Patent ID: 6955443
Filing Date: 2005-10-18
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. A wine glass base for holding a wine glass having a cup affixed to a first end of an elongated stem, said elongated stem comprising a free end opposite to the first end, comprising: (a) a rigid hollow frame having a sufficiently large circumference at a lower portion of the frame permitting the frame to be self supporting, with an upper portion of the frame rising to a narrow top opening at the upper portion of the frame, the narrow top opening comprising a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end comprising a shelf, the distal end receiving the free end and the shelf preventing the free end from recessing further into the narrow top opening, such that the elongated stem rests within the narrow top opening; (b) a support means on an under side of the frame receiving an electric circuit board; (c) the electric circuit board comprising a light source emitting a light beam aimed substantially through a longitudal axis of the elongated stem; (d) a cover mounted horizontally at the lower portion of the frame concealing the circuit board; and (e) a battery supplying power to the circuit board disposed within the frame.