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A lighting apparatus includes a tubular flashlight with a barrel of a selected size and shape, and a sleeve of uniform cross-section. The sleeve has a through aperture into which the flashlight barrel is engaged with a forward end and a rearward end of the barrel extending from the sleeve. A surface

A lighting apparatus includes a tubular flashlight with a barrel of a selected size and shape, and a sleeve of uniform cross-section. The sleeve has a through aperture into which the flashlight barrel is engaged with a forward end and a rearward end of the barrel extending from the sleeve. A surface of the aperture has longitudinal resilient ribs. The ribs are of a shape, size, spacing and resiliency as to enable tight gripping of the ribs on the barrel.

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1. A lighting apparatus comprising in combination: a tubular flashlight having a barrel; and a resilient sleeve of uniform cross-section, the sleeve comprising a through aperture with the flashlight barrel engaged therein with a forward end and a rearward end of the barrel extending from the sleeve;

1. A lighting apparatus comprising in combination: a tubular flashlight having a barrel; and a resilient sleeve of uniform cross-section, the sleeve comprising a through aperture with the flashlight barrel engaged therein with a forward end and a rearward end of the barrel extending from the sleeve; an internal surface of the aperture comprising longitudinal resilient ribs being semi-circular in shape when not deformed, and having, the ribs of a size, spacing and resiliency enabling tight gripping of the ribs on the barrel, when the barrel size is selected from a range of barrel sizes and shapes. 2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the sleeve has a circular outer circumference. 3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the sleeve has a non-circular outer circumference. 4. A flashlight adapting apparatus comprising: a resilient sleeve of uniform cross-section, the sleeve comprising a through aperture for receiving a flashlight barrel engaged therein with a forward end and a rearward end of the barrel extending from the sleeve; an internal surface of the aperture comprising longitudinal resilient, semi-circular ribs, the ribs of a size, spacing and resiliency enabling tight gripping of the ribs on the barrel, when the barrel size is selected from a range of barrel sizes. 5. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the sleeve has a circular outer circumference. 6. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the sleeve has a non-circular outer circumference.