Flexible lighting apparatus

Abstract

A lighting apparatus comprising a light emitting diode (LED) arrangement encased in a blanket-like body is provided. The blanket-like body is constructed in a manner allowing for the lighting apparatus to be rolled up for ease of storage and transport.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A lighting apparatus, comprising:
 a blanket-like body having a plurality of pockets; 
 a detachable wiring harness having at least three separate wiring channels and a plurality of three-prong connectors each having at least three prongs, said wiring harness attached to said blanket-like body, each of said wiring channels embodying an electrically conductive wire coupled to a power source, each of said wiring channels constructed with a plurality of openings providing electrical access points along the length of said wiring harness, and each three-prong prong of a connector coupled to said a separate electrically conductive wire embodied in each of said three separate wiring channels via said plurality of openings; and 
 a light emitting diode (LED) arrangement embodied within each of said plurality of pockets, each said LED arrangement electrically coupled to said power source independent of another said LED arrangement via said plurality of three-prong connectors, wherein said LED arrangement is a color corrected lighting strip comprising a plurality of LED-driven lighting elements having at least two alternating color temperatures. 
 
     
     
       2. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said blanket-like body is constructed of a durable material. 
     
     
       3. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said blanket-like body is flexible. 
     
     
       4. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said blanket-like body is comprised of a plurality of apertures along its periphery. 
     
     
       5. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein each of said plurality of pockets are constructed of a clear plastic formed in the shape of a tubular opening. 
     
     
       6. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said LED arrangement is a flexible LED ribbon. 
     
     
       7. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said LED arrangement is a rigid LED strip. 
     
     
       8. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said LED arrangement is slidably received and individually encased within each of said plurality of pockets. 
     
     
       9. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said blanket-like body is constructed to permit said blanket body to be folded or rolled up. 
     
     
       10. The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a suspension frame for suspending said blanket-like body. 
     
     
       11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said at least two alternating color temperatures are a tungsten color temperature and a daylight color temperature.