Patent ID: 7513633

Claim:
A lighting device comprising: a storage container, the storage container comprising a first half and a second half, the first half including a storage base for engaging with a foundation at a desired location; a flashlight, the flashlight including a barrel for receiving a battery, the barrel having a longitudinal axis and extending between a top and a base, a head on the barrel having a lens and a bulb, a switch with an electrical contact for permitting electrical closure and opening between the battery and the bulb thereby to permit operation of the flashlight to be on or off according to the position of the switch; a bracket fixed to the storage base to secure the flashlight; a protrusion in the storage container located on the storage base to extend above the storage base, the protrusion being for propping the secured flashlight in a position such that the barrel is spaced from the storage base, thereby facilitating removal of the flashlight from the storage container; and wherein at least one of the barrel or the head is a molded luminescent material and wherein the first half and second half of the storage container define walls of the interior space and that the flashlight is substantially suspended relative to the walls of the interior space by the protrusion such that the flashlight does not contact the walls of the first half of the storage container.