Patent ID: 7175295

Claim:
A hands-free apparatus for illuminating an area surrounding a user's body, said apparatus comprising: a plurality of flexible tubes having removably matable proximal end portions and distal end portions positionable at a predetermined spatial relationship disposed forwardly of said proximal end portions, said tubes being adaptable between arcuate and linear shapes such that said apparatus can be adjustably positioned about a user's neck and supported thereon during operating conditions; a power supply source internally situated within said flexible tubes; a plurality of light-emitting sources connected to said flexible tubes and electrically coupled to said power supply source respectively, said light-emitting sources each comprising a switch operably connected to said power supply sources such that a user may independently toggle said light-emitting sources between operating and non-operating modes; and means for maintaining said distal end portions at the fixed spatial relationship after said flexible tubes are positioned about the user's neck such that a user may alter a position of said apparatus by moving the user's shoulders without the need to handle said flexible tubes, said maintaining means extending medially between said distal end portions and being positioned forwardly of the user's neck so that the user can visually identify a position of said distal end portions and quickly detach said flexible tubes from said maintaining means.