Illuminated safety garment
OwnerErnest Q. Paredesinventor
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Abstract
An illuminated safety harness adapted for wearing with or without a vest, and having a battery compartment in its belt connected through a switch to lamp sockets fixed on each shoulder. Each lamp socket is designed for a flashing light bulb. The harness has a plurality of reflective, luminescent or phosphorescent patches on its front and back to increase the visibility of the wearer during conditions of poor visibility. The elements of the electrical system are held in the harness which is fitted with snaps so it may be fastened to a vest, or to straps which fasten it directly about a user. The vest is preferably reversible with one side of a white reflective material for night use and the opposed side of a brightly colored material for daytime use.
Claims6
Safety garment apparatus adapted to be worn in selective attached combinations of separate units of the apparatus by a user, comprising, in combination:
- a first unit in the form of harness means for supporting an electrical illumination system, including
- a first portion adapted to be disposed on one shoulder of the user,
- a first lamp assembly disposed on the first portion at the user's shoulder,
- a second portion adapted to be disposed on the other shoulder of the user,
- a second lamp assembly disposed on the second portion at the user's other shoulder,
- a belt adapted to be secured around the user's waist,
- means for securing the first and second portions to the belt,
- battery means secured to the belt of the user's back,
- wires extending from the battery to the first and second lamps, and
- switch means secured to the belt for connecting and disconnecting the lamps and the battery;
- light reflecting means secured to the harness means for reflecting light;
- a second unit in the form of a vest adapted to be worn by the user;
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- a third unit in the form of strap means securable to the first and second portions for securing the harness means to the user;
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- fastener means mounted on each said unit for selectively detachably securing the harness means alternatively to the vest or to the strap means, so that the user may secure the harness means about his person when he is wearing either the vest or the strap means.
Safety garment apparatus adapted to be worn in selective attached combinations of separate units of the apparatus by a user, comprising, in combination:
- a first unit in the form of harness means for supporting an electrical illumination system, including
- a first portion adapted to be disposed on one shoulder of the user,
- a first lamp assembly disposed on the first portion at the user's shoulder,
- a second portion adapted to be disposed on the other shoulder of the user,
- a second lamp assembly disposed on the second portion at the user's other shoulder,
- a belt adapted to be secured around the user's waist,
- means for securing the first and second portions to the belt,
- battery means secured to the belt of the user's back,
- wires extending from the battery to the first and second lamps, and
- switch means secured to the belt for connecting and disconnecting the lamps and the battery;
- light reflecting means secured to the harness means for reflecting light;
- a second unit in the form of a vest adapted to be worn by the user;
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- a third unit in the form of strap means securable to the first and second portions for securing the harness means to the user;
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- means for selectively securing the harness means alternatively to the vest or to the strap means, so that the user may secure the harness means about his person when he is wearing either the vest or the strap means, in which
- the strap means includes a first strap extending over one shoulder of the user, a second strap extending over the other shoulder of the user, and a horizontal strap secured to the first and second straps and extendable about the user's body spaced about from and above the belt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.