Reinforced illuminable safety rope and deployment system

An illuminable safety rope system comprising:

• an illuminable wire having of predetermined length surrounded by a light-transmitting insulative covering to thereby form an illuminable cable, the insulative covering having a flange extending radially outward along the length of the illuminable cable, the flange being defined by opposing side portions and terminating at an edge portion;
• a fabric material disposed over and secured to the opposing side portions and edge portion of the flange and extending along at least the length of the illuminable cable to thereby cover the flange and form the safety rope;
• and wherein at least a portion of the illuminable cable opposite the flange transmits light to illuminate the safety rope along its length when the illuminable wire receives power;
• and
• a housing for storing and deploying the illuminable safety rope.

A method of fabricating an illuminable safety rope comprising:

• providing an illuminable wire of predetermined length;
• placing a light-transmitting insulative covering over the illuminable wire along the length to thereby form an illuminable cable, the insulative covering having a flange extending radially outward along its length, the flange being defined by a opposing side portions and terminating at an edge portion;
• disposing a fabric material over the opposing side portions and edge portion of the flange along at least the length of the illuminable cable;
• and
• securing the fabric material to the flange to thereby form the safety rope, wherein the length of the illuminable cable includes a visibly exposed portion that transmits light to illuminate the safety rope along its length when the illuminable wire receives power.