Illumination – With wearing apparel or body support
Patent
1993-09-13
1994-12-06
Lazarus, Ira S.
Illumination
With wearing apparel or body support
362806, 22431, 2115, F21V 3300, F21L 1508
Patent
active
053716574
ABSTRACT:
An illuminated fabric article (10) includes a flexible substrate sheet (34) to which conductive ink traces (38) and lights (20) attach. The substrate sheet (34) has a low resilience so as not to press against skin (12) after it wrinkles or otherwise deforms to accommodate body (14) curves and movement. A cloth material having a thin flexible polymer film (40) applied over a woven cloth backing (42) represents one example of a suitable substrate sheet (34). A conductive ink which remains flexible after curing is applied to the substrate sheet (34) to form the conductive traces (38), which convey electrical energization to the lights (20). Each light (20) attaches to the substrate sheet (34) and to the conductive traces (38) through the use of a non-conductive adhesive patch (64) and two conductive adhesive patches (66). The lights (20) on the substrate sheet (34) are arranged to be visible from an exterior side (28) of a textile ( 26) so that they may be visually perceived from a distance.
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Flickinger Don J.
Gresham Lowell W.
Lazarus Ira S.
Meschkow Jordan M.
Sember Thomas M.
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