Illumination – With wearing apparel or body support
Patent
1996-04-25
1997-11-25
Dority, Carroll B.
Illumination
With wearing apparel or body support
362108, F21L 1508
Patent
active
056904118
ABSTRACT:
A wearable vehicular signaling systems enables pedestrians, runners, joggers, bicyclists, skaters, roadway and highway repair persons, visually impaired persons, children, elderly persons, school patrol persons, traffic police officers, and others to communicate or signal an intention to commence, continue, or resume forward motion; to turn or bear to the right; to turn or bear to the left; to cross the roadway or highway; or stop, in a manner that would be seen and understood by the operators of oncoming vehicles. Drivers would not only see the person using this device, they would also know what he or she intended to do. The device can comprise of direction signaling light subassemblies which are shaped, colored, and oriented to create a meaningful signal when controllably actuated. These direction light can be supported by a vest-like garment. The shoulder straps and belts of this vest-like garment can by substantially adjustable in length so as to permit the device to be worn while the users is also wearing a backpack or similar item. A battery or batteries residing removably in a battery compartment supported by the vest-like garment may be used as a means for powering the direction signaling lights. A panel of switches may be used to controllably actuate the direction signaling light subassemblies. The switch panel may reside removably on the vest-like garment and could be provided with means whereby it may be temporarily secured to the handlebars of a bicycle. Some or all the elements of this direction signaling could be provided as kit for creating a customized wearable vehicular signaling system. Instead of a vest-like garment, the direction signaling light subassemblies could be arranged to create a wearable vehicular signaling system suitable for wearing about the arm or legs.
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