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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2008
Robert Marshall Barker, Atlanta, GA (US);
Robert Marshall Barker, Atlanta, GA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A device for use in a restaurant as a source of light for the table area comprising a housing, a power circuit and at least one light source. The housing has an integral base that is configured to support the housing on a table. The power circuit has a power source positioned therein the housing and a pressure switch. The at least one light source is positioned therein the housing proximate an aperture in the base and is electrically coupled to the power circuit. The pressure switch is configured to selectively open and close the power circuit such that the at least one light source can be selectively energized by either placing the housing on the table, such that the at least one light source is in a de-energized position, or lifting the housing upwardly away from the table, which energizes the at least one light source.