US 6,981,777 B2
Emergency running light system for watercraft and trailers
David P. Barnes, 401 SE. 4th St., Deerfield Beach, Fla. 33441 (US)
Filed on Apr. 26, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/831,186.
Prior Publication US 2005/0237730 A1, Oct. 27, 2005
Int. Cl. F21K 2/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 362—34 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An emergency running light attachable to watercraft, trailers, and other vehicles, comprising:
a cup-shaped housing having a closed end, an open end which terminates at a rim, and an interior recess which extends inwardly thereinto from said open end, said housing being comprised of a thin, flexible wall which defines a watertight, cup-shaped interior chamber;
a breakable container disposed within said interior chamber comprised of a thin wall adapted to be broken by hand and defining an inner chamber;
respective first and second components which when mixed together form a chemiluminescent compound, said first component being contained within said interior chamber of said housing and said second component being separately contained within said inner chamber of said container;
a mounting device adapted for attaching said housing to the vehicle; and
wherein the running light is activatable to produce chemiluminescent light by squeezing said housing to break said container to cause said first and second components to come into contact to form said luminescent compound and said chemiluminescent light, said housing being attachable to the surface of the vehicle using said mounting device.