Container illumination device

Abstract

A self-contained illumination device (10) for attachment to a container, e.g. to the base of a bottle, comprises a printed circuit board (12), with LEDs (14) attached to the central region of a liquid-impervious flexible pad (11). The central region is surrounded by an annular adhesive region which is arranged to attach the pad to the container in liquid-tight manner. The pad comprises a base layer (32) of plasticised paper or PVC, covered by an adhesive layer (34) and, before attachment to the container, a peripheral layer (36) of a release paper.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a self-contained irradiation device for irradiating beverage bottles and the contents of other container types, which does not require any modifications to the bottle / container. This provides a powerful new marketing and promotional tool for the beverage industry. Such a device is disclosed in International Patent Application WO2004 / 110892. Background technique [0002] Over the years, beverage companies have invested large sums of money in building factories and machinery to produce virtual global standards in beverage bottles. In the United States, beer bottles, for example, come in a 12 oz (ounce) size, while in other parts of the world, beer bottles are 33 cl (centiliters). They are all essentially the same shape, driven by design constraints and previously designed bottling techniques. [0003] Traditional methods for illuminating the contents of beverage bottles have required either radical new bottle type desi...

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Problems solved by technology

This approach is not always commercially viable if substantial capital has already been invested by the beverage manufacturer in conventional bottle designs and associated plant and machinery installations

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