one or more lighting elements.

14. The bottle holder of claim 13, wherein the control system comprises a receiver constructed to receive a remote signal.

15. The bottle holder of claim 14, wherein the receiver comprises a BLUETOOTH receiver constructed to receive a BLUETOOTH signal or an infrared receiver constructed to receive an infrared signal.

16. The bottle holder of claim 1, wherein the body comprises one or more control buttons operatively connected to the one or more lighting elements.

17. The bottle holder of claim 1, wherein the cup seat defines a depression or an aperture in the body.

18. The bottle holder of claim 1, wherein the cup comprises a resilient polymeric material.

19. The bottle holder of claim 1, wherein the body comprises an outer shell, and wherein at least a portion of the outer shell is transparent or translucent.

20. A system for illuminating a container, the system comprising:

a bottle holder comprising;

a body comprising;

an upper portion;

a base;

a cup seat disposed in the upper portion; and

one or more lighting elements, at least one of the lighting elements being disposed below the cup seat and oriented to direct light upward;

a control system comprising a receiver; and

a cup removably positioned in the cup seat, the cup being constructed to support a bottle; and

a remote control unit constructed to emit a remote signal, the receiver being constructed to receive the remote signal.