Illuminated safety helmet
OwnerTerry L. Glattinventor
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Abstract
An illuminated safety helmet including a protective core and a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed around the protective core. The LEDs are sequentially illuminated by control circuitry. A housing encloses the control circuitry and a power source for powering the control circuitry and the LEDs. The housing is electrically connected to the LEDs and is removably attached to the protective core of the safety helmet. An impact resistant shell or a skin of stretchable material is disposed on the external or internal surface of the protective core.
Claims20
An illuminated safety helmet, comprising:
- a protective core for covering a portion of a wearer's head, said core being impact absorbent;
- a plurality of light emitting diodes disposed around said core;
- control circuitry configured to sequentially illuminate said light emitting diodes;
- a power source for powering said control circuitry and said light emitting diodes;
- a housing for enclosing said control circuitry and said power source;
- means for electrically connecting said housing to said light emitting diodes;
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- means for removably attaching said housing to said core.
An illuminated safety helmet, comprising:
- a protective core for covering a portion of a wearer's head, said core being impact absorbent;
- a plurality of light emitting diodes disposed around said core;
- control circuitry configured to sequentially illuminate said light emitting diodes;
- a power source for powering said light emitting diodes and said control circuitry;
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- a housing for enclosing said control circuitry and said power source, said housing being removably attached to said core.
An illuminated safety helmet, comprising:
- a protective core, said core having a recessed portion in which a first half of an electrical connector is disposed;
- a plurality of light emitting diodes disposed around said core, said light emitting diodes being electrically connected to said first half of said electrical connector;
- control circuitry configured to sequentially illuminate said light emitting diodes;
- a power source for powering said light emitting diodes and said control circuitry;
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- a housing for enclosing said control circuitry and said power source removably attached to said core, said housing having a second half of said connector thereon and being disposed in said recessed portion of said shell, said second half of said connector being electrically connected to said control circuitry and said power source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.