Illuminated safety helmet with layer for electrically connecting light emitting diodes
OwnerTerry L. Glattinventor
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Abstract
An illuminated safety helmet including a protective core and a first layer disposed on the protective core. The first layer is a substrate or an impact resistant shell. A plurality of light emitting diodes and traces for electrically connecting the light emitting diodes are disposed on the substrate or impact resistant shell. As such, when the substrate or impact resistant shell is disposed on the core, the light emitting diodes are automatically disposed around the protective core. The illuminated safety helmet also includes control circuitry for illuminating the light emitting diodes and a power source for powering the control circuitry and the light emitting diodes.
Claims21
An illuminated safety helmet, comprising:
- a protective core;
- a first layer disposed on said core, said first layer having a plurality of light emitting diodes and electrical conductive pathways for electrically connecting said light emitting diodes disposed thereon;
- control circuitry for controlling illuminations of said light emitting diodes;
- and
- a power source for powering said control circuitry and said light emitting diodes,
- wherein said first layer has a central portion and a plurality of finger portions extending from said central portion.
An illuminated safety helmet, comprising:
- a protective core;
- a substrate disposed on said core, said substrate having a plurality of light emitting diodes and electrical conductive pathways for electrically connecting said light emitting diodes disposed thereon;
- control circuitry for controlling illuminations of said light emitting diodes;
- a power source for powering said control circuitry and said light emitting diodes;
- and
- an outer layer disposed on said substrate,
- wherein said substrate has a central portion and a plurality of finger portions extending from said central portion.
An illuminated safety helmet, comprising:
- a protective core;
- a substrate disposed on said core, said substrate having a plurality of light emitting diodes and electrical conductive pathways for electrically connecting said light emitting diodes disposed thereon, said substrate further having a central portion and a plurality of finger portions extending from said central portion, said light emitting diodes being disposed on said finger portions of said substrate;
- control circuitry for controlling illuminations of said light emitting diodes;
- a power source for powering said control circuitry and said light emitting diodes;
- and
- an outer layer disposed on said substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.