Personal mobility assistance devices with light sets and methods
AssigneeBeDazzleLit LLC
InventorsLeo A. Spriggins, Charles D. Gavrilovich, JR.
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Abstract
A personal mobility assistance device includes lights that accent the shape of the device. The lights include a battery, a wire, and a plurality of light emitting devices connected to the wire and powered by the battery. The light emitting devices are spaced sufficiently close to each other along the wire such that, when the vehicle is observed in low light conditions, the shape of the personal mobility assistance device is discernable to the observer.
Claims18
An apparatus:
- a personal mobility assistance device comprising:
- a frame;
- and
- a light set comprising
- a battery;
- a flexible conductor;
- and
- a plurality of light emitters, the light set attached to the personal mobility assistance device such that a shape of the frame is discernable by observing the plurality of light emitters.
A customizable light set for attaching to a frame of a personal mobility device, the customizable light set comprising:
- a flexible conductor comprising a first wire and a second wire;
- and
- a plurality of attachable light emitters separate from the flexible conductor, each attachable light emitter comprising:
- a light emitting device having a first terminal and a second terminal;
- a first penetration tab electrically connected to the first terminal;
- a second penetration tab electrically connected to the second terminal;
- and
- an attachment mechanism configured to secure the light emitter to the flexible conductor at a user selected position along the flexible conductor such that the first penetration tab makes an electrical connection with the first wire and the second penetration tab makes an electrical connection with the second wire.
A method comprising:
- position a battery pack of a light set in an inconspicuous location on a mobility assistance device;
- secure a first portion of a flexible conductor of the light set along the mobility assistance device using a flexible mechanical fastener near a first light emitter of the light set;
- and
- secure a second portion of the flexible conductor to the mobility assistance device by routing the flexible conductor along a component of the mobility assistance device and securing the flexible conductor to the component using a plurality of flexible mechanical fasteners.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.