Patent ID: 7918577

Claim:
A device for use in a restaurant as a source of light for the table area, comprising: a housing having an integral base to support the housing on a table, wherein the base has a bottom substantially planar surface and defines at least one aperture therein the base; a power circuit comprising a power source positioned therein the housing and a pressure switch, wherein the pressure switch has a distal end that extends into a first aperture of the at least one aperture; and at least one light source positioned therein the housing and being electrically coupled to the power circuit, wherein one light source of the at least one light source is positioned proximate a second aperture of the at least one aperture; wherein the housing defines an interior chamber in which the power circuit and the at least one light source are mounted, wherein the power circuit and the at least one light source comprise a light assembly, wherein the light assembly is releasably mountable in the base of the housing, and wherein the pressure switch is movable about and between a first de-energized position, in which the housing is positioned on the table and the distal end of the pressure switch is positioned proximate the bottom surface of the base such that the power circuit held open such that the at least one light source is not energized, and a second energized position, in which the housing is lifted away from the table and the distal end of the pressure switch extends outwardly beyond the bottom surface of the housing to close the power circuit and to selectively power the at least one light source.