Illuminated article of wearing apparel with afterglow
US5323492A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 6, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09F21/02
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The including of an engaging recess with an article of human wearing apparel, such as a cap, that has a specific exterior ornamental configuration. An elongated, illuminatable, plastic, light tube is to be snapped into an elongated groove formed on the wearing apparel and is to be snugly retained thereby. The light tube is to be flexible so as to accommodate to the specific shape of groove. The illuminatable tube includes a liquid substance which is to be activatable which will cause the tube to glow for a period of time. Also, the body of the tube will contain a separate light activatable substance which can be used to cause the tube to emit light after expiration of the light from the liquid substance.
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