Light emitting device for gloves

• US 20060146517A1
• Filed: 09/07/2005
• Published: 07/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dnpkorea Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Dnpkorea Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Hyung-gyun
• Application Number:
  US11/219,680
• Publication Number:
  US 20060146517A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/103
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 19/0157 with luminous or reflective means protective garments with reflective or luminous safety means A41D13/01

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a light emitting device for gloves, which can be detached from the gloves when washing the gloves. The light emitting device comprises a holder fixed to one side of an upper surface of each glove, a lighting member, a device controller electrically connected with the lighting member to turn on or off the lighting member based on the selected on/off control modules after selecting a preprogrmmed on/off control module in response to predetermined switching operations, and a fastening member to attach or detach the device controller to or from the holder. The gloves comprising the light emitting device can be widely used for various operational circumstances and recreations such as fishing, golf, and the like.

Claims

1. A light emitting device for gloves, comprising:

a holder securely fixed to one side of an upper surface of each glove;

a lighting member to emit light of a predetermined brightness;

a device controller electrically connected with the lighting member to select preprogrammed on/off control modules in response to predetermined switching operations, and to turn on or off the lighting member based on the selected on/off control modules; and

a fastening member to attach or detach the device controller to or from the holder.

2. The light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the fastening member comprises mounting pieces formed at both sides of a front side of the device controller, and guide grooves formed at both sides of a front side of the holder such that the mounting pieces are inserted and fastened to the guide grooves, respectively.

3. The light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the fastening member comprises a fastening pin mounted to a lower surface of the device controller, and a throughway formed in a front surface of the holder to allow the fastening pin to pass through the throughway.

4. The light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the fastening member is a Velcro fastener attached between a lower surface of the device controller and the holder.

5. The light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the holder is positioned on a portion of the upper surface of each glove corresponding to a portion between a thumb and an index finger on the back of a hand.

6. The light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the device controller comprises a main body to operate the on/off control modules in response to on/off controls of the device controller, and a power unit inserted to the main body to allow replacement of a battery and to supply power to the main body.

7. The light emitting device according to claim 6, wherein the battery is one selected from a nickel battery, a mercury battery, a lithium battery, and an alkaline battery, each having a predetermined size.

8. The light emitting device according to claim 6, wherein the main body comprises a controller housing of a predetermined shape, a connection line extending from the controller housing and being connected to the lighting member to transmit power from the power unit to the lighting member, at least one switch positioned at one side of the controller housing, and a control unit to perform the on/off controls based on switching signals of the switch.

9. The light emitting device according to claim 6, wherein the main body comprises a controller housing of a predetermined shape to mount the lighting member at a front side of the controller housing, at least one switch positioned at one side of the controller housing, and a control unit to perform the on/off controls based on switching signals of the switch.

10. The light emitting device according to claim 8, wherein the main body comprises an upper fastening groove formed at one side of the controller housing to allow the power unit to be inserted and fastened to the upper fastening groove, and a lower fastening groove formed at one side of a lower surface of the controller housing to allow the power unit to be inserted and fastened to the lower fastening groove.

11. The light emitting device according to claim 9, wherein the main body comprises an upper fastening groove formed at one side of the controller housing to allow the power unit to be inserted and fastened to the upper fastening groove, and a lower fastening groove formed at one side of a lower surface of the controller housing to allow the power unit to be inserted and fastened to the lower fastening groove.

12. The light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the lighting member comprises a high brightness light emitting diode.

13. The light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the lighting member comprises at least two lighting elements.

14. The light emitting device according to claim 8, wherein the at least one switch is a plurality of switches corresponding to the on/off control modules.

15. The light emitting device according to claim 9, wherein the at least one switch is a plurality of switches corresponding to the on/off control modules.

16. The light emitting device according to claim 8, wherein the control modules comprise a first turn-on control module to allow continuous turn-on of the lighting member, a second turn-on control module to allow flash of the lighting member for a predetermined period of time, a third turn-on control module to turn-off the lighting member after turning on the lighting member for a predetermined period of time, a fourth turn-on control module to allow control of brightness of the lighting member through control of current applied to the lighting member, and a turn-off control module to turn-off the lighting member, according to the switching signals.

17. The light emitting device according to claim 9, wherein the control modules comprise a first turn-on control module to allow continuous turn-on of the lighting member, a second turn-on control module to allow flash of the lighting member for a predetermined period of time, a third turn-on control module to turn-off the lighting member after turning on the lighting member for a predetermined period of time, a fourth turn-on control module to allow control of brightness of the lighting member through control of current applied to the lighting member, and a turn-off control module to turn-off the lighting member, according to the switching signals.

18. The light emitting device according to claim 16, wherein the switching signals to operate the first to fourth turn-on control modules and the turn-off control module are defined by a series of sequences or by input times of the switching signals.

19. The light emitting device according to claim 19, wherein the switching signals to operate the first to fourth turn-on control modules and the turn-off control module are defined by a series of sequences or by input times of the switching signals.