Illumination – Self powered lamp – Having plural lamp bulbs or lamp sockets
Reexamination Certificate
1999-10-29
2001-10-16
O'Shea, Sandra (Department: 2875)
Illumination
Self powered lamp
Having plural lamp bulbs or lamp sockets
C362S155000, C362S191000, C362S249070
Reexamination Certificate
active
06302558
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is that of a newly designed night time safety device for use by bicyclists, skateboarders, joggers, or other outside enthusiasts.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
There are a wide variety of devices for people to wear in the prior art that will protect them at night time. One example is U.S. Pat. No. 5,743,621, issued to Mantha et al., which discloses an illuminated safety helmet that includes a pair of LED modules that are mounted at the front and back of the helmet and arranged in an electrical circuit with an onboard battery.
Another example is U.S. Pat. No. 5,738,431, issued to Lary, which discloses a common baseball type hat or headband to which is attached a single tubular halogen light apparatus or an apparatus containing several halogen lights positioned in a wide configuration.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,676,449, issued to Newsome, discloses a head covering and lamp system with improved adjustment capabilities and increased safety and also includes an adjustably supporting high intensity lamp over the bill of a visor.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,559,680, issued to Tabanera, discloses a bicycle helmet which includes an electroluminescent lamp film located between the liner and shell and positioned to emit light from the transparent window, a battery and an inverter.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,386,592, issued to Checkeroski, discloses a headband and flashlight holding construction that includes a plurality of equal length straps.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,891,736, issued to Gouda, discloses a signal helmet with a lens whose surface is flush with the surrounding surface in close proximity to the lens. Three signal lights shine through and about the lens for giving tail, brake, and directional indications to follow motorists at eye level of the following motorists.
As can be seen from the prior art, all the existing inventions are fixedly mounted to a type of a helmet or hat, and are not removable. Further, none of the prior art is mountable in a wide variety of ways similar to the present invention.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention would be a small plastic enclosure having incorporated circuitry and a series of light emitting diodes (LEDS) covered by a plastic lens. The present invention would be designed so that the lights would blink in a random pattern so as to attract attention at night. The lights would be battery powered, and the batteries would be housed in a plastic battery compartment located immediately under the small plastic enclosure. An on/off switch would be attached to the outside of the battery compartment and would control power being transferred from the batteries to the lights. In addition, a pair of fastening elements would be attached to the side surfaces of the battery compartment in order to assist in securing the battery compartment to the top of a helmet or hat, if so desired. Each of the fastening elements would also contain a plurality of LED'S fixedly mounted on the surface, which would also be connected to the battery powered unit and would blink randomly. In addition to the fastening elements, the present invention would be attached to a bicycle helmet by incorporated hook and pile fastener straps located on the bottom face of the battery compartment and the top face of a bicycle helmet.
As an option, the present invention would come in a “walker's version” which would have an incorporated clip attached to the bottom face of the battery compartment. The incorporated clip would allow the present invention to be attached to a belt or an article of clothing. In another alternative version, termed the “motorist version”, the present invention would contain a incorporated hinge fixedly mounted on the bottom face of the battery compartment, which would allow the present invention to be placed on a roadside in an upright position.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved night time safety device.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved night time safety device that is removable mountable.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved night time safety device that can be used for a wide variety of outdoor activities at night.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved night time safety device that is readily visible.
Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment when considered with the attached drawings and appended claims.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4417299 (1983-11-01), Rupp
patent: 4891736 (1990-01-01), Gouda
patent: 5010454 (1991-04-01), Hopper
patent: 5083246 (1992-01-01), Lambert
patent: 5386592 (1995-02-01), Checkeroski
patent: 5412284 (1995-05-01), Moore et al.
patent: 5463537 (1995-10-01), Trattner et al.
patent: 5559680 (1996-09-01), Tabanera
patent: 5585783 (1996-12-01), Hall
patent: 5676449 (1997-10-01), Newsome
patent: 5738431 (1998-04-01), Lary
patent: 5743621 (1998-04-01), Mantha et al.
Anderson & Morishita
Morishita Robert Ryan
O'Shea Sandra
Ward John Anthony
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