Illuminated serving tray
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1. An illuminated hand-held serving tray, comprising:
- a hand-held tray, having a plurality of openings, and formed of a light permeable photo-luminescent material; and
at least one light source connected to a first surface of said tray for uniform light dispersion;
reflective material on at least a portion of a second surface of said tray, said reflective material being placed directly opposite and over said light source to reflect escaping light back into said tray, so that when said at least one light source shines on said tray said reflective material reflects the light from said light source throughout the light-permeable, photoluminescent material of said tray so as to illuminate said tray throughout.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an illuminated serving tray. The tray has a plurality of receptacles for housing products to be dispensed and a light source for illuminating the tray. The tray is made of photoluminescent material with a reflective label positioned above the central portion of the tray and in line with the light source which is connected to and positioned below the bottom of the tray so that the light from the light source and any ambient light is reflected back by the reflective label and transmitted through the photoluminescent material of the tray causing the tray and the edges of the tray to glow.
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1. An illuminated hand-held serving tray, comprising:
- a hand-held tray, having a plurality of openings, and formed of a light permeable photo-luminescent material; and
at least one light source connected to a first surface of said tray for uniform light dispersion;
reflective material on at least a portion of a second surface of said tray, said reflective material being placed directly opposite and over said light source to reflect escaping light back into said tray, so that when said at least one light source shines on said tray said reflective material reflects the light from said light source throughout the light-permeable, photoluminescent material of said tray so as to illuminate said tray throughout. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
- a hand-held tray, having a plurality of openings, and formed of a light permeable photo-luminescent material; and
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