Wearable Light Unit with Multiple LEDs and Light Effect Material

摘要

A light effect material is used to create a viewing effect visible to a viewer on the opposite side of the light effect material than one or more LEDs which emit light which is dispersed by dispersive elements on the outer surface of the light effect material. A transparent space is used to space the LEDs apart from the dispersive elements of the light effect material and light emitting dies of the LEDs are substantially parallel to the light effect material.

主权项

1. An article of manufacture, comprising:
a garment; and a lighting unit affixed to the garment, wherein said lighting unit comprises:
a light effect material having an inner surface and an outer surface with a plurality of dispersive elements;a transparent space proximate the inner surface;one or more light emitting diodes (“LEDs”), each of the one or more LEDs having a light emitting die that emits light when it is energized;wherein the transparent space maintains the light effect material at a preselected distance from the one or more LEDs; andwherein the plurality of dispersive elements have a polyhedric shape with an inner base and a plurality of walls connected to the inner base which extend to a convergent area, said inner base being more proximate the inner surface than the convergent outer area, said inner base having a larger area than the convergent area.