Patent ID: 6371624
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: A47G,F21K

Abstract:
A glow cup modular system for selectively illuminating comprising, in combination;a beverage container having a cylindrical base of a predetermined first diameter; a relatively rigid exterior member with a vertical central axis having a generally cylindrical side wall with a top edge and bottom edge and slightly tapering inwardly toward the top edge to form an upper cavity for frictionally receiving and retaining the base of the beverage container, a bottom edge having an enlarged horizontal lip extending radially away from the central axis and with a downwardly facing annular groove around the lip, the exterior member further having a circular planar surface located at an intermediate height within the cylindrical body to define a lower cavity therebeneath and the upper cavity thereabove; a relatively rigid interior member with an axis in common with the vertical central axis and having a generally cylindrical side wall with a circumference less than that of the exterior member, and with a planar top surface at the top end and also having a generally cylindrical recessed portion extending downward from the center of the planar top fabricated of a deformable material, the interior member also having a bottom end having a horizontal lip with an upwardly facing annular ridge received by the annular recess of the exterior member when the interior member is placed within the exterior member to come in contact with each other to thereby form an air and liquid tight intermediate gap with an upper cylindrical portion between the top surface of the interior member and the bottom surface of the planar surface of the exterior member and a lower annular portion between the side walls of the interior and exterior members; a first chemiluminescent liquid located within the intermediate gap; a glass ampule located within the recessed portion of the interior member adapted to be broken by a user upon compressing the pliable recess portion a second chemical luminescent liquid located with in the ampule and adapted to inter mix with the first liquid and fill the intermediate gap upon breaking of the ampule; and an elastomeric sleeve positioned over the lower extent of the container in contact with the exterior member to abate slippage therebetween.