Illuminated wand

An illuminated wand comprising:

• at least one battery having a negative terminal and a positive terminal on opposite ends thereof;
• an elongated circuit board having a first electrical contact fixed on a leading edge thereof and a second electrical contact isolated from said first contact;
• a movable contact electrically connected to said second contact by a length of flexible conductor;
• an on-off switch mounted on said board;
• a plurality of electric light sources spaced along the length of opposite faces of said board;
• circuit means on said board for electrically connecting said switch and said light sources between said first and second contacts;
• a rigid waterproof translucent cylindrical tube means for encasing said at least one battery and said board in lengthwise relationship with one of said battery terminals facing and aligned with said first contact, said tube means having an inside diameter selected to removably encase said at least one battery while restricting radial movement of said at least one battery therein and said board having a width substantially equal to said inside diameter of said tube means for snugly encasing said board therein;
• a pair of end caps, one slidably mounted in substantially watertight condition on each end of said tube means with said movable contact disposed between one of said end caps and the other of said battery terminals for securing said movable contact, said at least one battery and said board in electrical contact within said tube means;
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• means external of said tube means for operating said switch.

An illuminated wand comprising:

• at least one battery having a negative terminal and a positive terminal on opposite ends thereof;
• an elongated circuit board having a first electrical contact fixed on a leading edge thereof and a second electrical contact isolated from said first contact;
• a movable contact electrically connected to said second contact by a length of flexible conductor;
• an on-off switch mounted on said board, said switch having a push on/push off actuator;
• a plurality of electric light sources spaced along the length of opposite faces of said board;
• circuit means on said board for electrically connecting said switch and said light sources between said first and second contacts;
• a rigid waterproof translucent cylindrical tube means for encasing said at least one battery and said board in lengthwise relationship with one of said battery terminals facing and aligned with said first contact, said tube means having an inside diameter selected to removably encase said at least one battery while restricting radial movement of said at least one battery therein and an aperture therethrough aligned with said actuator and said board having a width substantially equal to said inside diameter of said tube means for snugly encasing said board therein;
• a pair of end caps, one slidably mounted in substantially watertight condition on each end of said tube means with said movable contact disposed between one of said end caps and the other of said battery terminals for securing said movable contact, said at least one battery and said board in electrical contact within said tube means;
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• flexibly resilient means mounted in substantially watertight condition over said aperture through said tube means for manual operation of said switch.