Patent ID: 8360589

Claim:
A sealed, chemiluminescent novelty device, comprising: a housing having side walls and a bottom wall formed as a unitary member to define a housing inner region; a housing lid sealable to the housing side walls enclose the inner region, the housing lid having a flexible membrane, the housing lid having a depending plunger thereon, the housing lid being flexible so as to urge the plunger into the inner region; a charge having side walls and a top wall formed as a unitary member to define a charge inner region, the charge having centering abutments formed therein, the charge top wall having a flexible membrane, the charge top wall having a depending activation post thereon, the charge top wall being flexible so as to urge the activation post into the charge inner region, the charge top wall and the housing lid being aligned with one another; a charge lid sealable to the charge side walls to seal the charge and enclose the inner region; a sealed, frangible ampoule disposed in the charge between the centering abutments, the charge lid, and the top wall; a first chemical disposed in the charge, outside of the ampoule; and a second chemical disposed in the ampoule, wherein pressure applied to the housing lid urges the housing lid into contact with the charge top wall and wherein continued pressure on the housing lid urges the charge top wall inward of the charge inner region to move the activation post into contact with the ampoule to break the ampoule to allow the first and second chemicals to mix to provide a chemiluminescent lighting effect, and wherein after activation, the chemicals are maintained within the sealed charge.