Patent ID: 7011427

Claim:
An illumination device powered by a portable electric power source, comprising: a hollow, elongated member having a first end and a second end, the elongated member being at least partially transparent; a light string within the elongated member, the light string having a plurality of spaced light members; first and second end caps inserted into and closing off the first and second ends, respectively, of said elongated member; a control assembly mounted on the outside of and attached to the elongated member and adapted for receiving electric power from the portable electric power source, and further adapted for holding the portable electric power source, the control assembly having a switch, the control assembly being in electric communication with the light string such that operation of the switch electrically activates the light string and the light members; first and second U-shaped fastener loops mounted on the outside of said elongated member of said elongated member; first and second fastener straps threaded through said first and second fastener loops, respectively, for looping around an article to be illuminated after dark; and first and second end attachment members attached to the end caps of said elongated member for attachment to said article.