U.S. patent number 3,561,394 [Application Number 04/670,072] was granted by the patent office on 1971-02-09 for safety glow vest and jacket.
Invention is credited to George R. Pickens.
United States Patent |
3,561,394 |
Pickens |
February 9, 1971 |
SAFETY GLOW VEST AND JACKET
Abstract
A garment for riders of motor cycles, bicycles or motor
scooters, the garment having a material that will glow when the
headlights of an automotive vehicle shine toward it, thus giving
the motorist a visibly clear indication of the presence of the
cyclist ahead so to prevent colliding into him.
Inventors: |
Pickens; George R. (Homestead,
FL) |
Family
ID: |
24688867 |
Appl.
No.: |
04/670,072 |
Filed: |
September 25, 1967 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
116/35R; 116/200;
2/102 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A41D
13/01 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A41D
13/01 (20060101); B60q 001/26 () |
Field of
Search: |
;116/28,35,114
;2/12,94,102,1 ;250/71 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Foreign Patent Documents
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162,518 |
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1,074,476 |
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Primary Examiner: Capozi; Louis J.
Claims
I claim:
1. In a safety glow garment for a cyclist, the combination of said
garment having a front side, and a rear side, with opposite said
portions therebetween, said sides and side portions having a light
reflective glow material sewn thereto for warning approaching
motorists, said material comprising a tape along the edge of a neck
opening on the front side, a vertical tape along each side portion,
and an emblem on said rear side, said garment further including a
pivotal arrow configurated indicator secured pivotally free on the
said rear side, and a pair of cords secured to said indicator for
rotating said indicator to a left or right direction, and said
indicator having said light reflective properties.
2. The combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said garment may
be a vest or a jacket.
3. A garment adapted to be worn by persons at night comprising a
front side and a rear side joined along the edges thereof to form a
garment enclosing the upper torso of a person, said garment
including a neck opening having downwardly converging edges in the
front side, a light reflective tape attached to the converging
edges of the neck opening, a light reflective tape mounted
vertically at each side portion of the garment, and an emblem of
light reflective material mounted on the rear side of the garment
thereby providing light reflective properties for the garment from
the front, rear and each side to warn an approaching motorist of
the presence of the person wearing the garment by reflection of
light from the headlights of a vehicle, said rear emblem including
an arrow configurated indicator, means mounting the indicator on
the rear side of the garment for pivotal movement, and means
connected to said indicator for pivoting it to directional
positions in relation to the garment for indicating an action to be
taken by the person wearing the garment.
Description
This invention relates generally to garments for riders of motor
cycles, bicycles, motor scooters and the like. More specifically it
relates to a garment that is visible at night.
A principal object of the present invention is to provide a garment
for a cyclist which will glow when a light is shined thereupon,
thus very clearly indicating to a motorist the presence of the
cyclist upon a highway at night, and prevent colliding into
him.
Another object is to provide a garment which has a portion thereof
made of a material that will glow when an automobile head light
shines thereupon for a relatively great distance so as to give a
motorist sufficient time to pass around the cyclist.
Yet another object is to provide a garment which may comprise
either a vest or a jacket.
Yet a further object is to provide a garment wherein the glow
material has a light reflective surface, and which may be made in
the form of various designs or emblems which may be sewn to the
rear side of the jacket or vest.
Other objects are to provide a safety glow vest and jacket which is
simple in design, inexpensive to manufacture, rugged in
construction, easy to use and efficient in operation.
These and other objects will be readily evident upon a study of the
following specification and the accompanying drawing wherein:
FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of a vest incorporating the
invention,
FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof,
FIG. 3 is a side view thereof,
FIG. 4 is a front view of a jacket incorporating the invention,
FIG. 5 is a rear view of a modified form of the invention, and
fragmental perspective view of the tape.
Referring now to the drawing in detail, the reference numeral 10
represents a safety glow vest according to the present invention
wherein there is shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a vest 11 having a front
side 12 and rear side 13, the vest having a neck opening 14 and arm
openings 15. The neck opening has a tape 16 secured around the edge
thereof, the tape having a surface 17 that has light reflective
properties, as is shown in FIG. 6. The tape should preferably be of
a red color so to suggest a warning to stop or avoid approach of a
vehicle thereto. While the neck opening 15 is thus designed upon
its front side, the vest rear side 13 has an emblem 18 or other
design sewn to the center back portion thereof, the emblem being
made of likewise light reflective material. This emblem may be a
design of a motor cycle club, initials, racing numerals or any
other symbol. The vest 11 is further provided with a tape 16 at
each side extending vertically so to be visible to traffic
approaching from the side of the cyclist.
The vest may otherwise incorporate conventional features of vests,
such as pockets 19, elastic waist band 20, and the like.
The jacket 21, shown in FIG. 4, is made to likewise include the
above described safety glow material elements in respectively the
same places. The jacket includes sleeves 22 having cuffs 23.
In the modified vest 24 shown in FIG. 5, the vest includes a rear
side 25 having an arrow configurated indicator 26 made of light,
reflective material; the indicator being secured pivotably free on
a rivet 27 on the center of the vest rear side 25. A pair of cords
28 are attached to a rivet 29 on the indicator, each cord being
passed around an opposite side of the vest, the cord ends being
tied together into a bow 30 around the front side of the vest.
It will be noted that the arrow head 31 normally points upward, due
to the opposite end of the arrow being longer from the pivoting
rivet 27 than the arrow head.
In operative use, if a cyclist wishes to turn, he merely pulls on
the cord to rotate the arrow head into the direction of his
intended turn thus warning following motorists of this forthcoming
directional change. After the turn is completed, he restores the
arrow to vertical position by pulling partway on the other
cord.
While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it is
understood that such changes will be within the spirit and scope of
the present invention.
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