Illuminated liquid soap dispenser

Abstract

An illuminator for illuminating liquid transparent or opaque liquid containers. The container is either positioned on top of the illuminator and receives illumination from the illuminator in order to light up the container or else contains the illuminator entirely inside the container. Once illuminated, the container can serve as a decorative piece within any room within which it is contained. The container can also serve as a light source in any dark room.

1 . An illuminating dispenser comprising: 
 a transparent container defining a dispensing volume;    liquid contained within the dispensing volume; and    illumination means contained within the dispensing volume for illuminating the dispenser comprising an LED, a battery operably connected to the LED for energizing the LED and a switch operably connected to the LED to control the application of electrical power to the LED wherein at least a portion of the switch is contained outside of the transparent container.    
   
   
       2 . The illuminating dispenser of  claim 1  wherein the liquid contained within the dispensing volume is liquid soap.  
   
   
       3 . The illuminating dispenser of  claim 1  further comprising a motion sensor.  
   
   
       4 . The illuminating dispenser of  claim 1  further comprising a photosensor.  
   
   
       5 . An illuminating dispenser comprising: 
 a transparent container defining a dispensing volume;    liquid soap contained within the dispensing volume; and    illumination means contained within the dispensing volume for illuminating the soap comprising an LED, a battery operably connected to the LED for energizing the LED and a switch operably connected to the LED to control the application of electrical power to the LED wherein at least a portion of the switch is disposed outside of the transparent container.    
   
   
       6 . The container of  claim 5  further comprising a motion sensor.  
   
   
       7 . The illuminating dispenser of  claim 5  further comprising a photosensor.  
   
   
       8 . A method of illuminating a room comprising the following steps: 
 providing an illuminating dispenser comprising a transparent container defining a dispensing volume; a liquid contained within the dispensing volume; and illumination means contained within the dispensing volume for illuminating the dispenser comprising an LED, a battery operably connected to the LED for energizing the LED and a switch operably connected to the LED to control the application of electrical power to the LED wherein at least a portion of the switch is disposed outside of the transparent container; and    engaging the illumination dispenser via the external switch to illuminate the dispenser.