Patent ID: 7512300

Claim:
A compound optical and electrical device, comprising: a first elongate compound optical and electrical conductor; at least one optical conductor disposed within said first compound conductor; a longitudinally disposed peripheral electrical conductor channel formed along said optical conductor; an electrical conductor assembly installed within said electrical conductor channel; said electrical conductor assembly comprising at least one electrical conductor and light reflective means, with said light reflective means disposed inwardly in said electrical conductor channel relative to said at least one electrical conductor; a second compound connector for removably attaching to said first compound conductor; means for concentrically connecting said second compound connector with said optical conductor of said first compound conductor for passing light therethrough, means for electrically connecting an electrical conductor of said second compound connector to said at least one electrical conductor of said first compound conductor, electrical lighting means disposed within said second compound connector, for compensating for light attenuation from said optical conductor of said first compound conductor, said lighting means receiving operative electrical power from said electrical conductor of said first compound conductor, wherein said lighting means of said second compound connector comprises a plurality of lights; said first electrical conductor further comprising a plurality of electrical conductors corresponding in number to said plurality of lights, for selectively providing power to at least one of said lights as desired; wherein each of said lights comprises a light emitting diode; and each of said lights is colored differently from one another for selectively providing differently colored light to said optical conductor as desired; and wherein including the power for said first and second optional connectors is provided by a solar cell power source.