Abstract: An auxiliary brake lamp and night lamp mounted on the deck above the trunk and behind the car's rear seat. The lamp has an opaque, hollow light seat which is made with two penetrating flutes for engaging two transparent boards in its upper part. A PC board is housed in the light seat beneath both penetrating flutes and has two rows of small bulbs which emit light into the penetrating flutes and the lower edges of the engaged boards. One of the boards is crimson, flat and has a plurality of parallel grooves on its back side which causes light passing through the board's edge to collectively form a warning on its front side. The second board is colorless, flat and has a plurality of parallel grooves on its back side which causes light passing through the board's edge to form a decorative pattern on its front side.

Abstract: A lighted baggage piece includes a shell having an exterior surface and an interior liner comprising an interior surface. The interior surface includes opposed front and rear walls, with the front and rear walls defining an opening for permitting access to the interior of the baggage piece. The interior surface also includes an opposied first side wall and second side wall, and a bottom wall extending between the first and second side walls. A power source, such as a battery is provided along with a first pouch disposed on the front wall for holding the battery. A switch is operatively coupled to the battery. A second pouch is disposed on the rear wall adjacent the opening for holding the switch. The string of lights encased in generally transparent flexible, tubular, plastic shield extend along a portion of each of the first side wall, bottom wall and second side wall. A string of lights are operatively coupled to the battery and switch, and are positioned to illuminate the interior of the baggage piece.

Abstract: A handbag, valise, make up kit, or briefcase which is illuminated using an electroluminescent lamp 22. If the lamp operates on alternating current, the lamp 22 is powered by an inverter 26 which converts the direct current from the battery 28.