Patent ID: 7753576
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: B63B,F21S,F21W

Abstract:
1. In combination with a flotation device having a water impermeable hollow body, a light emitting assembly comprising: (a) a pocket formed within said hollow body in open communication with an exterior surface thereof and in an air impermeable manner with an interior portion of said hollow body; (b) a hollow housing mounted in said pocket; (c) a plurality of illuminatable fiber optic strands disposed in a predetermined pattern within said hollow body each having a light receiving end and a light emitting end, wherein said light receiving ends protrude into said pocket through a wall thereof in an air impermeable manner, said light receiving ends further protrude through one end of said housing and are secured therewithin; (d) an illumination source mounted within said housing in close proximity to said light receiving ends of said fiber optic strands; (e) a power source disposed within said housing and operatively coupled to said illumination source; (f) a filter pane mounted within said housing intermediate said illumination source and said receiving end of said each illuminatable fiber optic strand, said filter pane having a plurality of portions each formed from a light permeable material having a distinct color and wherein fiber optic strands having light receiving ends thereof aligned with said each portion of said filter pane emit a light having a color which is generally identical to said distinct color of said each portion; and (g) a switch manually operable by a user to selectively operate said illumination source.