Illuminated beverage container holder

• US 6,092,905 A
• Filed: 05/13/1999
• Issued: 07/25/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Christopher D. Koehn
• Original Assignee: Christopher D. Koehn
• Inventors: Koehn, Christopher D.
• Primary Examiner(s): HUSAR, STEPHEN F
• Application Number:
  US09/311,416
• Time in Patent Office: 439 Days
• Field of Search: 362/101, 362/154, 362/880
• US Class Current: 362/101
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 2200/08 Illumination
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 23/0216 for one glass or cup
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 3/101 fixed
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 3/229 Cup holders
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 77/24 Inserts or accessories added or incorporated during filling of containers opening devices B65D77/30
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 81/3876 insulating sleeves or jackets for cans, bottles, barrels, etc.
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

A illuminated beverage container holder for illuminating the area around the beverage container held therein so that a user may easily locate the beverage container in low light conditions. The illuminated beverage container holder includes a base with a perimeter side wall upwardly extending therearound to define a receptacle designed for receiving therein a beverage container. The perimeter side wall has an outwardly radiating annular lip around a top edge of the perimeter s.

Claims

1. An illuminated holder for a beverage container, said illuminated holder comprising:

a base having upper and lower faces, and an outer perimeter;

a perimeter side wall upwardly extending from said upper face of said base along said outer perimeter of said base;

said perimeter side wall having a top edge;

said perimeter side wall defining a receptacle adapted for receiving therein a beverage container, said top edge of said perimeter side wall defining an opening into said receptacle;

said perimeter side wall having an outwardly radiating annular lip around said top edge of said perimeter side wall; and

a plurality of light sources being provided on said annular lip.

2. The illuminated holder of claim 1, wherein said annular lip of said perimeter side wall has a generally rectangular transverse cross section defining substantially planar top and bottom faces of said annular lip, said light sources being located on said top face of said annular lip.

3. The illumined holder of claim 1, wherein said light sources are spaced apart at generally equal intervals around said annular lip.

4. The illuminated holder of claim 1, wherein said base has a cavity in lower face of said base, wherein a battery is disposed in said cavity of said base and electrically connected to said light sources.

5. The illuminated holder of claim 4, wherein said base has a removable access panel covering said cavity of said base.

6. The illuminated holder of claim 4, further comprising a switch mounted on said perimeter side wall and being electrically connected to said light sources to permit selective activation of said light sources.

7. An illuminated holder for a generally cylindrical beverage container, said illuminated holder comprising:

a generally disk-shaped base having generally circular upper and lower faces, and a generally circular outer perimeter;

a generally cylindrical perimeter side wall upwardly extending from said upper face of said base along said outer perimeter of said base;

said perimeter side wall having a generally circular top edge;

said perimeter side wall defining a generally cylindrical receptacle adapted for receiving therein a generally cylindrical beverage container, said top edge of said perimeter side wall defining a generally circular opening into said receptacle;

said perimeter side wall having an outwardly radiating annular lip around said top edge of said perimeter side wall;

said annular lip of said perimeter side wall having a generally rectangular transverse cross section defining substantially planar top and bottom faces of said annular lip;

a plurality of light sources being provided on said top face of said annular lip, said light sources being spaced apart at generally equal intervals around said annular lip;

said base having a generally rectangular cavity in lower face of said base, said base having a removable access panel covering said cavity of said base, said access panel lying in a common plane with said lower face of said base when said access panel covers said cavity of said base;

a generally rectangular battery being disposed in said cavity of said base;

said battery being electrically connected to said light sources for providing energy for illuminating said light sources;

wherein said annular lip having an annular passage therein;

said perimeter side wall having an elongate passage extending between said annular passage of said annular flange and said cavity of said base such that said cavity of said base is in communication with said annular passage;

an elongate electrical conduit being extended from said cavity through said elongate passage of said perimeter side wall and into said annular passage of said annular lip, said electrical conduit being electrically connected to each of said light sources, said electrical conduit being detachably attached and electrically connected to said battery to electrically connect said battery to said light sources such that said battery provides energy to illuminate said light sources; and

a switch mounted on said perimeter side wall and being electrically connected to said electrical conduit between said battery and said light sources to perimeter selective activation of said light sources.