Patent ID: 6886958

Claim:
A light coupler of a type used to transmit light from a light source located below a countertop to a light-transmissive object located above the countertop, both the countertop and light-transmissive object having a co-axial bore formed therethrough, the light coupler including: a light coupler body having an upper portion and a lower portion with the upper portion having a larger dimension than that of the co-axial bore and the lower portion have a smaller dimension than that of the co-axial bore so that the lower portion can be received through the co-axial bore, the upper portion having a resting surface adapted to contact the countertop and support the light coupler body within the co-axial bore, the upper portion further having an upper light transmissive surface adapted to contact a light transmissive surface of the light-transmissive object, the lower portion having a lower light transmissive surface whereby light admitted through the lower light transmissive surface is communicated to the upper light transmissive surface and thence to the light-transmissive object.