Patent ID: 8052293

Claim:
An illuminated sport board comprising: a. a base panel having sides, an underside surface, upper surface, and interior core, said upper surface having an opening therein that extends within said interior core of said base panel to form an inlay cavity therein, said underside having at least one transparent segment being aligned with said inlay cavity; b. an electroluminescent lighting source housed within said inlay cavity of said base panel; c. a top shell having at least one transparent display, wherein said top shell is attached to said upper surface of said base panel so that said transparent display is aligned with said electroluminescent lighting strip within said inlay cavity for emitting light from said transparent display; d. a battery activated by a power control for supplying current to said electroluminescent light source; and e. said power control attached to said battery includes a card reader, and a key includes a card tag that activates said card reader, which in turn activates said power control for supplying current to said electroluminescent light source; whereby said electroluminescent lighting source emits light through said transparent display of said top shell and said transparent segment of said underside surface of said base panel so that said sport board is highly visible.