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US 6,538,567 B2Granted
Motorcycle jacket with turn signals
OwnerRobin H. Stewartinventor
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Abstract
A motorcycle jacket which has turn signal lights attached to the back of the jacket in the upper left and right shoulder areas. The lights are electrically connected to the motorcycle electrical system, so that when the motorcycle turn signals are actuated, the jacket turn signals will flash in synchronism with them.
Claims20
An article of clothing adapted to be worn on the torso of a human being, said article of clothing comprising:
- a front and a back;
- said back having an upper left shoulder area and an upper right shoulder area, said left and right shoulder areas being located just below the shoulders and just inward of the arm-holes of said article of clothing;
- a left turn signal attached to said back in said upper left shoulder area and a right turn signal attached to said back in said upper right shoulder area, said left and right turn signals respectively providing an indication of the direction of turn when actuated;
- each of said turn signals comprising a light source;
- electrical leads connecting said light sources to an electrical connector, said electrical connector being adapted to be electrically connected to a vehicle's turn signalling system;
- and
- a portion of said electrical leads extending away from said article of clothing, said portion terminating in said electrical connector.
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In combination, a jacket with turn signals and a motorcycle, said combination comprising:
- said jacket comprising:
- a back including a left shoulder area and a right shoulder area
- a jacket left turn signal attached to said back in said left shoulder area and a jacket right turn signal attached to said back in said right shoulder area;
- each of said jacket turn signals comprising an electrical light source;
- electrical leads connecting said light sources to an electrical connector;
- and
- a portion of said electrical leads extending away from said jacket, said portion terminating in said electrical connector;
- said motorcycle comprising:
- a body;
- motorcycle left and right turn signal lamps fixedly mounted on said body;
- a motorcycle electrical system operationally connecting a flasher circuit to said motorcycle left and right turn signal lamps when actuated by left and right turn signal switches, respectively;
- a connector circuit tapped into said motorcycle electrical system, said connector circuit including an output connector;
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- said jacket electrical connector electrically connecting with said motorcycle output connector such that said jacket left and right turn signals respectively flash in synchronism with said motorcycle left and right turn signal lamps when respectively actuated by said left and right turn signal switches.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.