Patent ID: 7716895

Claim:
A portable light-emitting stage component of a stage assembly, the stage component comprising: a deck supported by a support portion, the support portion comprising: at least one light-producing element arranged and disposed to direct light through the deck; a first side comprising a first rotatable latch member, the first side and the axis of rotation of the first rotatable latch member being substantially coplanar or substantially parallel, the first rotatable latch member comprising a first hook; a second side comprising a first receiving member, the first receiving member comprising a first post; a first end comprising a first protrusion; and a second end comprising a second protrusion; and wherein at least a portion of the deck is composed of a substantially transparent material; and wherein the first rotatable latch member is configured to engage a receiving member of a first corresponding stage component having a deck, the first receiving member is configured to engage a rotatable latch member of a second corresponding stage component having a deck, the first protrusion is configured to engage a protrusion of a third corresponding stage component having a deck, and the second protrusion is configured to engage a protrusion of a fourth corresponding stage component having a deck.