Electroluminescent Light Assembly

An anti-entanglement vest comprising:

• a body part comprising a back panel and a pair of shoulder elements;
• a pair of wing parts detachably couplable to the back panel and shoulder elements, the wing parts being couplable to one another;
• and
• an electroluminescent light assembly comprising:
• a pair of electroluminescent light sources, each electroluminescent light source comprising an elongate electroluminescent lamp laminated on a reflective base material;
• a pair of protective sheaths on the body part, each sheath extending from a waist band of the body part along a respective shoulder element, defining an elongate pocket for receiving a respective electroluminescent light source, and having a transparent outward facing surface;
• and
• a power supply held in a pouch formed in the body part;
• wherein:
• the width of the reflective base material matches the width of the pocket to align the elongate electroluminescent lamp with the protective sheath;
• each elongate electroluminescent lamp includes a power connection point that is connected to the power supply via a respective power cable, each protective sheath comprising an aperture for receiving the power cable;
• and
• the body part include a passageway formed along the waist band thereof for carrying the power cables between the protective sheaths and the pouch.

A pair of trousers having an electroluminescent light assembly comprising:

• a pair of electroluminescent light sources, each electroluminescent light source comprising an elongate electroluminescent lamp laminated on a reflective base material;
• a pair of protective sheaths, each sheath formed around the respective leg the pair of trousers, defining an elongate pocket for receiving a respective electroluminescent light source, and having a transparent outward facing surface;
• and
• a power supply held in a pouch attached to the waist band of the trousers;
• wherein:
• the width of the reflective base material matches the width of the pocket to align the elongate electroluminescent lamp with the protective sheath;
• each elongate electroluminescent lamp includes a power connection point that is connected to the power supply via a respective power cable, each protective sheath comprising an aperture for receiving the power cable;
• and
• the pair of trousers includes a passageway formed along the seam of each leg and around the waist band thereof for carrying the power cables between the protective sheaths and the pouch.

A method of applying an electroluminescent light assembly to an object, the method comprising:

• laminating an elongate electroluminescent lamp on to a reflective base material to form an electroluminescent light source;
• securing a protective sheath on the object, the protective sheath defining an elongate pocket for receiving the electroluminescent light source, the protective sheath having a transparent outward facing surface;
• matching the width of the reflective base material to the width of the pocket;
• and
• inserting the electroluminescent light source into the protective sheath.