Abstract:
Chemiluminescent devices are attached to water bottles or similar drinkwear containers by a variety of holders to decoratively illuminate the contents of the container. A thin elongated chemiluminescent charge container is wound within the holder and supported there so that substantially the entire periphery of the drinkwear container is illuminated. The holders are reusable and useful with a variety of conventional drinkwear articles.

Description:
RELATED APPLICATIONS  
       [0001]    The benefit of U.S. of America Provisional Application Serial No. 60/199,787, filed Apr. 26, 2000, is claimed. 
     
    
     
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
         [0002]    1. Field of the Invention  
           [0003]    This invention relates to chemiluminescent lighting devices and media-containing devices, which are suitable for use as tumblers, coasters, bottle holders, attachment devices, and so forth.  
           [0004]    2. Description of the Prior Art  
           [0005]    Chemiluminescent devices are non-incandescent products, which produce light from the reaction of a mixture of chemical compunds. Originally, they were used as emergency lighting devices, which generally required twisting and shaking to mix the chemicals. Over time the development of chemiluminescent devices has led to smaller, cheaper commercial devices that offer a large number of colors and duration periods once activated.  
           [0006]    There are numerous prior art patents such as Palmer et al. U.S. Pat. No. 5,931,383, for a Self Illuminating Drinking Straw, which shows how a sealed vial containing a first liquid reactant may be submerged within a body of a second reactive liquid material. The entire reactive system is fully contained within a translucent outer shell. Breaking the sealed vial or otherwise causing the two reactants to mix activates the light generating reaction to produce light. This light producing chemical reaction is completely contained within the outer shell and does not generate any significant heat. Similar light generating reactions have been employed in a variety of devices including, for example, wearing apparel or accessories for attachment to children as safety items, and the like. Such devices can be shaken, tied to clothing, so as to cause the child to glow in the dark. They have even been proposed for use as fishing lures. The chemiluminescent reactions upon which such devices are based are temperature sensitive. They last longer (slower rate of reaction) in colder temperature but do not glow as brightly as under warmer conditions.  
           [0007]    The light generated by chemiluminescent devices is usually described as being due to the reaction of an activator, such as a catalyzed hydrogen peroxide mixture with an oxalate. This is an ever-evolving field as greater varieties of colors have led to greater popularity; greater duration increases demand and so forth. Many chemiluminescent devices are now made with nontoxic materials.  
           [0008]    Lighted coasters are well known and have been proposed in a variety of configurations. See, for example, Goodman U.S. Pat. No. 4,336,574, for a Lighted Coaster For Drinking Glass. This proposed coaster includes batteries and a light bulb. The weigh of a glass on the coaster activates a switch for the light. Amedee U.S. Pat. No. 6,082,866 proposes an illuminated coaster that is removably secured to the bottom of a cup by means of an adhesive. The light is generated by a chemiluminescent reaction. The coaster appears to be adapted for only one use. Thereafter it would be discarded. The positioning of various light shielding elements is proposed to generate the desired illumination. The chemiluminescent lighted coaster proposed by Collet U.S. Pat. No. 5,695,270 is reusable. It contains pockets for receiving replenishment chemiluminescent charges. Another use of chemiluminescent reactions in drinking vessels is proposed by Pita et al. U.S. Pat. No. 5,171,081 for a Chemiluminescent Reactive Vessel. This vessel for the containment of food or drink has hollow walls, which are formed into at least two chambers. Breaking the barrier between the chambers activates the light generating reaction. No provision is made for replenishing the chemiluminescent charge. See also, Dorney U.S. Pat. No. 6,062,380. Specially configured drinking vessels with chambers for replaceably receiving self contained chemiluminescent charges have been proposed. See, for example, Newcomb et al. U.S. Pat. No. 4,563,726 for an Illumiated Chemiluminescent Drinking Mug, and Diehl U.S. Pat. No. 5,609,409 for a Chemiluminescent Stemmed Drinking Glass. The disclosures of these patents generally focus on the entertainment value of serving food and drink in glowing containers or on glowing devices.  
           [0009]    Collet U.S. Pat. No. 5,671,998 for an Assembly Device Combining A Container And A Chemiluminescent Light Source purports to describe a jacket for drinkwear that is illuminated by a chemiluminescent light source. A glow stick is described as being inserted in a transverse bore in the base of a jacket, see, for example, FIG. 11.  
           [0010]    Chemiluminescent light sticks also are sold with a clear plastic tube that fits over each end. High aspect ratio light sticks are generally flexible enough to be used as glowing bracelets and necklaces.  
           [0011]    Use of battery-operated devices is also known in the art. See, for example, Rosaia U.S. Pat. No. 5,624,177 for an I.C.B. Illuminating Unity Ring For Drinking Glass. While these proposed devices usually use light bulbs, light emitting diodes or LED&#39;s may also be used with a battery.  
           [0012]    Insulated sleeves for holding canned or bottled beverages with battery activated lamp displays thereon are proposed by Fleming U.S. Pat. No. 4,886,183 in his patent for a Beverage Container Holder.  
           [0013]    Non-illuminated coasters that are removably mounted to cups that are specially configured to receive them are disclosed by Ige in his U.S. Pat. No. 5,056,749 for a Receptacle And Coaster Assembly.  
           [0014]    A liquid level indicator for a baby bottle has been proposed wherein a chemiluminescent liquid is caused to rise in a sight gauge by the weight of a baby bottle on the reservoir for the chemiluminescent liquid. The sight gauge is formed in a receptacle that encloses all but the nipple end of the baby bottle. See Petrosky et al. U.S. Pat. No. 5,044,509 for an Infant Nursing Bottle And Luminescent Indicator.  
           [0015]    All of these devices and many more have been proposed as novelty and safety items based on the appeal and practicality of chemiluminescent reactions.  
         SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
         [0016]    Transferable re-usable drinkwear container holders or sleeves, which can serve as attachments for tumblers, cups, cans, bottles, or any other form of beverage or food container, are configured to accommodate and position easily replaceable chemiluminescent charge containers so that they generally uniformly illuminate the periphery of an associated drinkwear container or article. Generally, such chemiluminescent charge containers are proportioned so as to be disposed around substantially the entire periphery of at least the base of an associated drinkwear article so that the illumination is generally uniform and concentrated at the periphery of the drinkwear article. The holders have proximal and distal ends, and generally annular peripheries that correspond generally to the generally annular peripheries of the drinkwear articles to which they are to be attached. The distal end is generally adapted to receive the bottom of the associated drinkwear article. Such attachments may be made of transparent or translucent materials, as well as luminescent materials. Opaque or reflective materials may be used in certain areas of the attachment to control or direct light, if desired. The attachments or holders according to the present invention are small and light-weight but can fit interchangeably onto a variety of containers, for example bottles, drinking glasses and so forth. Preferably, such attachments are configured so that the container for the chemiluminescent charge can be manually inserted and removed within a few seconds. To this end, the bottom of the attachment can be left mostly open with only enough structure to support the container for the chemiluminescent charge in the desired position, and to prevent the bottom of the associated drinkwear container from sliding entirely through the holder. The container for the chemiluminescent charge can be quickly inserted through the open bottom and engaged with the support structure. The support structure can comprise, for example, a radially inwardly projecting peripheral shelf or groove in the generally annular wall of the attachment. The shelf or groove may extend for the full circumference of the holder, or for only a part of it, and there may be more than one such shelf. Typical preferred containers for the chemiluminescent charge comprise long slender tubes that are flexible enough to be coiled into a form, which approximately follows and is approximately the same length as the outer periphery of the drinkwear article with which it is to be associated. Typical such containers are cylindrical tubes having diameters of from approximately 4 to 10 millimeters and lengths of from approximately 500 to 1000 millimeters.  
           [0017]    The holder or attachment, preferably in the region of its base or bottom, can hold a commercially available chemiluminescent light source such as a chemiluminescent disc, light stick, or the like, which preferably is activated just prior to insertion in the holder. The holder, light source, and desired transparent or translucent drinkwear article are assembled so that the article is held by the holder with an activated light source in operative position to substantially uniformly illuminate the article. The activated chemiluminescent device emits light, which makes the fluid in the container appear to glow. The holder may also glow depending upon its construction. Once the chemiluminescent reaction ends, a new light source can be activated and inserted in the holder. The chemiluminescent radiates from the entire body of the chemiluminescent mixture. This is unlike a battery activated point light source where there will be areas that are not able to glow or emit light.  
           [0018]    In a preferred embodiment of the invention light sticks can be inserted through the bottom or side of the holder so the light stick is coiled within the holder. For a traditional light stick, the bending breaks the inner container, letting the chemiluminescent process begin.  
           [0019]    Another embodiment of the invention uses, for example, a flexible sleeve, which is wrapped around the bottle and holds either a disc or light sticks against the bottle to permit it to be illuminated by the chemiluminescent devices.  
           [0020]    Yet another embodiment of the present invention uses a container disc or other chemiluminescent charge container, which is matched to a recess in the vessel to assure a snug fit of the chemiluminescent container to the vessel.  
           [0021]    A further embodiment uses a disc designed to allow insertion of a light stick through an opening in the side of the disc. This last embodiment may be made small enough to allow a cap cover version of the present invention such that the illumination from the light stick illuminates the drinkwear article from the top of the article.  
           [0022]    Other embodiments of the invention have a ring such as a sleeve or collar, which goes around the article. The ring has at least one holder for a chemiluminescent device. The ring may be a partial ring, which tends to close resiliently on the article and holds the light source. If the ring is made of elastic material with a notch for a light stick on the interior surface it can slide over the entire article as desired.  
           [0023]    Another embodiment of the invention has a collar, which can hold a chemiluminescent charge container and fit over the top of an article such as a bottle.  
           [0024]    Another embodiment of the invention has flexible leaves above a chemiluminescent disc of similar light source. An elastic band may be used to hold the leaves to a container. This has an alternate embodiment where two half rings are place about the container. 
       
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       [0025]    [0025]FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention.  
         [0026]    [0026]FIG. 2 is a cutaway view of a holder shown in FIG. 1.  
         [0027]    [0027]FIG. 3 is an alternate cutaway view of a holder as shown in FIG. 1.  
         [0028]    [0028]FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B show a side cutaway view of an alternate embodiment.  
         [0029]    [0029]FIG. 5 is an alternate embodiment of the invention.  
         [0030]    [0030]FIG. 6A is a side view of FIG. 5 uncoiled.  
         [0031]    [0031]FIG. 6B is a side view of FIG. 5 with tabs bent.  
         [0032]    [0032]FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the FIG. 5 embodiment when it is coiled.  
         [0033]    [0033]FIG. 8 is an alternate embodiment of the invention.  
         [0034]    [0034]FIG. 9 is an alternate embodiment of the invention.  
         [0035]    [0035]FIG. 10 is a bottom view of FIG. 9 embodiment.  
         [0036]    [0036]FIG. 11 is an alternate embodiment of the invention.  
         [0037]    [0037]FIG. 12 is a side view of the FIG. 11 embodiment.  
         [0038]    [0038]FIG. 13 is an end view of another embodiment of the present invention.  
         [0039]    [0039]FIG. 14 is a side view of the FIG. 13 embodiment.  
         [0040]    [0040]FIG. 15 is another embodiment of the invention.  
         [0041]    [0041]FIG. 16 is a top view of the FIG. 15 embodiment.  
         [0042]    [0042]FIG. 17 is a perspective view of FIG. 15.  
         [0043]    [0043]FIG. 18 is a cross section view of one embodiment of the invention.  
         [0044]    [0044]FIG. 19 is a perspective view of the FIG. 18.  
         [0045]    [0045]FIG. 20 is a alternate embodiment of the invention.  
         [0046]    [0046]FIG. 21 is a similar view as FIG. 20 except a container is in place.  
         [0047]    [0047]FIG. 22 is an alternate embodiment that fits like a sleeve over a container.  
         [0048]    [0048]FIG. 23 is an alternate embodiment using a light diffusion disk.  
         [0049]    [0049]FIG. 24 is a cross sectional view of a holder with a contoured place for a light source.  
         [0050]    [0050]FIG. 25 is a perspective view of FIG. 24.  
         [0051]    [0051]FIG. 26 is a cross sectional view of an alternate embodiment to FIG. 22.  
         [0052]    [0052]FIG. 27 is a cross sectional view of an alternate embodiment.  
         [0053]    [0053]FIG. 28 is an alternate embodiment of the present invention.  
         [0054]    [0054]FIG. 29 is a bottom view of the FIG. 28 embodiment. 
     
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT  
       [0055]    [0055]FIG. 1 is for one embodiment of the present invention. A holder or attachment  10  is shaped to fit over the bottom of a drinkwear article, such as, for example, a water bottle, cup, glass, or other such article or container. Holder  10  may be made of plastic. The plastic may be opaque or translucent. Combinations of opaque or translucent material may be made to permit predetermined patterns. Types of plastic that may be used are PETE, a common rigid plastic, polyethylene, polypropylene, and santoprene, an elastomeric plastic, or the like. These types of plastic may be translucent or transparent. For purposes of example only, a water bottle will be referred to as the container. Water bottles are usually made of clear plastic so the contents can be readily viewed. Holder  10  is shaped to fit over the bottom of the desired container and provide a snug fit to the sides of the water bottle. A chemiluminescent source such as a chemiluminescent disc  12  having a pocket  14  with standard chemiluminescent materials and a handling edge  16  fits within holder  10 .  
         [0056]    Pocket  14  contains the activator and oxalate for the chemiluminescent reaction. Ampules, not shown, within pocket  14  are broken by pressing on pocket  14  to permit the reagents to intermix so that the chemical reaction will commence. Pocket  14  can be pressed to break the ampule(s) prior to insertion, during insertion, or by pressing the water bottle down on pocket  14  when the water bottle is inserted into holder  10 . Such chemiluminescent discs are commercially available. Shaking of chemiluminescent disc  12  after the chemical reaction is commenced brings a quick glow of a desired color preselected at the time the disc is manufactured. One such commercial manufacturer is Omniglow Corporation.  
         [0057]    The glow from chemiluminescent disc  12  appears in the fluid of the inserted drinkwear container or article. If a water bottle is used, the water appears to glow with the color of chemiluminescent disc  12 . Of course the water is merely a medium allowing the light to pass through, but the light scatters in the water creating this visual effect. If a luminescent material is used for holder  10 , then holder  10  both scatters light like the water or other fluid and does itself glow from the illumination it has received from outside lighting or by lighting from chemiluminescent disc  12 . This permits two color effects where holder  10  has a different glowing color than the water. Further variations on these effects occur if the fluid in the container is not clear but has a predetermined color. Luminescence may be added to plastic in any of the ways well known. As an example, adding glow powders to the plastic such as zinc sulfide and strontium aluminate will add such luminescent properties to plastic.  
         [0058]    [0058]FIG. 2 is a side cutaway view of holder  10  without chemiluminescent disc  12 . A hole  18  is shown in the bottom of holder  10 . This allows chemiluminescent disc  12  to be quickly pushed out if a replacement is desired. As is known to those skilled in the art, holder  10  may be made of a single piece of plastic by injection molding or other known techniques. Wall  20  has a height and thickness that can vary as desired. As shown, wall  20  is generally cylindrical, but this is not a functional requirement of the invention. Holder  10  may be formed to any shape desired so long as it is adapted to be mounted to a drinkwear article. The interior side of wall  20  is shown contoured. Contouring is a matter of design. Contouring is not a requirement for the device to function. The lower portion  21  is contoured to hold disc  12 . If disc  12 &#39;s largest diameter is less than that of the bottle to be held by holder  10 , one design option is to provide a lip  22 , which will support the bottle to keep it from pressing on disc  12 .  
         [0059]    [0059]FIG. 3 is another cutaway view of a holder  10 . The interior shaping of wall  20  now has recessed ring  23 , which is large enough to hold handling edge  16  of disc  12 . As shown in FIG. 3, recessed ring  23  is placed above the bottom of holder  10  a distance adequate to keep the height of pocket  14  contained within holder  10 . This is not a functional requirement of the present invention, but is a prudent safety measure to limit damage to pocket  14  that might occur if it protrudes out the bottom of holder  10 . As a further variation, a recessed ring  24  may be used near the bottom of holder  10 . As shown in FIG. 3 a disc  12  may be inserted so handling edge  16  fits into recessed ring  24  with pocket  14  either above or below recessed ring  24 . This is a design choice. If disc  12  is to emit light in all directions, the only decision is whether pocket  14  should extend out of the bottom of holder  10 . If disc  12  is not to emit light out of one side, say it is coated with a reflecting material, not shown, then the bottom of disc  12  should be the bottom of holder  10  with disc  12  inserted so all light reflects or is emitted upwards into the container. The material between recessed rings  23  and  24  may be removed forming one large notch, not shown. If such a design is chosen the size of hole  18  can be modified to keep disc  12   i  from extending from holder  10 .  
         [0060]    [0060]FIG. 4A is an alternate embodiment of the present invention. Holder  10   a  is shown in a side view cutaway. A small lip  25  is left in the bottom of holder  10   a.  A disc  26  made from transparent plastic or similar material with an open side has an internal lip  27  and an exterior lip  28 , which is inserted into holder  10   a  such that the open side is within holder  10   a  and exterior lip  28  rests on lip  25  of holder  10   a.  A chemiluminescent light stick or disk  30  is inserted under interior lip  27 . Chemiluminescent light sticks have been known for many years and are commercially available chemiluminescent sources. The coiling or manipulation of chemiluminescent light stick or disk  30  snaps the internal components to initiate the chemical reaction. The combined effect of interior lip  27  and exterior lip  28  may provide support for the drinkwear container inserted into holder  10   a  if the base of the drinkwear article is smaller than hole  18 . Recessed rings as shown previously may also be used to hold disc  26  in holder  10   a.  FIG. 4B shows that disc  26  may be inserted with the open side down if so desired.  
         [0061]    [0061]FIG. 5 is another embodiment of the present invention. Holder  31  is made, for example, of a flexible material such as a plastic. Tabs  32  are attached to holder  31  and may be heat-treated to bend to form a 90 degree angle to holder  31 . Holder  31  is adapted to being wrapped around the associated drinkwear container and to have a fastener element in the form of tongue  34  retentitively engaged with a fastener retainer element such as one of slits  36 . Tabs  32 , when bent, face generally radially inward to form shelves disposed around the bottom of the container. A chemiluminescent disc or coiled charge container can either be put against the bottom of the container before holder  31  is wrapped around it, or inserted into the cavity formed by the radially inwardly bent tabs. If chemiluminescent light sticks are used, a ridge not shown may be formed in holder  31  such that the chemiluminescent light stick may be inserted after wrapping holder  31  around the container. Raised ribs  33  are angled as shown in FIG. 6A such that when inserted through any of slots  36  ribs  33  prevent tongue  34  from easily sliding out. Tabs  32  are shown in FIG. 6A as they might be formed as part of a one piece molding. FIG. 6B shows the position of tabs  32  after they have been bent to form a bottom. This may be done via a heating process that leaves tabs  32  in a fixed position. An opening  35  allows an alternate way for a chemiluminescent disc to be held against the container. This can be used with or without the placing of a chemiluminescent disc in the bottom as already described. A second opening, similar to  35 , is shown in tongue  34  in FIG. 5 as a possible packaging technique, which allows holder  31  to be attached to the top of a water bottle until it is to be used.  
         [0062]    [0062]FIG. 7 is a bottom view of holder  31  when it is coiled around a container. Tabs  32  of FIG. 6B now form a bottom as shown.  
         [0063]    [0063]FIG. 8 is another embodiment of the FIG. 5 device. Raised ribs  33  are replaced by flexible serrated outer edges  38  on tongue  34 . Edges  38  slide through desired slot  36  and snap into place to prevent slippage of tongue  34 . Tabs  32  are shown in FIG. 8 as to how a single piece of plastic can be formed. Tabs  32  are then heat treated to form the 90 degree bend described above.  
         [0064]    [0064]FIG. 9 is a side view of a container disc  40  for another embodiment of the present invention. This method is a variation of the one shown in FIG. 4A above. In FIG. 9 a container disc  40  with a raised crown  42 , which is designed to fit into a recess common to the bottom of bottles. The bottom of container disc  40  is open. An edge  44  goes around container disc  40 . Adhesive can be applied to edge  44  so that when placed against the bottom of a bottle raised crown  42  assures centering and the adhesive on edge  44  holds container disc  40  secure to the bottle. If a clear adhesive is used, edge  44  is not required and the adhesive can be applied to the top of raised crown  42  to hold container disc  40  to the container. Pressing on container disc  40  starts the chemiluminescent chemical reaction as described above.  
         [0065]    [0065]FIG. 10 is a bottom view of FIG. 9. An interior edge  46  creates a lip around the circumference of the bottom of container disc  40 . Tabs  48  may be attached to and project radially inwardly of interior edge  46 . All of these elements may be made by vacuum forming, injection molding or similar processes. A chemiluminescent light stick  50  is inserted or coiled under tabs  48 . As described previously, the bending of chemiluminescent light stick  50  breaks the containers within it to permit the chemical reaction to commence. In FIG. 10, chemiluminescent light stick  50  is only shown partially inserted. To be used properly, it has to be completely inserted.  
         [0066]    [0066]FIG. 11 is an alternate embodiment of the FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 device. In this variation container disc  52  does not have an open bottom but instead is a hollow disc with an opening  54  on one side. Light stick  50  is inserted through opening  54 . As light stick  50  is pushed in, it coils activating the chemical reaction. FIG. 12 is a side view of FIG. 11.  
         [0067]    [0067]FIG. 13 is an alternate device employed according to the present invention to clamp light sticks to drinkwear containers. A ring  60  is made of plastic or similar material that has some resilience. Ring  60  provides a snug fit when snapped or slid around a drinkwear container  62 . For purposes of example, FIG. 13 may be considered either a top or bottom view of a ring  60  around a container  62 . Attached to ring  60  is at least one additional ring  64 . In FIG. 13 two additional rings  64  are shown but the total number is a design option. These additional rings work in a similar fashion as ring  60  except that they are designed to hold light sticks. It is anticipated that the light sticks will be smaller than container  62  although that is not required for this device to function. As shown in FIG. 13 ring  60  and additional rings  64  are shown as partial rings. This allows the material forming them to have some elasticity to close and grip either the container or light sticks. As a matter of design the rings may be closed and slide over the container and light sticks. This option is not shown.  
         [0068]    [0068]FIG. 14 is a side view of FIG. 13 with ring  60  on container  62  and with light sticks  66  in each of the two additional rings  64 .  
         [0069]    [0069]FIG. 15 is an example of how to make a media sleeve for the top of a drinkwear container. A ring  70 , made of plastic as previously described has interior lips  72  at the top and bottom which permit a light stick  74  to be coiled inside ring  70  such that lips  72  prevent light stick  74  from slipping out either the top of bottom of ring  70 . The interior circumference of lips  72  provides a snug fit to the exterior circumference of the container top.  
         [0070]    [0070]FIG. 16 is a top view of FIG. 15 with a light stick  73  partially inserted.  
         [0071]    [0071]FIG. 17 is a perspective view of FIG. 15.  
         [0072]    [0072]FIG. 18 is an alternate embodiment of the present invention. It combines some of the features of FIGS. 4A and 4B and FIG. 15. Holder  10  fits snugly over the bottom of drinkwear container  80  and is held there, for example, by frictional engagement. It can be either a slip fit or snap-on design. It may be contoured as previously taught. FIG. 18 shows an uncontoured version. A radially inwardly projecting containment ring  82  is formed in the bottom of generally cylindrical holder  10 . Ring  82  serves as a ledge or boss to support a coiled chemiluminescent charge container  84 . Ring  82  may be made, for example, by molding a lip onto holder  10 . FIG. 19 is a perspective view of FIG. 18 showing a coiled light stick  84  partially inserted in operative position. Holder  10  is reusable and adapted to be used, for example, on a variety of conventional glasses of varying heights with approximately the same diameter bases.  
         [0073]    [0073]FIG. 20 shows still another embodiment of the invention. A chemiluminescent charge container in the form of disc  12  is placed within a holder or attachment  90 . Holder  90  may be made, for example, out of rigid plastic with a plurality of leaves  92 . Holder  90  also has a bottom lip  94 , which supports disc  12 . When a container is placed above disc  12 , at least one closure band  96 , shown in FIG. 21, such as a rubber band, is placed over leaves  92  to hold them to the container.  
         [0074]    [0074]FIG. 21 shows a container  95  within leaves  92  held to container  95  by closure band  96 .  
         [0075]    [0075]FIG. 22 shows another embodiment of the invention. Holder  10  is now shown as having a generally cylindrical sleeve configuration. In effect, hole  18  now includes the entire bottom. Drinkwear container  100 , again, for example, a water bottle will be described, has grooves  102 . Putting a contour  104  in the interior wall of holder  10  allows a coiled chemiluminescent charge container such as light stick  106  to be slid along water bottle  100  until it drops into contour  104 . Chemiluminescent light stick  106  matches with the grooves  102  in the drinkwear article  100 . Holder  10  can be slid along the article  100  until along the chemiluminescent charge container  106  engages a desired groove  102 .  
         [0076]    [0076]FIG. 23 is a variation of FIG. 4B only transparent or translucent media disc  26  now acts as a diffuser for a coiled chemiluminescent charge container in the form of light stick  110  or a light disk  108 , or both.  
         [0077]    [0077]FIG. 24 shows another alternate embodiment. A container  112  is specially contoured to hold a coiled chemiluminescent charge container in the form of light stick  114 . This contouring of container  112  avoids the need for a separate holder. Again injection molding or other state of the art methods may be used to form the contour shown in the bottom of holder  112 .  
         [0078]    [0078]FIG. 25 is of an alternate perspective of FIG. 24 FIG. 26 is an alternate embodiment to FIG. 22 shown and described above. This form of the holder comprises a cylinder for a container that does not have groves  102 . Light stick  106  may be the same as previously described.  
         [0079]    [0079]FIG. 27 is for a side cut away coaster style of holder  116  with a coiled chemiluminescent charge container retained therein. No snug fit is required although that remains a design option. preferably, the holder  116  engages the bottom pedestal  121  of drinkwear container  120 . A snug fit allows the cup&#39;s contents and/or cup to glow as held and used. The associated Light stick is fed through a side or bottom opening as described previously.  
         [0080]    [0080]FIG. 28 is a tensioned coil design of the present invention. A clear plastic as described previously forms a sleeve  130  that is curled so it wraps around the desired drinkwear container. A fastening means, such as adhesive, rubber band or so forth may then used to hold sleeve  130  tightly wrapped to the container if there is insufficient tension in the coil. Tabs  131  may be attached to sleeve  130  as taught previously to form a bottom support structure as shown in FIG. 29. FIG. 29 is a bottom view of FIG. 28.  
         [0081]    It is clear to those skilled in the art that other embodiments are possible. As an example, not shown, a holder may have an elastic tube attached so it may be rolled onto the container.  
         [0082]    What has been described are preferred embodiments in which modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the accompanying claims.