Interchangeable base for beverage container holder
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1. A base unit for use with a beverage container holder comprising:
- a base and a beverage container holder mounted thereon;
a recess in said base for receiving the beverage container holder; and
an electronic circuit within said base, including a first switch, for producing at least one of sound, light and motion when the base unit is at least one of placed upon and removed from a surface thereby causing the switch to change state.
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Abstract
The invention is a base unit that may be used in combination with beverage container holders. The base unit is connected to the beverage container holder by a press or friction fit, or by an adhesive, so that different theme beverage container holders may be used with the same base. The base may include electronic circuitry to control such functions as sound, light and motion which may be actuated by a ON-OFF switch, or a switch that actuates when the base and beverage container holder are placed on, or lifted from a surface.
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15 Claims
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1. A base unit for use with a beverage container holder comprising:
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a base and a beverage container holder mounted thereon; a recess in said base for receiving the beverage container holder; and an electronic circuit within said base, including a first switch, for producing at least one of sound, light and motion when the base unit is at least one of placed upon and removed from a surface thereby causing the switch to change state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A base unit for use in combination with a beverage container holder, comprising:
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a beverage container holder; a base unit; a recess in said base unit for receiving and holding the beverage container holder; and an electronic circuit within said base, including a first switch, for producing at least one of sound, light and motion when the base unit is at least one of placed upon and removed from a surface thereby causing the switch to change state. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A base unit for use in combination with a beverage container holder, comprising:
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a beverage container holder; a base unit; a recess in said base unit for receiving and holding the beverage container holder; and an electronic circuit within said base, including a first switch, for producing at least one of sound, light, motion and a recorded message when the base unit is at least one of placed upon and removed from a surface thereby causing the switch to change state.
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