Patent ID: 7059743

Claim:
An LED lighting and flashing apparatus comprising: a) an elongated, clear, hollow body having top and bottom removable caps; b) an internal circuit board having a plurality of LED illumination lights; c) a power supply including batteries and a means to recharge said batteries; d) a first switch to provide for constant illumination for a first set of fewer than all of said plurality of LED lights; e) a solid-state flashing circuit, electrically connected to a second set of fewer than all of the LED lights, wherein said second set of LED lights are different from said first set of LED lights and wherein said second set of LED lights are pulsed at a programmed rate to create a visual effect when a second switch is energized; (e) a second switch, electrically connected to said power supply, said flashing circuit and said second set of LED lights, to pulse said second set of LED lights at a programmed rate to create a visual effect; (f) a means for bypassing said second switch and flashing circuit, including a bypass wire, wherein said bypassing means may be utilized to light up all of said LED lights.