A LIGHT AND SOUND REMINDER BASE FOR A MODULAR DRINKING SYSTEM. THE BASE IS EASILY ATTACHABLE TO A COMPATIBLE MUG OR TUMBLER. IT IS USED TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DRINK MORE, GENERALLY IN A HOSPITAL OR CARE HOME ENVIRONMENT, TO PREVENT DEHYDRATION. THE ELECTRONIC REMINDER BASE FEATURES 3 SYSTEMS: REMINDER MESSAGES, WARNING LIGHTS AND NIGHT LIGHT. THE BASE HAS 3 PRE-SET MESSAGES DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE THE USER TO DRINK. THESE CAN BE REPLACED WITH UP TO THREE PERSONALLY RECORDED MESSAGES. IF THE USER DOES NOT DRINK DURING THE CHOSEN TIME OF EITHER 20,40 OR 60 MINUTES, THE MESSAGES WILL BE PLAYED IN ROTATION TO REMIND THE USER TO DRINK. THE BASE CONTAINS 8 BLUE LIGHTS. IF THE USER DOES NOT DRINK WITHIN THE CHOSEN TIME THE BASE WILL FLASH TO REMIND THE USER TO DRINK AND TO ALERT THE CARER. WHEN THE BASE SENSES DARKNESS FOR MORE THAN 30 SECONDS IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY SWITCH INTO NIGHT MODE. RED LIGHTS IN THE BASE WILL GLOW TO HELP THE USER FIND THEIR CUP AT NIGHT AND THE REMINDER MESSAGES AND WARNING LIGHTS WILL SWITCH OFF AND WILL ONLY BE REACTIVATED WHEN DARKNESS ENDS FOR MORE THAN 30 SECONDS. IF THE NIGHT LIGHT FUNCTION IS TURNED OFF THE MESSAGE AND WARNING LIGHT SYSTEMS WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATED THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT UNLESS THEY HAVE BEEN TURNED OFF. THE BASE IS OPERATED BY 3 X AAA 1.5 V BATTERIES. THE BASE IS PRESENTED IN A PRINTED CARDBOARD BOX WITH PRODUCT INSTRUCTION BOOKLET.

CLASSIFICATION HAS BEEN DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:- GENERAL INTERPRETATIVE RULES (GIR)S GIR 1 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THIS PRODUCT BY THE TERMS OF HEADING 9106 - TIME OF DAY RECORDING APPARATUS AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING, RECORDING OR OTHERWISE INDICATING INTERVALS OF TIME, WITH CLOCK OR WATCH MOVEMENT OR WITH SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR (FOR EXAMPLE, TIME-REGISTERS, TIME-RECORDERS) GIR 3(B) HAS BEEN USED AS THE TIMER IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE ESSENTIAL CHARACTER GIR 5 (B) HAS BEEN USED TO IDENTIFY THE PACKAGING GIR 6 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE GOODS TO SUBHEADING LEVEL 9106 90 OTHER THAN TIME REGISTERS; TIME RECORDERS