Illumination – With wearing apparel or body support
Patent
1978-12-01
1981-12-29
Gonzales, John
Illumination
With wearing apparel or body support
362800, F21L 1508
Patent
active
043085725
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to articles with light-emitting elements, such as light-emitting diodes, associated therewith, and which are energizable in sequences to provide desired visual displays. The article, preferably in the form of an article of clothing, comprises a material, usually a fabric material, having a plurality of holes arranged in a predetermined pattern. A plurality of light-emitting elements, such as the diodes, are mounted on a substrate, preferably a flexible and foldable type of printed circuit board and which diodes are sized to project through the holes so as to render an appearance that they are mounted on the surface of the fabric. A sequencer energizes the lights in a preferred sequence. In one aspect of the invention, the lights are energized with respect to an image printed on the fabric so as to depict a motion with respect to the image. In another embodiment of the invention, groups of light-emitting diodes are provided and such groups are sequentially energized so as to depict motion across a portion of the article.
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Davidson Janice
Davidson Sidney
Gonzales John
Schaap Robert J.
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