The device 10 includes a liquid filled bellows activated battery composed of two non miscible fluids 14, 15 flowing through a channel 13 containing two electrodes 16, 17 of different metals. One of the fluids 14 is an electrolyte while the second 15 one is electrically non conducting. At rest the two electrodes 16, 17 are in the non conductive fluid 15. When the electrical device is actuated, manually or by an external force, the fluids surrounding the electrodes 16, 17 are replaced by the electrolyte 14 thus generating an electrical voltage between the two electrodes. The electrical current can be used to temporarily generate light or supply energy to another device. When the actuation mechanism is released, the electrodes 16, 17 are surrounded by the non conductive fluids 15 again and the electrical current is stopped.

The present invention provides a novel method and apparatus for a liquid-activated, lighted and flavored drink infuser. The invention enhances the water experience for any user by providing a liquid-activated, lighted, device with a dissolvable shell that, when placed in liquid, will light up and/or release into the liquid specific contents inside the infuser after the exterior dissolves.

The present invention provides a novel method and apparatus for a liquid-activated, lighted and flavored drink infuser. The invention enhances the water experience for any user by providing a liquid-activated, lighted, device with a dissolvable shell that, when placed in liquid, will light up and/or release into the liquid specific contents inside the infuser after the exterior dissolves.

The device 10 includes a liquid filled bellows activated battery composed of two non Miscible fluids 14, 15 flowing through a channel 13 containing two electrodes 16, 17 of different metals. One of the fluids 14 is an electrolyte while the second 15 one is electrically non conducting. At rest the two electrodes 16, 17 are in the non conductive fluid 15. When the electrical device is actuated, manually or by an external force, the fluids surrounding the electrodes 16, 17 are replaced by the electrolyte 14 thus generating an electrical voltage between the two electrodes. The electrical current can be used to temporarily generate light or supply energy to another device. When the actuation mechanism is released, the electrodes 16, 17 are surrounded by the non conductive fluids 15 again and the electrical current is stopped.

A contactor includes a housing having a chamber, a liquid media with a first fluid and a second fluid within the chamber and insoluble with each other, a conductive plate, a first terminal, a second terminal, and a mixing unit. The conductive plate is at an upper portion of the housing and is electrically connected to a lower portion of the housing. The first terminal is electrically connected with the chamber. The second terminal is connected to the lower portion. The mixing unit switches the liquid media between a mixed state and an unmixed state. In the mixed state, the fluids are mixed with each other to establish an electrical path between the terminals. In the unmixed state, the fluids are separated and immiscible with each other to disrupt the electrical path between the terminals.

A contactor includes a housing having a chamber, a liquid media with a first fluid and a second fluid within the chamber and insoluble with each other, a conductive plate, a first terminal, a second terminal, and a mixing unit. The conductive plate is at an upper portion of the housing and is electrically connected to a lower portion of the housing. The first terminal is electrically connected with the chamber. The second terminal is connected to the lower portion. The mixing unit switches the liquid media between a mixed state and an unmixed state. In the mixed state, the fluids are mixed with each other to establish an electrical path between the terminals. In the unmixed state, the fluids are separated and immiscible with each other to disrupt the electrical path between the terminals.