WO2010058300A1 - Illuminateur liquide et ensemble correspondant - Google Patents
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- WO2010058300A1 WO2010058300A1 PCT/IB2009/051433 IB2009051433W WO2010058300A1 WO 2010058300 A1 WO2010058300 A1 WO 2010058300A1 IB 2009051433 W IB2009051433 W IB 2009051433W WO 2010058300 A1 WO2010058300 A1 WO 2010058300A1
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- lighting apparatus
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- liquid container
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G19/00—Table service
- A47G19/22—Drinking vessels or saucers used for table service
- A47G19/2205—Drinking glasses or vessels
- A47G19/2227—Drinking glasses or vessels with means for amusing or giving information to the user
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D23/00—Details of bottles or jars not otherwise provided for
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D23/00—Details of bottles or jars not otherwise provided for
- B65D23/12—Means for the attachment of smaller articles
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G19/00—Table service
- A47G19/22—Drinking vessels or saucers used for table service
- A47G19/2205—Drinking glasses or vessels
- A47G19/2227—Drinking glasses or vessels with means for amusing or giving information to the user
- A47G2019/2238—Drinking glasses or vessels with means for amusing or giving information to the user with illumination means
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D2203/00—Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators
- B65D2203/12—Audible, olfactory or visual signalling means
Definitions
- This invention relates to the field of a light apparatus in general and, in particular, to an illuminating apparatus that is used to illuminate the liquid contained in a container.
- Background Art BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
- the present invention in one aspect, is a lighting apparatus including a light source, a power source electrically connected to the light source, and a coupling portion connected to the light source.
- the coupling portion is flexibly compressible such that the light apparatus is easily inserted and secured within a space of a suitable size provided on the surface of the container.
- a liquid container assembly with illuminating light contains a liquid container and a light apparatus.
- the liquid container further includes a cavity formed on at least one surface.
- the light apparatus contains a light source, a power source electrically connected to the light source, and a coupling portion connected to the light source.
- the coupling portion is flexibly compressible such that the light apparatus is easily inserted and secured within the cavity in the liquid container.
- the flexible material used in the cover of the illuminator makes it suitable to adapt to various size of the space provided.
- the illuminator is adapted for simple insertion into a specially designed cavity created in the container. It makes the illuminator very easy to install and use.
- Certain implementations also allow for very simple mechanical and/or electrical design such that the illuminator can be very compact.
- a single size of the illuminator can be used for various sizes of bottles and containers as long as the size of the cavity to which it is inserted is appropriately adapted and shall be explained in the following specific implementation examples.
- the following invention can be applied to but not limited to wine bottle, drinking glass or any other types of liquid container.
- Fig. Ia is the perspective view of the illuminator in one embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. Ib is the perspective view of the illuminator in Fig. 1 from the bottom side.
- Fig. 2 is an exploded view of the illuminator in one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3a is a cross-sectional view of the illuminator assembly which includes a bottle according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3b is a perspective view of the illuminator assembly in Fig. 3a.
- Fig. 4a is the cross-sectional view of the illuminator and a corresponding container assembly in a disassembled state..
- FIG. 4b and 4c are perspective views of the illuminator assembly in Fig. 4a in disassembled status, which includes a liquid bottle.
- Fig. 5a is a cross-sectional view of the illuminator assembly which includes a drinking glass in one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5b and 5c are perspective views of the illuminator assembly in Fig. 5a which includes a drinking glass.
- Fig. 6a is the cross-sectional view of the illuminator assembly in disassembled status, which includes a drinking glass.
- FIG. 6b and 6c are perspective views of the illuminator assembly in Fig. 6a in disassembled status, which includes a drinking glass.
- Couple or “connect” refers to mechanical coupling or connection either directly or indirectly unless otherwise stated.
- cylinder refers not only refers to geometrically defined cylinder but it may also refers to similar shapes or variations, for example, a conical shape, a cone shape with a flat top, or a ribbed cylinder.
- the first embodiment of the present invention is an illuminator 20 of a cylinder shape.
- the illuminator 20 includes a light source, a light cover 22, a light top 26 and a power source (not shown here).
- the light source is preferably a Light Emitting Diode (LED) 24.
- the power source is preferably a battery.
- the light cover 22 further includes a ring 30, a sleeve 32 and a bottom 34, all of which are formed as a single part. In this embodiment, the bottom 34 can also be referred to as the back end of the illuminator.
- the rings 30 together with the light top 26 constitute the front end of the illuminator.
- the light cover 22 and the light top 26 make up the housing of the illuminator, which covers the light source 26 and power source such that the illuminator 20 can be waterproof.
- the light cover 22 is made of flexible material and preferably silicon or rubber.
- the illuminator 20 further contains a switch (not shown) which is disposed within the light cover 22 at the bottom end 34.
- Figures 2 shows the separate part of the light top 26, battery 36, the battery stand 38 which is a O-ring, and the light cover 22 in the same embodiment of the present invention.
- the light top 26 has an opening through which the head of the LED (not shown here) can be extended.
- the battery 36 is placed on the battery stand 38 within the light cover 22. A portion of the light top 26 also extends from the base to cover the battery 36 partially.
- a bottle 60 is provided with a cavity 62 at the bottom.
- Cavity 62 is specially designed to accommodate the illuminator 20.
- Fig. 5a to 6c is similar to the embodiment shown in figures 3A to 4c, except that the type of the liquid container is changed to a drinking glass with a upside down cone shape set on a cylindrical pedestal.
- the cavity 66 to receive the illuminator is provided at the bottom of the pedestal.
- the illuminator When the illuminator is inserted inside the relevant cavity, the limited space of the cavity will force the rubber housing to compress, which in turn generates distention force due to the characteristics of the flexible material. The distention force will push the flexible material toward the inner surfaces of the cavity and creates frictional force therebetween. As the frictional force exists, the illuminator will not slip easily out of the cavity and its position can thus be fixed. Also, since the flexible material can be compressed to a range of elastic deformation, the illuminator is adaptable to be placed inside the cavity with a certain range of the diameter. The illuminator can be switch on/ff by pressing the switch disposed within the bottom of the illuminator.
- the illuminator shown in the embodiment in Fig. Ia and Ib is using a
- LED 24 as the light source.
- two or more LED could be provided in the same illuminator to produce different illumination effect.
- color LED to produce colorful visual effect, including variations of flashing and colour.
- a microprocessor chip can also be provided within the illuminator to control the different visual effects desired by the user, including tri-colour set.
- the dimensions of the inner space of the bottle cavity 62 needs not be precisely fitted for the illuminator 20. Rather, the dimension of the inner space of the bottle cavity 62 can be designed within a certain range and the illuminator would be able to be inserted therein and secured firmly due to its cover made of flexible material.
- the illuminator described above contains the switch which is disposed at the bottom
- the switch can also be embedded in the sleeve 32, the shape of the switch can be the along the perimeter of the sleeve, such that the switch can be turned on/off wherever people presses the sleeve. For example, the user can switch on the illuminator by pressing the sleeve while the illuminator is outside the container before inserting the illuminator into the cavity.
- the battery installed in the illuminator could be a rechargeable battery.
- the illuminator further has at least one pair of contact pins on the surface of the illuminator to connect to an external recharger.
- the illuminator is equipped with coils or loops instead of contact pins for recharging.
- the external recharger also contains coils or loops so that the rechargeable battery in the illuminator can be recharged by inductive charging. Inductive charging could be useful for liquid illuminator as they are often exposed to water. The battery and electrical portions of the light can be completely sealed within the housing to prevent exposure to moisture.
- the illuminator in the present invention has multiple operation modes, i.e. the LED's on and off time can be adjusted.
- the illuminator has four modes: off, always-on, slow flashing and fast flashing.
- the illuminator can adopt more than one LED or color LED, so that more variation of the LED illumination may be developed.
- the liquid container assembly described above is exemplified by a liquid bottle and a drinking glass.
- the illuminator could be used in other kind of liquid container with different shape and geometry.
- the illuminator can be installed at the bottom of a beverage bottle, a glass jar, or a cosmetic bottle.
- different containers may be available to the end user based on the same size of illuminator and may be sold as a set.
- the illuminator is located at the bottom of the liquid container.
- the illuminator can also be located at other part of the liquid container.
- the illuminator can be located at the bottom and at a side surface of the container so that the light illuminating the liquid could come from different directions.
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Priority Applications (7)
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BRPI0921872A BRPI0921872A2 (pt) | 2008-11-24 | 2009-04-06 | iluminador para líquido e montagem do mesmo |
US13/130,581 US20110228518A1 (en) | 2008-11-24 | 2009-04-06 | Liquid illuminator and assembly thereof |
CA2754639A CA2754639A1 (fr) | 2008-11-24 | 2009-04-06 | Illuminateur liquide et ensemble correspondant |
RU2011125969/12A RU2011125969A (ru) | 2008-11-24 | 2009-04-06 | Осветитель жидкости и его сборка |
AU2009318905A AU2009318905A1 (en) | 2008-11-24 | 2009-04-06 | Liquid illuminator and assembly thereof |
EP09786360A EP2367463A1 (fr) | 2008-11-24 | 2009-04-06 | Illuminateur liquide et ensemble correspondant |
CN2009801493427A CN102245062A (zh) | 2008-11-24 | 2009-04-06 | 液体照明器及其配件 |
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HK08112830.1A HK1123452A2 (en) | 2008-11-24 | 2008-11-24 | Liquid illuminator and assembly thereof |
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EP (1) | EP2367463A1 (fr) |
CN (1) | CN102245062A (fr) |
AU (1) | AU2009318905A1 (fr) |
BR (1) | BRPI0921872A2 (fr) |
CA (1) | CA2754639A1 (fr) |
HK (2) | HK1123452A2 (fr) |
RU (1) | RU2011125969A (fr) |
WO (1) | WO2010058300A1 (fr) |
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FR2991752A1 (fr) * | 2012-06-08 | 2013-12-13 | Jean Luc Vallat | Recipient eclaire par un systeme d'eclairage autonome |
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HK1129530A2 (en) | 2009-11-27 |
EP2367463A1 (fr) | 2011-09-28 |
US20110228518A1 (en) | 2011-09-22 |
RU2011125969A (ru) | 2012-12-27 |
AU2009318905A1 (en) | 2010-05-27 |
BRPI0921872A2 (pt) | 2015-12-29 |
CA2754639A1 (fr) | 2010-05-27 |
CN102245062A (zh) | 2011-11-16 |
HK1123452A2 (en) | 2009-06-12 |
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