Portable safety lighting device and method for increasing visibility of a person or vehicle
US5595441A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 23, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S362/80
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A safety lighting device is provided which includes a base for attachment to an object and at least one elongated illuminatable section pivotably attached to the base. The elongated illuminatable section including a light source and an illuminatable tube. The light source being circuitly connectable to an energy source to provide illumination, and the illuminatable tube including a cylinder of scatter refractive material to refract illumination from the illuminatable tube. Methods for increasing visibility and apparent width are also provided.
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