A belt intended to be worn about the waist of a cyclist and the like and including lighted reflectors positioned behind the cyclist's waist adapted to blink in random sequence under the control of electrical switches connected to the lights and sensing the movements of the body of the cyclist so as to provide a randomly flashing signal to traffic rearwardly of the cyclist.
An item of apparel is disclosed that can be worn on various parts of the body such as the ankle, the arm, the wrist or the like comprising a fabric sleeve having Velcro at its ends so that it can be formed into a loop embracing the user's limb. A series of light-emitting diodes are mounted on the sleeve and connected to a battery powered circuit having a mercury switch so that the diodes are illuminated depending upon the position of the user's limb. Each diode is mounted in a reflector that magnifies the diode's illumination.
A helmet with turn signal indicator for motorcycle riders and like applications includes a pair of lamps respectively disposed on left-hand and right-hand sides of the helmet body, and head tilt switches responsive to momentary tilting of the wearer's head in a given direction for selectively energizing the lamp on the corresponding helmet side. The lamps are driven by flasher holding circuits which may be selectively extinguished by rearward tilting of the wearer's head. Fiber optics extend within the helmet from adjacent the lamps to above the wearer's eyes to indicate operation to the wearer.
The belt includes the usual flexible strip and buckle. Flashing-light means is mounted in the buckle and is powered by a portable supply which may be located in the wearer's pocket. Preferably the light means takes the form of two associated flasher circuits.
Illuminated vehicular seat belt having an illuminated clip structure attachable to a seat belt near or proximate to the buckle having the purpose to facilitate easy location at night or in unlighted parking garages the end or ends of a seat belt; including a fiber optic cord or pipe extending from a light source to a display portion of said buckle for receiving light from said fiber optic pipe.
An illuminated safety device is worn on the collar of a pet or a belt of a person at night time enabling a driver of an automobile to observe the person or animal. The safety device comprises a lantern tape communicating with a power source, wherein the lantern tape and power source are affixed to the belt or collar. The lantern tape comprises a plurality of colored light bulbs sealed between two transparent flexible plastic strips. The electrical circuit can be designed for continuous illumination or a flashing of the light bulbs.
