초록 ▼

A lighted coaster for supporting beverage containers such as glasses. The improvement provides a top cover having a translucent lens and a side skirt extending downwardly to overlap a base member. The base contains batteries and a spring-biased light bulb extending upwardly to contact the underside

A lighted coaster for supporting beverage containers such as glasses. The improvement provides a top cover having a translucent lens and a side skirt extending downwardly to overlap a base member. The base contains batteries and a spring-biased light bulb extending upwardly to contact the underside of the lens in such a fashion that when beverage glasses are placed on the coaster, the light moves downwardly to contact a suitably disposed circuit member and actuate the light. When the beverage is removed, the light urges the cover upwardly a short distance and breaks contact with the electric circuit and turns itself off.

대표청구항 ▼

A lighted coaster for drinking glasses and adapted to be lighted when supporting a glass and be off when not supporting a glass, the improvement comprising: a base; light means positioned within the base; current carrying first contact means supporting the light means and including first, movable co

A lighted coaster for drinking glasses and adapted to be lighted when supporting a glass and be off when not supporting a glass, the improvement comprising: a base; light means positioned within the base; current carrying first contact means supporting the light means and including first, movable connector means associated with the light means and movable between an off and on position; second, electrical connector means located in alignment with the light means and spaced therefrom when the coaster is not supporting a glass; a battery with circuit means connected with both the first movable connector means and the second connector means to power said light; a cover; said cover including a non permeable top providing a glass supporting lense means; guide means interconnecting the base and cover and including locking means and means to allow limited relative vertical movement between the cover and base yet prevent the cover from being unintentionally removed from the base when lifted; said first contact means providing biasing means for urging the first movable connector means to the off position away from the second connector means and thereby lift said cover when said glass is removed from the coaster.