ILLUMINATOR

摘要

An illuminator (10, 50) for revealing solid matter within a vessel, such as sediment when decanting or pouring wine from a wine bottle. The illuminator has a body (34) housing a battery (22), a light source (20) and a tilt switch to connect the battery to the light source when the vessel is tilted sufficiently. The illuminator has a collar (54) that fits over the neck of the vessel. Mounting the illuminator on the bottle positions the light source at or adjacent a lower portion of the shoulder of the bottle, at a transition (70, 98) between he shoulder and side wall or at an upper portion of the side wall. When tilted back after activation, the light source may be progressively dimmed until extinguished. Wavelength or frequency of the light output by the light source may be varied or selected depending on the density and/or colour of the liquid and/or vessel.