Patent ID: 7407304

Claim:
An illumination device for installation in a housing though an aperture in the housing, said device comprising: a body; at least two rigid arms pivotally attached to said body and moveable between a closed configuration for installation through the aperture and an outwardly open configuration for function within the housing; a means for biasing the arms toward the open configuration; a plurality of light emitting devices supported on each of the arms; a socket associated with the body, said socket for connecting the device to a power source; and a circuit board mounted in the base, the circuit board being connected with the socket and the light emitting devices and including circuitry configured for adapting power from the power source to allow at least one of the intensity, duration, frequency and timing of illumination of the light-emitting devices to be varied to create random or pre-determined lighting patterns; wherein said arms are movable to the closed configuration to permit said device to pass through the aperture, and once through, said biasing means causes said at least two arms to move to the open configuration.