Patent ID: 7486859
Filing Date: 2009-02-03
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A lighting system comprising: a base operable to be secured to a mounting bracket and said mounting bracket operable to be secured to a vehicle; a light source securable and hermetically sealed within a bore of the base; a wire coupled to a connector and operable to provide power to the light source; said connector potted within the base a first hollow coupler secured to the base; a second hollow coupler operable to mate with the first hollow coupler; said second hollow coupler comprising a grip for disconnecting said second hollow coupler from said first hollow coupler; a hollow translucent rod removably secured to the second hollow coupler; said hollow translucent rod operable to refract light along the entire length of the removable hollow translucent rod; and a fiber optic member insertable into the removable hollow translucent rod wherein light that is created by the light source can travel through the first hollow coupler and the second hollow coupler and into the fiber optic member and radiate from the sides of the removable hollow translucent rod.