Clothing with illuminated display

An article of clothing comprising:

• a shell forming an outer layer of the article of clothing;
• a linear disposed generally inside the shell and forming an inner layer of said article;
• a set of light-emitting diodes or the like forming a predetermined pattern on the exterior of the article of clothing, said set being mounted on a printed circuit board substrate;
• a power source for illuminating the diodes;
• control circuit means for controlling the energization of the diodes, said control circuit means being mounted on the printed circuit board substrate;
• a pocket in the article of clothing in which the power source is removably disposed;
• a cable for electrically connecting the diodes and the power source, said cable being disposed generally between the shell and the liner so as to be hidden from view;
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• an overlay having imprinted thereon a pattern corresponding to the predetermined pattern of the diodes;
• said overlay having openings therethrough through which the diodes extend, said overlay being secured to the shell, said overlay being larger than the printed circuit board board substrate so that the overlay may be secured to the shell around the periphery of the overlay, said overlay including a cushioning layer on the side thereof which faces the printed circuit board, said cushioning layer including cutouts disposed around at least a portion of the control circuit means.

An article of clothing comprising:

• a shell forming an outerlayer of the article of clothing;
• a liner disposed generally inside the shell and forming an inner layer of said article;
• a set of light-emitting diodes or the like forming a predetermined pattern on the exterior of the article of clothing, said set being mounted on a substrate;
• a power source for illuminating the diodes;
• control circuit means for controlling the energization of the diodes;
• a pocket in the article of clothing in which the power source is removably disposed;
• a cable for electrically connected the diodes and the power source, said cable being disposed generally between the shell and the liner so as to be hidden from view;
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• an overlay having imprinted thereon a pattern corresponding to the predetermined pattern of the diodes, said overlay having openings therethrough through which the diodes extend, said overlay being secured to the shell, both the substrate and the overlay being disposed exteriorly of the shell.

An article of exercise clothing comprising:

• a shell forming the front and back of the article of clothing, said shell including a bias tape border, said article having relatively open sides;
• the front and back fo the article of clothing both having at least one strip of reflective tape secured to the shell to form a predetermined pattern;
• the front and back of the article of clothing both having a set of light-emitting diode or the like disposed along the strip of reflective tape to accentuate the predetermined pattern on the exterior of the article of clothing;
• a power source for illuminating the diodes;
• control circuit means for controlling the energization of the diodes;
• a pocket in the article of clothing in which the power source is removably disposed;
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• a cable for electrically connecting the diodes and the power source, said cable being disposed generally between the shell and the reflective tape so as to be hidden from view, said cable in extending between the front and back sets of diodes being hidden in the border.