Patent ID: 6851826

Claim:
An illuminated container which is inserted into an enclosure to identify objects in said enclosure in darkened conditions comprising: an upper and lower assembly made of a semi-rigid but flexible translucent plastic; said upper assembly being primarily a walled container with a translucent floor which when illuminated in a dark or semi-dark environment silhouettes any object on said floor and lights all the objects in the enclosure, the lower assembly containing a momentary switch, a light source and a power source; the upper assembly being attached to the lower assembly by applying a nominal pressure to the sides of the flexible plastic walls which have interlocking depressions at the bottom of the top unit and the top of the bottom assembly; the illumining container being activated by depressing an exposed momentary switch on the outside of the container which may or may not protrude through the enclosure; wherein the illuminated container can be removed from the enclosure and placed in a similar enclosure, used as an independent free standing container or can be manufactured to any suitable size.