A CONNECTOR FOR FITTING AND LOCKING FLEXIBLE LIGHT EMITTING TUBES AND LUMINOUS IDENTIFICATION DEVICES

摘要

The invention is a connector for connecting, fitting to size, and locking a flexible light emitting tube into a loop having a generally circular or U shape so that it can be used, for example as a wrist or ankle bracelet, necklace, or other wearable accessory such as a belt or shoelace or that can be wrapped around a post or other object. In another aspect the invention is a luminous identification device comprised of a connector and flexible light emitting tube bent into a loop whose circumference can be adjusted.

主权项

1. A connector for connecting, fitting to size, and locking a flexible light emitting tube into a closed loop that is fit around an object, said connector comprising:
a first side section comprising a bore having at least one open end and a locking element located in said bore; a second side section comprising a bore having two open ends and a locking element located in said bore; and a connecting section adapted to join said first and said second side sections together;said connector characterized in that, when a first end of said flexible light emitting tube is inserted into, through, and locked by said locking element in said bore in said first side section, a second end of said flexible light emitting tube can be pushed through said bore in said second side section, thereby reducing the length of the circumference of said loop enabling said loop to fit securely around said object.