Patent ID: 6619811
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: A47G,G09F,Y10S

Abstract:
A cup showing luminous images, comprising:a double-walled body having an inner and an outer wall spaced to define an annular hollow space therebetween; a bottom sealing a lower end of said body and said annular hollow space, said bottom having an elongated through opening formed at a predetermined position in said bottom; an open-bottomed chamber formed below said bottom by a downward extension of said outer wall of said body for a predetermined distance, and said elongated through opening in said bottom providing open communication between said chamber and said annular hollow space; a luminous strip with printed pictures, words or patterns being enclosed in said annular hollow space and having conductors extending therefrom and passing through said elongated through opening in said bottom into said chamber; and a driving circuit mounted in said chamber and electrically connected to said luminous strip via said conductors, to generate an energizing voltage for said luminous strip to produce light that passes through and is refracted by said outer wall of said body to create three-dimensional images, on said body, said driving circuit including (a) a high voltage converting circuit for generating said energizing voltage, (b) an integrated circuit having an output coupled to said high voltage converting circuit for operatively driving said high voltage converting circuit, (c) a power switch exposed through an opening formed in said outer wall of said body and coupled to a first input of said integrated circuit for controlling power supplied thereto, and (d) a vibration responsive switch coupled to a second input of said integrated circuit for enabling said energizing voltage generation responsive to, said cup being vibrated to thereby illuminate said luminous strip in correspondence with said vibration.