Patent ID: 7118251

Claim:
An illumination device, comprising: a housing, including a base portion and a side wall, which defines an interior cavity with an open end having a predetermined shape; a light source positioned within said interior cavity; an electric connecting member also positioned within said interior cavity and adapted to connect said light source to a remote power source; and a scattering member positioned adjacent said light source at the open end of said interior cavity, said scattering member having substantially the same predetermined shape as the open end of said housing, and said scattering member having a light-emitting surface and being composed of an acrylic compound impregnated with malloons, which causes light entering said scattering member to be directed through a portion of said scattering member and then scattered and emitted, such that a substantially uniform light pattern is perceived along the light-emitting surface of said scattering member in said predetermined shape.