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US 12,569,022 B2Granted
Safety band for hard hat
OwnerJustin Goulet, Antonio Espositoinventors
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Abstract
A safety band for a hard hat is disclosed herein. In some versions, the safety band for a hard hat includes a band, a plurality of light emitting elements attached to an exterior of the band and a plurality of reflective strips attached to the exterior of the band and each alternately arranged between each of the plurality of light emitting elements. The safety band for a hard hat can be particularly useful for preventing or minimizing vehicle collisions with miners in low visibility conditions.
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A safety band for a hard hat comprising:
- a band including an exterior surface opposite an interior surface, the band configured to surround a portion of the hard hat;
- a plurality of light emitting elements spaced equally apart around the exterior surface of the band and configured to emit a blue light;
- and
- a plurality of reflective strips each alternately arranged between each of the plurality of light emitting elements;
- wherein the plurality of light emitting elements each include a light emitting diode light strip encased in a light emitting element housing, the light emitting element housing includes a prism shape protruding outwardly from the exterior surface of the band and transmitting the blue light therethrough.
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A hard hat with safety band comprising:
- a hard hat;
- a band including an exterior surface opposite an interior surface, the band configured to surround a portion of the hard hat;
- at least one light emitting element disposed at the exterior of the band and configured to emit a blue light;
- and
- at least one reflective strip disposed at the exterior of the band;
- wherein the at least one light emitting element includes a plurality of light emitting elements, the at least one reflective strip includes a plurality of reflective strips each alternately arranged between each of the plurality of light emitting elements, the plurality of light emitting elements each include a light emitting diode light strip encased in a light emitting element housing, and the light emitting element housing includes a prism shape protruding outwardly from the exterior surface of the band and transmitting the blue light therethrough.
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A safety band for a hard hat comprising:
- a continuous band including an exterior surface opposite an interior surface, the band configured to surround a portion of the hard hat, the continuous band including a plurality of receiver brackets spaced equally apart around the exterior surface of the band;
- a plurality of light emitting elements each configured for insertion into one of the plurality of receiver brackets, the plurality of light emitting elements each including a plurality of light emitting diode lights encased in a semi-opaque light emitting element housing and configured to emit a blue flashing light, each light emitting element housing includes a prism shape which protrudes outwardly from the exterior surface of the band and transmits the blue flashing light therethrough;
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- a plurality of reflective strips each alternately arranged between each of the plurality of light emitting elements;
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- wherein the continuous band includes a front side opposite a rear side and a left side opposite a right side all relative to the hard hat when attached thereto, and wherein a first reflective strip of the plurality of reflective strips is disposed centrally at the front side of the band, a second reflective strip of the plurality of reflective strips is disposed centrally at the rear side of the band, a third reflective strip of the plurality of reflective strips is disposed centrally at the left side of the band, a fourth reflective strip of the plurality of reflective strips is disposed centrally at the right side of the band.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.