Patent ID: 7347577

Claim:
For use in a lighting system for clothing having at least one light source providing illumination to be visible at an external surface of said clothing including: a power source capable of supplying sufficient power to said light source to cause it to provide illumination; an electrical circuit connected to said light source and said power source; a switch connected to said power source responsive to movement of said switch comprising: a housing having an elongated sidewall and means closing the ends of said housing; a pair of electrical contact pins spaced from each other longitudinally along the sidewall of said housing extending into the interior of said housing; and an elongated member of electrical conducting material freely movable within said housing spaced from said contact pins and of length at least sufficient to span the distance between said contact pins whereby movement of said switch causes said member to bridge said contacts pins sending an electrical signal to said circuit and causing said light source to be illuminated.