Chemical luminescence apparatus

A chemical luminescence apparatus comprises a tube container, having an open top, which contains a first chemical luminous liquid and an ampul which in turn contains a second chemical luminous liquid, chemically reactive with the first chemical luminous liquid for producing a luminescent reaction product, wherein the open top of the tube container is hermetically sealed by a cap at a lower portion of such cap. At the upper surface of the cap is formed a groove to which upstanding walls of a mount member, a stand member, or a coupler are detachably mounted, thereby enabling not only wide range uses of the apparatus, but also enabling maintenance operation, such as exchange of parts, to be easily performed.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
The present invention relates to a chemical luminescence apparatus adapted 
to wide range of use, such as lights for camping, mountaineering, events, 
parties, jogging, scuba diving, night fishing and so on, safety lamps at 
construction sites or accident spots, emergency lamps in cases of 
earthquakes or floods, lights for luring fish at night fishing, underwater 
lights for scuba diving, or notice lights for being attached to life 
jackets or lifeboats. 
Conventionally, a chemical luminescence apparatus of this kind includes a 
milky colored tube container, made of PE (polyethylene), filled with a 
first chemical luminous liquid and a second chemical luminous liquid, 
which are chemically reactive with each other, to produce a luminesent 
reactive product, wherein one of the chemical luminous liquids is sealed 
into an ampul disposed within a tube containing the other luminous 
liquids. Such containers are translucent and include a hook, one end of 
which is bent, and integrated with an end of the sealed container. 
According to such a conventional chemical luminescence apparatus, when the 
ampul is broken, such as, by bending the tube container, the second 
chemical luminous liquid in the ampul and the first chemical luminous 
liquid in the container react to emit light, but light transmittance 
thereof is bad. In the tube container which does not have a hanger portion 
such as a hook, it is impossible to hang the container on ropes and the 
like. Thereby, the place to be hung is limited. 
On the other hand, if the apparatus includes a hook or an engaging 
aperture, wherein the hook or the aperture is integrated with the tube 
container made, for example, of PE (polyethylene), where in the hook or 
the aperture is of PE (polyethylene), such portions are easily expanded or 
broken. 
In case of using the chemical luminescence apparatus as an emergency lamp, 
the light emitted therefrom is partially shaded because it has no grip or 
stand for supporting such apparatus on a table. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
The present invention solves the above problems. Thus, it is an object of 
the present invention to provide a chemical luminescence apparatus 
including a detachable mount member or a detachable stand member having an 
engaging portion and easily adapted to various members or placed, such as 
a balanced position on the surface of a table members. 
Another object of the present invention is to provide a chemical 
luminescence apparatus, wherein the mount member or the stand member is 
manually changed, quickly and surely, one to others. 
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a chemical 
luminescence apparatus, wherein one tube container can be coupled with 
another tube container, whether or not empty. 
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a chemical 
luminescence apparatus, wherein not only transmittance of the tube but 
also rigidity of the mount member, the stand member, or the coupler is 
improved. 
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a chemical 
luminescence apparatus, wherein the mount member, stand member, or the 
coupler cannot be easily removed from the tube container under such 
unusual circumstances unless a strong external force is applied. 
To attain the above-mentioned objects, the present invention comprises a 
tube container filled with first and second chemical luminous liquids 
which are chemically reactive with each other, one of such chemical 
luminous liquids being sealed into an ampul disposed within the tube 
container, wherein a detachable mount member, having a hook or a clip, can 
be attached to a cap of the tube container. 
According to one preferred mode of the present invention, the chemical 
luminescence apparatus comprises a tube container filled with first and 
second chemical luminous liquids which are chemically reactive with each 
other, one of the chemical luminous liquids being sealed into an ampul 
disposed in the other chemical luminous liquid within the tube container, 
wherein a detachable stand member or a detachable stand member with a base 
and legs can be attached to a cap of the tube container. 
According to another preferred mode of the present invention, at least one 
of two tube containers includes one of the chemical luminous liquids and 
an ampul sealed with the other chemical luminous liquid disposed 
therewithin and each of the tube containers has a cap which can be linked 
with a cap on the other container through a coupler detachable to such 
caps. 
In the chemical luminescence apparatus, according to the present invention, 
which is constructed, as described above, so that the mount member, the 
stand member, or the coupler are formed separate, not only from the tube 
container but also from the cap integrated therewith, the tube container 
is composed of a material with high light transmittance while the mount 
member, the stand member, or the coupler are made of highly rigid 
materials which are different from that of the tube container, thereby the 
degree of freedom, in terms of the choice of the materials to be used, is 
increased. 
Further, because the chemical luminescence apparatus, according to the 
present invention, includes such attachments as the mount member, the 
stand member, or the coupler detachably mounted to the tube container, the 
interchangeability of the attachments can be attained, which, in turn, 
enables not only wide range uses to be possible according to the purposes 
but also maintenance operation, such as exchange of parts, to be easily 
performed. 
In this specification, a description "detachably mounted to" basically 
means easily removable and securable (attachments) only by use of human 
hands, however, under the special circumstances, it refers to a firm 
engagement to be secured and removed with tools.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
Preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described in 
detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In these FIGS., the 
same reference numbers are allotted to the parts as allotted to the 
corresponding parts therebetween in order to eliminate overlapping 
explanation, and differences will be described principally hereinbelow. 
FIG. 1 through FIG. 14 show the first embodiment of the chemical 
luminescence apparatus according to the present invention. 
As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 5, the chemical luminescence apparatus includes 
a tube container 1 which is a cylindrically shaped tube having a closed 
bottom and an open top and made from PP (polypropylene), with uniform 
thickness of about 1.2 mm and height of about 14 cm, a cap 2 covering an 
opening portion 1a of the tube container 1, and a mount member 3 
detachably mounted to the upper portion of the cap 2. 
As shown in FIG. 6, a first chemical luminous liquid 4 is filled within the 
tube container 1 except for a small space S. In the chemical luminous 
liquid 4, an ampul 6 containing a second chemical luminous liquid 5 is 
floating therewithin. 
The tube container 1, FIG. 1, includes a thick portion 1b at the upper 
portion thereof, with larger diameter than that of the lower portion 
thereof, and the opening portion 1a is formed at the upper end of a thick 
portion 1b. The opening portion la is hermetically sealed by means of the 
cap 2 fixed thereto. As shown in FIG. 11 through FIG. 14, the cap 2 
includes a distal base portion 31, a fit-in portion 12, formed on the 
lower surface of the base portion 31, for fitting in the opening portion 
1a of the tube container 1, and an engaging portion 30, formed on the 
upper surface of the base portion 31, for attaching the mount member 3 
thereto, all of which are integrally formed from material, such as, PP 
(polypropylene). 
As will be understood from FIG. 12 and FIG. 13, the engaging portion 30, 
forming a mirror symmetry with respect to the diameter of the base portion 
31, includes a segmental projecting portion 32, 32, FIG. 13, confronted 
each other and elongated upwardly in a vertical direction from the upper 
surface of the base portion 31, and a connecting member 8 disposed between 
the two projecting portion 32, 32 to form a grooves 7, 7 on the upper 
surface of the base portion 31. The grooves 7, 7, as shown in FIG. 13, are 
partitioned by the connecting member 8 having an aperture 9 in 
communication therewith. 
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 14, the fit-in portion 12 includes a 
columnar central portion 12a, elongated downwardly in a vertical direction 
from the lower surface of the base portion 31, and an annular cylindrical 
engaging strip 12b which surrounds the outer peripheral surface of the 
central portion 12a, at a distance therefrom. Further, the outer diameter 
of the engaging strip 12b is slightly larger than the inner diameter of 
the opening portion 1a, FIG. 5, so that the two members, when the engaging 
strip 12b is inserted in the opening portion 1a and then turned 
therewithin, can be melted, through rotational friction heat, to be fixed 
together. 
On the upper surface of the cap 2 of the chemical luminescence apparatus 
body, as described above, the mount member 3, made of such material as PP 
(polypropylene), can be attached thereto (as described later). That is, as 
shown in FIG. 7 through FIG. 10, the mount member 3 includes a distal base 
portion 33, four substantially parallel upstanding walls 10, 10', 10', 10, 
to be fitted in the projecting portion 32 of the cap 2, FIG. 13, extending 
substantially orthogonally from the base portion 33, and a hook portion 
13, FIG. 7, elongated upwardly in a vertical direction from the upper 
surface of the base portion 33. 
The hook portion 13 is reversely U-shaped as a whole, one leg portion of 
which includes a opening portion at the lower portion thereof, and a 
locking strip 14 which is resiliently hinged at the lower thin portion on 
the base portion 33 and is normally urged to close the opening portion. As 
shown in FIG. 6, the chemical luminescence apparatus can be mounted to 
fixed members, such as rope 18, by inwardly pushing the locking strip 14 
of the hook portion 13 and engaging rope 18 in hook portion 13. 
As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 10, the upstanding walls 10, 10' are formed 
identical in height (depth) and width (length) with the groove 7, FIG. 12, 
(connecting member 8) of the cap 2. The inner upstanding walls 10', 10', 
FIG. 10, thinner than outer upstanding walls 10, 10, are more resilient 
than the outer upstanding walls 10, 10. The inner upstanding walls 10', 
10' are disposed, so that the distance therebetween is substantially the 
same as the thickness of the connecting member 8. Further, hemispherical 
detents 11, 11, confronting each other, are formed on the inner surface of 
each of the inner upstanding walls 10', 10'. 
The mount member 3 of the chemical luminescence apparatus according to this 
embodiment, constructed as described above, can be mounted to the cap 2, 
simply by positioning the mount member 3 so that the connecting member 8 
of the cap 2 can be located at the space between the two inner upstanding 
walls 10', 10', and then pushing down the mount member 3, by hand, easily 
fitting the inner upstanding walls 10', 10' into the groove 7 of the cap 
2. That is, when the mount member 3 is pushed down, the detents 11, 11 of 
the inner upstanding walls 10', 10' contact the opposite sides of the 
connecting member 8, therebetween, and the inner upstanding walls 10', 10' 
are slidablly moved downwardly, with their lower end portions extended, to 
the aperture 9, FIG. 12, of the connecting member 8 in which the detents 
11, 11 are engaged. The inner upstanding walls 10', 10' are restored to 
the original state, which, in turn, enables the mount member 3 to be 
firmly fixed to the cap 2 (FIG. 5). In this way, all the four upstanding 
walls 10, 10' are inserted into the groove 7 to be integrally fixed, 
without movement in any direction, to the tube container 1. 
Then the mount member 3 is removed from the cap 2, you have only to push 
the mount member 3 upwardly by hand, and the like, so that the detent 11, 
FIG. 7, of the inner upstanding walls 10', 10' can be released from the 
aperture 9, FIG. 13, of the connecting member 8, thereby the mount member 
7 can be easily removed from the cap 2. Thus, the mount member 3 can be 
easily detachably mounted to the tube container 1. 
When the chemical luminescence apparatus, according to this embodiment, 
constructed as described above, is used for a light source, you have only 
to bend the tube container 1, such as, by means of external force by hand, 
so that the ampul 6, FIG. 15, containing one of the chemical luminous 
liquids can be broken, with the result that the first and second chemical 
luminous liquids within the tube container 1, are mixed, thereby 
chemically reacting and emitting light. 
Such container, emitting light, as described above, is hooked on the fixed 
member, such as rope 18, disposed at the sites where the light is needed. 
The chemical luminescence apparatus, emitting light, is easily hooked on 
the rope 18 by simply inserting the rope 18 into the hook portion 13 
through the opening portion thereof, which is opened when the locking 
strip 14 is pushed inwardly, thereby effectively illuminating the 
surroundings thereof. Because the locking strip 14 is normally urged, in a 
outward direction, to close the opening portion after mounting the rope 
18, the chemical luminescence apparatus cannot be dropped or blown off 
under circumstances, such as, a strong wind. 
Further, because attaching and detaching the mount member 3 to the cap 2 
can be performed by a human hand, the mount member 3 can be easily 
exchanged, as described later, to another mount member 16, with the result 
that the chemical luminescence apparatus according to the present 
invention, can extend over a wide area of usage. 
Furthermore, because the mount member 3 is constituted separate from the 
tube container 1 and the cap 2 fixed thereto by heat seal, the tube 
container 1 can be made of materials with high light transmittance while 
the mount member 3 can be made of highly rigid materials which are 
different from that of the tube container 1, thereby the degree of freedom 
in terms of the choice of the materials to be used is increased. 
Therefore, the problems accompanied with the apparatus, in which the tube 
container and the mount member are formed integrally with the same 
material, are solved. That is, as will be apparent, in case of using the 
low rigid material for the mount member 3, due to a high value on light 
transmittance rather than high rigidity, the mount member 3, lowering its 
rigidity, is easily extended, cut off, bent, or warped. On the contrary, 
in case of using the high rigid material for the tube container 1, due to 
a high value on high rigidity rather than high transmittance, the tube 
container 1 lowers its transmittance and is difficult to bend by a hand 
when luminating. Those problems mentioned above can be solved by the 
chemical luminescence apparatus according to the present invention. 
As will be apparent from the description above, when a chemical 
luminescence apparatus, according to the present invention, is used for a 
light source, such as a light for camping, mountaineering, events, 
parties, jogging, scuba diving, night fishing and so on, a safety lamp at 
construction sites or accident spots, an emergency lamp in cases of 
earthquakes or floods, a light for luring fish at night fishing, an 
underwater light for scuba diving, or a notice light for being attached to 
life jackets or lifeboats, the mount member 3 cannot be extended, cut off, 
bent, or warped by external force, thereby enabling securely to mount the 
chemical luminescence apparatus to the site to be positioned, so that a 
stable light source is obtained. 
Next, the second embodiment of the chemical luminescence apparatus 
according to the present invention will now be described with reference to 
FIG. 15 through FIG. 21. 
As will be apparent from FIG. 15 and FIG. 16, the chemical apparatus, 
according to this embodiment, includes a clip-shaped, detachable mount 
member 16, in lieu of the mount member 3 as shown in the first embodiment, 
mounted to the top surface of the cap 2 which is fixed, by heat seal, as 
described above, to the upper end portion of the tube container 1. 
As shown in FIG. 17 through FIG. 21, the mount member 16 of this embodiment 
is basically constituted as the same manner as that of the mount member 3 
of the first embodiment, except that the mount member 16 comprises a clip 
portion 15 substitute for the hook portion 13 according to the first 
embodiment. That is, like the first embodiment, the mount member 16 
includes a distal base portion 33' having a round upper surface and a flat 
lower surface, four substantially parallel upstanding walls 10, 10', 10', 
10 extending substantially orthogonally from the lower surface of the base 
portion 33', and a clip portion 15 elongated downwardly in a vertical 
direction from the outside surface of one of the upstanding wall 10. The 
clip portion 15, having a detent 17 at the neighborhood of the lower end 
thereof so as not to be removed from the fixed member, is normally urged 
inwardly. 
The second embodiment of the chemical luminescence apparatus having the 
mount member 16, constructed as described above, can be handy to carry, 
with the clip portion 15 clipped to a pocket 20 of a shirt 19 and the 
like, without having it by hand. 
Next, the third embodiment of the chemical luminescence apparatus according 
to the present invention will now be described with reference to FIG. 22 
through FIG. 35. 
As will be apparent from FIG. 22, FIG. 23, FIG. 26 and FIG. 27, the 
chemical apparatus, according to this embodiment, includes a detachable 
stand member 21, in lieu of the hook-shaped mount member 3 as shown in the 
first embodiment, mounted to the top surface of the cap 2 which is fixed, 
by heat seal, as described above, to the upper end portion of the tube 
container 1, wherein the whole portion is turned upside down so that it 
stands on the table member. 
As shown in FIG. 28 through FIG. 31, the stand member 21 according to this 
embodiment, is basically constituted as the same manner as that of the 
mount member 3 as described in the first embodiment, except that the stand 
member 21, cutting out the hook portion 13 from the mount member 3 of the 
first embodiment, includes a distal support member 22, which is larger in 
diameter than the base portion 33, mounted on the outer surface of the 
base portion 33, an opposite side thereof where the upstanding walls 10, 
10' are mounted. 
As shown in FIG. 26(a), an enlarged fragmentary view thereof the stand 
member 21, according to this embodiment, constructed as described above, 
can be mounted to the cap 2, simply by positioning the stand member 21 so 
that the connecting member 8 of the cap 2 can be located at the space 
between the two inner upstanding walls 10', 10', and then pushing down the 
mount member 3 by hand easily fitting the inner upstanding walls 10', 10' 
into the groove 7 of the cap 2, with the detents 11 engaged to the 
connecting member 8. Thus, as shown in FIG. 27, the chemical luminescence 
apparatus, mounted on the stand member 21, can stand upright on the 
surface of the fixed member, such as table 23, with the tube container 1 
vertical thereto. In this way, the tube container 1 stands perpendicular 
to the table 23, so that the tube container 1 can, equally and brightly, 
illuminate the surroundings. 
Next, the fourth embodiment of the chemical luminescence apparatus 
according to the present invention will now be described with reference to 
FIG. 36 through FIG. 38. 
As will be apparent from FIG. 38, the chemical luminescence apparatus, 
according to this embodiment, is basically constituted as the same manner 
as that described in the third embodiment, except that the stand member 21 
of this embodiment includes a support member 22 having a plural of, for 
example four, nodules 24 on the peripheral outer (bottom) surface of the 
support member 22. 
Constructed as described above, the chemical luminescence apparatus, when 
placed on a table 25, having a rough surface, stands vertical to the 
table, by fitting the nodules 24 to the rough surface thereof. Obviously, 
the number of the nodules 24 is not limited to four but may take a 
suitable number according to necessity. 
Next, the fifth embodiment of the chemical luminescence apparatus according 
to the present invention will now be described with reference to FIG. 39 
through FIG. 42. 
The chemical luminescence apparatus according to this embodiment includes a 
distal support member 22 which is almost as large as the cap 2 in 
diameter, four strips of legs 27, FIG. 41, radially elongated in a 
horizontal direction from the outer periphery of the support member 22 and 
mounted at regular intervals thereto, and a partial cut portion 26, FIG. 
40, formed between the outer periphery of the support member 22 and the 
inner end of each legs 27, wherein the partial cut portion 26, as shown in 
FIG. 42, serves as a hinge by which the legs 27 can be rotatable 
downwardly with respect thereto. In addition, each legs 27 has a nodule 24 
on the ground surface thereof. 
Constructed as described above, the chemical luminescence apparatus, when 
placed on a table 25 having a rough surface, can stably stand vertical 
thereto, by fitting the nodules 24 to the rough surface thereof. 
As shown in FIG. 42, because the legs 27 are collapsible, it is possible to 
keep or carry the stand member 21 in a compact position (a solid line in 
FIG. 42), whether it is mounted on the cap 2 or removed therefrom, so that 
the stand member 21, as well as the legs 27, are effectively prevented 
from being bulky or damaged and can be handy to carry. 
In this embodiment, the partial cut portion 26 is formed between the 
support member 22 and the legs 27, but the partial cut portion 26 may 
otherwise be formed therebetween. 
Next, the sixth embodiment of the chemical luminescence apparatus according 
to the present invention will now be described with reference to FIG. 43 
through FIG. 46. 
As shown in FIG. 43 through FIG. 46, the stand member 21, according to this 
embodiment, is basically constituted as the same manner as that of the 
fifth embodiment except for the partial cut portion 26. That is, the 
chemical luminescence apparatus, according to this embodiment, includes a 
distal support member 22 which is almost as large as the cap 2 in 
diameter, four strips of legs 27, radially elongated in a downwardly 
slanting direction from the outer periphery of the support member 22 and 
mounted at regular intervals thereto, and a partial cut portion 26 formed 
on a boundary line between the outer periphery of the support member 22 
and the inner end of each legs 27, wherein the partial cut portion 26, as 
shown in FIG. 46, extending vertically along the boundary line. The 
partial cut portion 26 serves as a hinge by which the legs 27 can be 
rotatable downwardly with respect thereto. As will be apparent from FIG. 
46, the legs 27 can be downwardly rotatable with respect to the partial 
cut portion from the position shown by a phantom line to that shown by a 
solid line. 
Constructed as described above, the tube container 1, when placed on a 
table 25 having a rough surface, can stably stand vertical thereto, 
because the legs 27 are not only pushed down due to self-weight of the 
apparatus but also fitted to the rough surface of the table 25. 
As shown in FIG. 46, because the legs 27 are collapsible, it is possible to 
keep or carry the stand member 21 in a compact position (a solid line), 
whether it is mounted on the cap 2 or removed therefrom, so that the stand 
member 21, as well as the legs 27, while effectively prevented from being 
bulky or damaged, can be handy to carry. 
Further, the stand member 21 can be easily replaced with an alternate 
optimum stand member, as shown in the foregoing third to fifth embodiment, 
depending on the surface conditions, such as shape, of the table member on 
which the tube container 1 is placed. 
In this embodiment, like the foregoing fifth embodiment, the partial cut 
portion 26 may not be formed between the support member 22 and the legs 
27. 
Next, the seventh embodiment of the chemical luminescence apparatus 
according to the present invention will now be described with reference to 
FIG. 47 through FIG. 51. 
As shown in FIG. 49 and FIG. 50, the chemical luminescence apparatus, 
according to this embodiment, includes a coupler 28 comprising a distal 
base portion 33, each sides of which forming upstanding walls 10, 10' 
thereon, whereby two tube containers 1, 1 can be coupled in series, with 
each top ends thereof butted against each other. That is, as will be 
apparent from FIG. 47 and FIG. 48, the coupler 28 is formed a mirror 
symmetry with respect to base portion 33, wherein the similar constitution 
of the upstanding walls 10, 10' according to the foregoing embodiments are 
formed on each sides of the base portion 33. 
As shown in FIG. 49, when the two tube containers 1, 1 of the chemical 
luminescence apparatus are coupled in series, the luminous portion thereof 
is doubled in length, thereby improving visibility from a distance and 
signal function thereof. Further, when the two tube containers 1, 1, each 
having a different luminous color, are coupled, the functions of such 
apparatus, such as a guidance light, an emergency light, or a signal 
light, are further improved by the change of luminous color. Furthermore, 
it is possible to sequentially illuminate the chemical luminescence 
apparatus; that is, one of the tube container illuminates first, and then 
the other illuminates next. 
Still further, as shown in FIG. 50, the chemical luminescence apparatus, 
used for a guidance light or an emergency light, comprises two tube 
containers 1, 1' coupled in series with each other, one of which contains 
illuminating materials therewithin (tube container 1) while the other one 
is empty (empty tube container 1'), so that visibility of the apparatus 
cannot be impaired, if the empty container 1' is grasped by hand, without 
shielding the luminous portion of the tube container 1. 
If the chemical luminescence apparatus is kept in such a separated 
condition that the foregoing coupler 28 is attached to one of the tube 
container 1 or empty tube container 1', it is easy to connect the two tube 
container 1, 1' by simply mounting the one to the other, and the loss of 
the coupler 28 is effectively prevented. 
Thus, as shown in FIG. 51, the chemical luminescence apparatus of this 
embodiment is convenient to keep and handy to carry, because the two tube 
containers 1, 1 can be kept or packed in a separated, compact condition. 
Because the coupler 28, like other attachments, such as the hook-shaped 
mount member 3, the clip-shaped mount member 16, or the stand member 21, 
is detachably mounted to the tube container 1, it is easy to interchange 
attachment members. 
In case of using each chemical luminescence apparatus, according to the 
above mentioned embodiments of the present invention, under circumstances 
where strong external force is applied, such as a tide, wind pressure, a 
hard contact with other objects, and the like, a detent means, which 
prevents such attachments as the mount member, the stand member, or the 
coupler from being removed from the tube container, is needed, while 
sustaining detachability thereof. 
In view of the foregoing necessity, the detent means, as shown in FIG. 52 
and FIG. 53, for example, can achieve the object, by modifying the shape 
of the detent 11 of the inner upstanding wall 10' of the attachment such 
as the mount member 3, 16, the stand member 21, or the coupler 28. For 
example, the mount member 3 of FIG. 52 includes a detent portion 11, 
disposed at the inner surface of the inner upstanding wall 10', having a 
flat portion formed at the upper end thereof, which is to be fitted in the 
aperture 9 of the cap 2, while the mount member 3 of FIG. 53 includes a 
wedge-shaped detent portion 11, disposed at the inner surface of the inner 
upstanding wall 10'. 
In the chemical luminescence apparatus having the detent portion, 
constructed as described above, the attachments, such as, the mount member 
3, 16, stand member 21, or coupler 28, are so firmly engaged to the cap 2 
of the tube container 1 that those attachments cannot be easily removed 
therefrom even under the foregoing unusual circumstances. As a 
consequence, the chemical luminescence apparatus, according to the present 
invention, can be more widely available. 
In the foregoing illustrated examples, the mount member 3 is mounted to the 
tube container 1 in such a manner that the upstanding walls 10, 10', 
disposed at the lower end of the mount member 3, are fitted in the groove 
7 of the cap 2, but a mount portion which can be inserted into the 
aperture 9 of the connecting member 8 may be formed at the lower end of 
the mount member 3. Such modified examples will now be described in detail 
with reference to FIG. 54 through FIG. 57. 
One embodiment of a mount member 3, as shown in FIG. 54, includes a hook 
portion 13 having a detent strip 14', normally urged to close an opening 
portion thereof, and a mount portion 41 having a detent pawl, formed at 
the tip of the bottom portion thereof, to be inserted into the aperture 9 
of the connecting member 8 of the cap 2. 
Another embodiment of the mount member 3, as shown in FIG. 55, includes a 
hook portion 13 having a detent strip 45, projecting outwardly at the 
lower end of the vertical tip portion 13a adjacent to the opening portion 
thereof, and a mount portion 41 having a detent pawl, formed at the tip of 
the bottom portion thereof, to be inserted into the aperture 9 of the 
connecting member 8 of the cap 2, wherein the mount portion 41 comprises a 
split portion 42. 
Still another embodiment of the mount member 3, as shown in FIG. 56, 
includes a hook portion 13 having a detent strip 46, projecting inwardly 
at the lower end of the vertical tip portion 13a adjacent to the opening 
portion thereof, and a mount portion 41 having a detent pawl, formed at 
the tip of the bottom portion thereof, to be inserted into the aperture 9 
of the connecting member 8 of the cap 2, wherein the vertical tip portion 
13a comprises a stopper 47 to restrain the outward motion of the detent 
strip 46. 
Yet another embodiment of the mount member 3, as shown in FIG. 57, includes 
two semicircular hooks 50, 50, each having a detent strip 49 normally 
urged to close an opening portion thereof, and a hook link member 48 for 
rotatably connecting, about a vertical axis thereof, with the two hooks 
50, 50, wherein one of the hooks 50 is inserted into the aperture 9 of the 
connecting member 8 of the cap 2, so that the mount member 3 can be 
mounted to the tube container 1. 
Further, in the foregoing illustrated example, the cap 2 is fixed, by heat 
seal, to the opening portion of the tube container 1 due to the friction 
heat, generated by rotation of the cap 2 frictionally around the inner 
surface of the tube container 1, but the cap 2 and the tube container 1 
may be fixed by ultrasonic welding, and the like. 
Furthermore, the materials of the tube container 1 and the cap 2 are not 
limited to PP (polypropylene), but other materials such as PE 
(polyethylene) may be used. Also, the materials of the mount member 3, 16, 
the stand member 21, or the coupler 28 are not limited to PP 
(polypropylene), but other materials such as PE (polyethylene), ABS 
(acrylonitrile butadien styrene) may be used for one of the preferred 
embodiment. 
Obviously, materials other than transparent resins may alternately be used 
for the tube container, the cap, the mount member, the stand member, or 
the coupler, and the materials thereof are not necessarily identical. 
Additionally, a loop of string, a rubber band, or a metal clasp can be 
engaged to the cap of the tube container. 
What is more, a suction disc or an adsorbent may be mounted on the lower 
surface of the support member of the stand member, and the shape from the 
plan view thereof is not limited to circle but may take a suitable form, 
such as semicircle, triangle, or polygon, in consideration of the cutting 
of material and the prevention of stress concentration. 
As hereinbefore pointed out, according to the present invention, there are 
obtained excellent and wide range of effects by which the use of the 
chemical luminescence apparatus can be diversified, thereby enabling the 
practical value thereof to be greatly enhanced. 
While the instant invention has been shown and described with specific 
reference to embodiments presently contemplated as the best mode of 
carrying out the invention in actual practice, it is to be understood that 
various changes may be in adapting the invention to different embodiments 
without departing from the broader inventive concepts disclosed herein and 
comprehend by the claim which follow.