Patent ID: 7531197

Claim:
A toy candy dispensing assembly comprising: an approximately semi-transparent confectionary member; and a plastic illuminant grasping implement having a selectively closing grasping portion, of a size configured to secure the confectionary member, the grasping implement including a light source for illuminating the confectionary member when secured by the grasping portion wherein the confectionary member will glow, wherein the illuminant grasping implement includes a pair of arm members joined together at a hinged end for relative movement to enable a grasping of a confectionary member at the grasping portion, and the light source is hidden from view within one of the pair of arm members to suppply light to the grasping portion; a battery compartment positioned in at least one of the arm members, wherein the battery compartment includes a spring unit to bias the pair of arm members to an open position; and a hidden switch member, located internally within the grasping implement, for automatically enabling an ON electrical connection from the battery compartment to the light source only when the grasping portion is moved from the open position to grasp to confectionary member, whereby the user, in manually pushing the pair of arm members to close, will cause the confectionary member to glow only when the grasping portion is closing.