| 摘要 |
A device and method to enhance the visibility and thus the safety of users of open conveyances, such as motorcycle riders, bicyclists, skiers, and the like, is described. The device comprises one or more long, flexible strips containing LEDs or another light source inside of a long, transparent, flexible tube. The tube is worn around the torso that it passes over both shoulders, crosses in the back, and is fastened in the front so that both ends and also the center of tube are secure against the torso. A controller and power source options are provided, in various embodiments, includes ones that use a smart phone and the like, and synchronize multiple users, to cause the illuminated strips to light in a sequence of light, or patterns, wherein these light sequences are visible from all sides of the user. |
| 主权项 |
1. A device of manufacture to provide enhanced visibility to a user of an open conveyance, comprising
an elongate, flexible, light-emitting strip; an elongate, flexible, hollow tube, wherein the tube encloses the light-emitting strip and wherein the walls of the tube are light-transmissive; an electronic controller for the light-emitting strip; wherein the controller is adapted to cause the light-emitting strip to produce a sequence of illumination in different colors; at least one releasable fastener; wherein the tube is adapted to be placed around the torso of the user such that it passes around the torso and over at least one shoulder; wherein the at least one releasable fastener holds the tube in place on the user. |
