Visible stanchion with led lighting

Abstract

A stanchion includes a circular base, a transparent tube coupled to the circular base, a first circuit board with a plurality of controllable light emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted thereon, and a second circuit board including electronics for controlling the LEDs. The LEDs provide a plurality of colors that can be controlled via a remote control device or acoustically.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A visible stanchion comprising:
 a circular base;   a transparent tube coupled to the circular base;   an inner tube positioned inside of and along the axis of the transparent tube;   a base circuit board positioned at the base of the inner tube; and   an inner circuit board, positioned inside the inner tube, including a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), wherein the light emitting diodes provide a plurality of colors.   
     
     
         2 . The visible stanchion of  claim 1 , wherein the circular base further comprises:
 a circular weight;   a ring coupled to the outside wall of the circular weight; and   a circular, hollow cone shape base cover coupled to the ring.   
     
     
         3 . The visible stanchion of  claim 2 , wherein the base cover includes a circular aperture in the center of the base cover, an upper lip, a slanted cover, and a lower lip. 
     
     
         4 . The visible stanchion of  claim 3 , wherein the base cover includes a sealing gasket coupled to the inside wall of the upper lip. 
     
     
         5 . The visible stanchion of  claim 1 , wherein the light emitting diodes are controlled via an infrared remote control. 
     
     
         6 . The visible stanchion of  claim 1 , wherein the light emitting diodes are controlled acoustically. 
     
     
         7 . The visible stanchion of  claim 1 , wherein the light emitting diodes have changeable settings. 
     
     
         8 . The visible stanchion of  claim 1 , wherein the light emitting diodes change color at a predetermined period of time. 
     
     
         9 . The visible stanchion of  claim 1 , wherein the light emitting diodes cycle through a set of colors. 
     
     
         10 . The visible stanchion of  claim 8 , wherein the light emitting diodes fade before changing color. 
     
     
         11 . The visible stanchion of  claim 1 , wherein the light emitting diodes flash. 
     
     
         12 . The visible stanchion of  claim 11 , wherein the light emitting diodes flash at various speeds. 
     
     
         13 . The visible stanchion of  claim 1 , wherein the light emitting diodes pulsate to sound. 
     
     
         14 . The visible stanchion of  claim 1 , wherein the base circuit board includes at least one master control unit. 
     
     
         15 . The visible stanchion of  claim 1  further includes wireless communications. 
     
     
         16 . A visible stanchion comprising:
 a circular base including a circular weight, a ring coupled to the outside wall of the circular weight, and a circular, hollow cone shape base cover coupled to the ring;   a transparent tube coupled to the circular base through a circular aperture in the center of the base cover;   an inner tube positioned inside of and along the axis of the transparent tube;   a base circuit board positioned at the base of the inner tube; and   an inner circuit board, positioned inside the inner tube, including a plurality of controllable light emitting diodes (LEDs), wherein the light emitting diodes provide a plurality of colors.   
     
     
         17 . The visible stanchion of  claim 16 , wherein the light emitting diodes have changeable settings. 
     
     
         18 . The visible stanchion of  claim 16 , wherein the light emitting diodes are controlled via an infrared remote control. 
     
     
         19 . The visible stanchion of  claim 16 , wherein the light emitting diodes are controlled acoustically. 
     
     
         20 . A visible stanchion comprising:
 a circular base;   a transparent tube coupled to the circular base;   a first circuit board including a plurality of controllable light emitting diodes (LEDs), wherein the light emitting diodes provide a plurality of colors; and   a second circuit board including electronics for controlling the light emitting diodes.