Patent ID: 6174066
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: B65D,F21V,G01N

Abstract:
A device for use in illuminating the contents of a fluid stream exiting a wine bottle, the wine bottle having an elongated neck portion, a body portion and a curved shoulder portion extending between the neck and the body portions, said device comprising:a light emitting element;a power cell operatively connected to said light emitting element;a switch for activating and deactivating said light emitting element;said power cell and said light emitting element being contained within a housing structure which attaches to said bottle, said housing structure including an exterior surface for contacting the hand of a user and an internal surface for disposition in opposing relation to the bottle surface such that upon activation of the light emitting element, the interior of the bottle at the curved shoulder portion is illuminated, and wherein said power cell and said light emitting element are contained within separate compartments within the housing structure.