Patent ID: 7293891

Claim:
A combination lighting device and holster for holding the lighting device, wherein said lighting device comprises a handle portion; a light source disposed within said handle portion for emitting light; an elongated light tube having one end attached to said handle portion and capable of being illuminated by light from said light source, said light tube including a capsule encased within said light tube capable of blocking light from said light source and capable of sliding from one end of said light tube to the other, said capsule containing at least one magnet aligned to be attracted to other magnets; and wherein the holster comprises a ring for receiving at least a portion of said light tube of said lighting device and having at least one magnet aligned in said ring to attract the at least one magnet in said capsule, whereby movement of said light tube through said ring slidably moves said capsule through said light tube, thereby adjusting the extent of illumination of said light tube by light from said light source.