Illumination – With wearing apparel or body support – Head covering or clamp
Patent
1998-10-09
1999-12-28
Patel, Nimeshkumar D.
Illumination
With wearing apparel or body support
Head covering or clamp
362105, 362263, F21L 1514
Patent
active
06007213&
ABSTRACT:
An illuminated safety helmet for use during potentially dangerous activities, such as bicycling or rollerblading. The helmet is a two piece helmet having a hard outer shell and a high density polystyrene inner shell. An illuminating assembly is recessed within the exterior portion of the inner shell. The illuminating assembly has a power source connected to various light sources, which are exemplary light emitting diodes (LEDs). The LEDs are connected to a multitude of fiber optic cables via a cylindrical connector. Light from the LEDs shine into an end of the fiber optic cable. This light emits out of the cladding of the fiber optic cable if the cable is a side light fiber optic cable. The light emits out of the other end of the cable if the cable is a point-to-point fiber optic cable. The outer shell has a transparent portion corresponding to the pathway taken by the illuminating assembly so that light can emit past the outer shell at various light intensities. Alternative embodiments utilizing ionized gas light sources are also described.
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Hopper Todd Reed
Litman Richard C.
Patel Nimeshkumar D.
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