Bicycle visibility enhancement device

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1997-05-14

1999-11-16

Cariaso, Alan

Illumination

Revolving

2802884, 340432, 362 32, 362 72, 362 78, 362186, 362 35, 362190, 362191, B62J 600

Patent

active

059844876

ABSTRACT:
A bicycle visibility enhancement device 10 is provided which is powered by electricity from an on board battery 39 and is securely attached to one or more of the wheels 2 of a bicycle. The bicycle visibility enhancement device 10 includes a left housing 20 and right housing 50 which are both semi-circular and can be secured together through bolts 70, 71 sandwiching the axle 7 of the bicycle wheel 2 there between, adjacent troughs 26, 56. Battery bores 36, 37, 66, 67 are provided within the housings 20, 50 to support the batteries 39 which provide electricity to the bicycle visibility enhancement device 10. At least two light assemblies 40 are provided, one extending from each housing 20, 50 and oriented to direct light away from the housings 20, 50. Wiring 33, 63 couples the batteries 39 to the light assemblies 40. Each light assembly 40 has a light refraction tube 90 extending therefrom from the housing 20, 50 out to the rim 4 of the bicycle wheel 2. The light refraction tube 90 is conical and formed of translucent material such that light emanating from the light assembly 40 is refracted through a conical surface 96 of the light refraction tube 90 and the entire light refraction tube 90 is illuminated. Hence, the wheels 2 of the bicycle, especially when rotating, are provided with significant visibility enhancement.

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