SMART SAFETY GLOVE, WRISTBAND AND METHOD
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1. A safety glove for indicating intentions to traffic comprising:
- a enclosing shell having a palm side, distal ends configured for fingers, and a proximate end configured for a wrist;
a printed circuit board (PCB) supporting a central processing unit (CPU) and an accelerometer affixed in the shell; and
a light in electrical communication with the PCB and positioned visibly on the shell,whereby in a substantially horizontal position with respect to the road surface the glove is in a sleep mode and in a substantially vertical position with the road surface the light is illuminated and adapted to indicate intentions to traffic.
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Abstract
A smart safety glove, wristband, method and kit is shown and described. In one embodiment, the glove or wristband includes an enclosing shell, a printed circuit board and a light configured to indicate intentions to traffic. In particular embodiments, the glove is in a sleep mode in a substantially horizontal position and the light is illuminated in a substantially vertical position. A method of hand signaling using a smart safety glove includes positioning the smart glove from the substantially horizontal sleep position to a predefined substantially vertical signaling position.
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19 Claims
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1. A safety glove for indicating intentions to traffic comprising:
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a enclosing shell having a palm side, distal ends configured for fingers, and a proximate end configured for a wrist; a printed circuit board (PCB) supporting a central processing unit (CPU) and an accelerometer affixed in the shell; and a light in electrical communication with the PCB and positioned visibly on the shell, whereby in a substantially horizontal position with respect to the road surface the glove is in a sleep mode and in a substantially vertical position with the road surface the light is illuminated and adapted to indicate intentions to traffic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A safety apparatus for indicating intentions to traffic comprising:
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a shell of apparel mountable on the posterior end of a user'"'"'s arm; a printed circuit board (PCB) supporting a central processing unit (CPU) and an accelerometer affixed to the shell; a battery affixed to in the shell to power the PCB; and a light in electrical communication with the PCB and positioned on the shell to be visible to the traffic, wherein the accelerometer is operably coupled with the CPU and adapted that movement of said shell between a substantially horizontal position with respect to the road surface and a substantially vertical position with respect to the road surface subjects the CPU to illuminate the light, and whereby in the substantially horizontal position for a period of time of more than a preset period the glove is in a sleep mode. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A kit for attachment to a glove to enable movement of hand wearing the glove to aid in providing hand signals, the kit comprising:
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a. an accelerometer; b. a central processing unit (CPU); c. a power source; and d. a light, wherein the accelerometer, CUP, power source and light may be affixed to a glove and be electrically connected together. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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