Light emitting jersey device

A light emitting jersey device for enabling numbers assigned to a player to be visually displayed, said device comprising:

• a jersey being configured to be worn on a player of a sports team, said jersey being comprised of a mesh material wherein said jersey is configured to enable air to flow through said jersey, said jersey having a body and a pair of sleeves and a neck opening wherein said body is configured to cover a torso of the player having each of a pair of arms of the player extending through a respective sleeve of said pair of sleeves and having a neck of the player extending through said neck opening, said jersey having a collar extending around said neck opening;
• a plurality of front lights, each front light of said plurality of front lights being integrated into a front side of said body of said jersey wherein each front light of said plurality of front lights is configured to emit light outwardly from said front side, said plurality of front lights being arranged to from a pair of numerals of said plurality of front lights on said front side of said body, a left numeral of said pair of numerals of said plurality of front lights being positioned on a left side of a center of said front side of said body of said jersey, said left numeral of said pair of numerals of said plurality of front lights being centrally located between said collar and a bottom edge of said body of said jersey, a right numeral of said pair of numerals of said plurality of front lights being positioned on a right side of said center of said front side of said body of said jersey, said right numeral of said pair of numerals of said plurality of front lights being centrally located between said collar and said bottom edge of said body of said jersey;
• a plurality of back lights, each back light of said plurality of back lights being integrated into a back side of said body of said jersey wherein each back light of said plurality of back lights is configured to emit light outwardly from said back side, said plurality of back lights being arranged to form a pair of numerals of said plurality of said back lights on said back side of said body, a left numeral of said pair of numerals of said plurality of back lights being positioned on a left side of a center of said back side of said body of said jersey, said left numeral of said pair of numerals of said plurality of back lights being centrally located between said collar and said bottom edge of said body of said jersey, a right numeral of said pair of numerals of said plurality of back lights being positioned on a right side of said center of said back side of said body of said jersey, said right numeral of said pair of numerals of said plurality of back lights being centrally located between said collar and said bottom edge of said body of said jersey;
• a control housing being attached to said jersey, said control housing being located on a portion of said collar which extends around said back side of said body of said jersey, said control housing being located on an outwardly facing surface of said collar wherein said control housing is configured to be accessible to the player;
• a processor being positioned within said control housing, said processor being in electrical communication with each front light of said plurality of front lights, said processor being in electrical communication with each back light of said plurality of back lights;
• an electronic memory being positioned within said control housing, said electronic memory being in electrical communication with said processor, said electronic memory storing a database comprising a plurality of digits ranging between zero and nine;
• a selector switch being slidably integrated into said control housing, said selector switch being in electrical communication with said processor, said selector switch being positionable in an off position, said processor being de-actuated when said selector switch is in said off position, said selector switch being positionable in a left position, each front light of said plurality of front lights associated with said left numeral of said pair of numerals of said plurality of front lights being actuated into a standby mode when said selector switch is positioned in said left position, each back light of said plurality of back lights associated with said left numeral of said pair of numerals of said plurality of back lights being actuated into a standby mode when said selector switch is positioned in said left position, said selector switch being positionable in a right position, each front light of said plurality of front lights associated with said right numeral of said pair of numerals of said plurality of front lights being actuated into a standby mode when said selector switch is positioned in said right position, each back light of said plurality of back lights associated with said right numeral of said pair of numerals of said plurality of back lights being actuated into a standby mode when said selector switch is positioned in said right position, said selector switch being laterally slidable along a channel which is recessed into an outwardly facing surface of said control housing, said channel being positioned beneath a top side of said control housing, said channel being elongated along an axis extending between a first lateral side of said control housing and a second lateral side of said control housing;
• said control housing having left indicia being applied to said outwardly facing surface of said control housing, said left indicia being positioned between a first lateral bounding edge of said channel and said first lateral side of said control housing, said left indicia comprising the letter “L”;
• said control housing having right indicia being applied to said outwardly facing surface of said control housing, said right indicia being positioned between a second lateral bounding edge of said channel and said second lateral side of said control housing, said right indicia comprising the letter “R”;
• said control housing having off indicia being applied to said outwardly facing surface of said control housing, said off indicia being positioned beneath a lower bounding edge of said channel, said off indicia being centrally located between said first lateral bounding edge of said channel and said second lateral bounding edge of said channel, said off indicia comprising the letter “O”;
• a first digit selector button being movably positioned in said control housing, said first digit selector button being in electrical communication with said processor, said electronic memory communicating a respective digit of said plurality of digits to said processor each time said first digit selector is pressed for controlling a first digit of said plurality of digits each of said plurality of front lights and said plurality of back lights is actuated to display, said plurality of front lights associated with said left numeral of said pair of numerals of said plurality of front lights being actuated in a pattern which corresponds to said respective digit of said plurality of digits each time said first digit selector button is depressed when said selector switch is in said left position wherein said first digit selector button is configured to enable the player to determine which digit of said plurality of digits said left numeral of said pair of numerals of said plurality of front lights is actuated to display, said plurality of back lights associated with said left numeral of said pair of numerals of said plurality of back lights being actuated in a pattern which corresponds to said respective digit of said plurality of digits each time said first digit selector button is depressed when said selector switch is in said left position wherein said first digit selector button is configured to enable the player to determine which digit of said plurality of digits said left numeral of said pair of numerals of said plurality of back lights is actuated to display, said plurality of front lights associated with said right numeral of said pair of numerals of said plurality of front lights being actuated in a pattern which corresponds to said respective digit of said plurality of digits each time said first digit selector button is depressed when said selector switch is in said right position wherein said first digit selector button is configured to enable the player to determine which digit of said plurality of digits said right numeral of said pair of numerals of said plurality of front lights is actuated to display, said plurality of back lights associated with said right numeral of said pair of numerals of said plurality of back lights being actuated in a pattern which corresponds to said respective digit of said plurality of digits each time said first digit selector button is depressed when said selector switch is in said right position wherein said first digit selector button is configured to enable the player to determine which digit of said plurality of digits said right numeral of said pair of numerals of said plurality of back lights is actuated to display, said first digit selector button being depressible with respect to said outwardly facing surface of said control housing, said first digit selector button being positioned between said channel in said outwardly facing surface of said control housing and a bottom side of said control housing, said first digit selector button being positioned closer to said first lateral side of said control housing than said second lateral side of said control housing, said first digit selector button being comprised of a deformable material wherein said first digit selector button is configured to enhance comfort for the user when the user presses said first digit selector button;
• a second digit selector button being movably positioned in said control housing, said second digit selector button being in electrical communication with said processor, said electronic memory communicating a respective digit of said plurality of digits to said processor each time said second digit selector is pressed for controlling a second digit of said plurality of digits each of said plurality of front lights and said plurality of back lights is actuated to display, said plurality of front lights associated with said left numeral of said pair of numerals of said plurality of front lights being actuated in a pattern which corresponds to said respective digit of said plurality of digits each time said second digit selector button is depressed when said selector switch is in said left position wherein said second digit selector button is configured to enable the player to determine which digit of said plurality of digits said left numeral of said pair of numerals of said plurality of front lights is actuated to display, said plurality of back lights associated with said left numeral of said pair of numerals of said plurality of back lights being actuated in a pattern which corresponds to said respective digit of said plurality of digits each time said second digit selector button is depressed when said selector switch is in said left position wherein said second digit selector button is configured to enable the player to determine which digit of said plurality of digits said left numeral of said pair of numerals of said plurality of back lights is actuated to display, said plurality of front lights associated with said right numeral of said pair of numerals of said plurality of front lights being actuated in a pattern which corresponds to said respective digit of said plurality of digits each time said second digit selector button is depressed when said selector switch is in said right position wherein said second digit selector button is configured to enable the player to determine which digit of said plurality of digits said right numeral of said pair of numerals of said plurality of front lights is actuated to display, said plurality of back lights associated with said right numeral of said pair of numerals of said plurality of back lights being actuated in a pattern which corresponds to said respective digit of said plurality of digits each time said second digit selector button is depressed when said selector switch is in said right position wherein said second digit selector button is configured to enable the player to determine which digit of said plurality of digits said right numeral of said pair of numerals of said plurality of back lights is actuated to display, said second digit selector button being depressible with respect to said outwardly facing surface of said control housing, said second digit selector button being positioned between said channel in said outwardly facing surface of said control housing and said bottom side of said control housing, said second digit selector button being positioned closer to said first lateral side of said control housing than said second lateral side of said control housing, said second digit selector button being comprised of a deformable material wherein said second digit selector button is configured to enhance comfort for the user when the user presses said second digit selector button;
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• a power supply being positioned within said control housing, said power supply being in electrical communication with said processor, said power supply comprising at least one battery.