Patent ID: 7207689

Claim:
A purse illumination assembly, comprising: a base housing unit having a front end, a back end and four sides, wherein at least one of the sides include a plurality of recessed indentations; a circuit assembly partially contained within said base housing unit, said circuit assembly having touch sensitive switching means including a plurality of exposed electrical contacts located within respective ones of said plurality of recessed indentations on said at least one of the side of said base housing unit, said circuit assembly further having a power source; at least one rigid and substantially cylindrical elongated light emitting portion having a first end fixedly attached to said front end of said base housing unit and a terminal end, said light emitting portion including a light source in electrical communication with said circuit assembly, wherein upon contact of a user hand with said plurality of exposed electrical contacts said circuit assembly activates said light source for preset period of time and automatically shifts off said light source after said preset period of time expires; and attachment means fixedly attached to at least one said back end and said four sides, said attachment means removably attaching said base housing unit to an interior surface of a purse.