A substantially flat, generally circular coaster made of a material that can absorb and/or prevent transmission of moisture is designed to receive the enlarged base of stemware and to be carried with the stemware, so that the coaster is always in position and ready for use without any handling of the coaster being required by the user after the coaster is initially placed in position on the base of the stemware. The coaster has a bottom portion and a top portion joined at their periphery to defi...

A glowing coaster composed of a base, an LED light source installed in the base, an upper assembly consisting of an absorbent pad and housing and a wall transformer power source, which when plugged into a wall receptacle, causes the LED to light and create a glowing effect to the outer surface of a portion of the base or the upper assembly allowing the device to be easily located in a darkened room.

A thin plastic element has a flat central region provided with a plurality of spaced apart radially extending fingers which extend from the region and define the outer edge of the element. These fingers are arranged into first and second finger sets, each set containing a like number of adjacent fingers. Each two adjacent fingers are separated by an intermediate radially extending slot which extends from the central region to the outer edge. Each finger has an enlarged outer end so that the widt...

An illuminated coaster includes a base with a body having upper and lower ends and a generally frusto-conical configuration enclosing a compartment. A resilient, insulative sleeve comprising foam rubber, polyurethane or some other suitable material is mounted on the body upper end and forms a container receiver adapted to selectively receive the lower end of a container. A lighting system is located generally in the compartment and includes a power source, such as a battery set. A light source i...

A refractive coaster includes a bottom cover, a circular seat mounted on the bottom cover, a plurality of batteries fitted inside the seat, a printed circuit board arranged on the bottom cover and electrically connected with the batteries and provided with an annular ring-like electrode and a plurality of light-emitting members, a conducting pin having an immediate portion formed with a flange and having a lower end extending downwardly through the annular ring-like electrode, a spring fitted on...

A coaster board operable on irregular terrain includes a longitudinally elongated platform supported on a pair of spaced suspension and steering systems. Each suspension and steering system includes a suspension rod and a cooperative steering bar. Each suspension rod is resiliently attached to the platform near the lateral center of the platform and is supported on independently rotatable wheels mounted laterally exterior of the platform. Each suspension rod includes a laterally central orifice....

The invention utilizes an absorbent non-woven fabric impregnated on one side with vinyl backing for protecting furniture and floor surfaces from moisture emanating from a potted plant situated upon the invention. The non-woven fabric absorbs and holds the moisture in place and promotes evaporation while the vinyl backing provides a non-skid surface and minimizes scratching, staining and damage to the surface underneath the invention.

A roller coaster device which can operate a seat together with a car to perform a perpendicular running motion such as vertical descent, vertical ascent, vertical spiral motion and the like, or in such a manner as to run backwards. The device significantly increases thrill and interest levels by creating the sensation that the endless running rail suddenly disappears from the view of the occupants in the roller coaster device. The device can be configured in a small space and in a compact manner...

To provide a compact stiff structure for a roller coaster, main bearing posts (3) are coupled at one end to support elements (1, 35) and at other ends to a closed path track (4) on which passenger cars can move. The track is formed of successive sections which present a spatial figure of varying curvature. These sections form, selectively, passenger loading and unloading sections (22, 23, 24); a hoisting section (8), a descending section (10), in the direction of the travel of the car, downstrea...

A coaster of this invention comprises an upper sheet having transparency and permeability, a printed sheet provided with a color-changing area of which surfaces faces the upper sheet, and a color former for changing the color-changing area. The color-changing area is printed by an ink containing a color-changing agent which changes from substantially invisible colorless state to a visible color state by applying a color former. The color former is set in the coaster such a way that the color for...