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US 8,186,021 B2Granted
Conspicuity devices and methods
AssigneeCSC Group LLC
InventorJoseph Gonzalez
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Abstract
The invention provides conspicuity devices and methods. A first embodiment includes a tool band and an electroluminescent lamp adapted and configured to admit light having an advantageous spectral energy distribution. The device can have many additional and/or alternative passive and/or active conspicuity features, such as lasers, lamps, photoluminescent and retroreflective materials, among others.
Claims23
A tool band having a first end and a second end, comprising:
- a) an elongate fire resistant webbing portion;
- b) a fire resistant elastic portion attached to the webbing portion;
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- c) a coupling portion adapted and configured to selectively attach the first end of the band to the second end of the band;
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- d) an electroluminescent lamp having at least one elongate electroluminescent element defining a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis, the electroluminescent element having a plurality of relatively wide emitting segments disposed along the longitudinal axis connected to each other by a relatively narrow emitting segment.
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An electroluminescent lamp comprising:
- a) at least one elongate electroluminescent element defining a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis, the electroluminescent element having a plurality of relatively wide emitting segments disposed along the longitudinal axis connected to each other by a relatively narrow emitting segment;
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- b) an elongate fire-resistant encasement adapted and configured to house the electroluminescent lamp, wherein the encasement includes a plurality of layers of material bonded together to define a compartment between the layers adapted and configured to receive the electroluminescent lamp.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.