Glow in the dark locator

• US 20130247841A1
• Filed: 08/06/2010
• Published: 09/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cheryl J. Stoffels, Dennis L. Stoffels
• Original Assignee: Cheryl J. Stoffels, Dennis L. Stoffels
• Inventors: Stoffels, Cheryl J., Stoffels, Dennis L.
• Application Number:
  US12/806,238
• Publication Number:
  US 20130247841A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 119/858
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 27/006 with light-emitting or ornamental devices

Abstract

A collar has an elongated strap attached to a buckle for releasably connecting the collar to a pet animal or human. A tubular plastic body with phosphorescent material located within the body is located around the strap. The phosphorescent material when subjected to natural or artificial light emits light in dark environments. A modification of the collar has a strip of light reflective material attached to a plastic body with phosphorescent material incorporated therein. The light reflective material has a prismatic shaped surface for reflecting light and radiating luminescent light emitted by the phosphorescent material. A buckle and loop are concurrently joined to the plastic body during the molding process of the plastic body.

Claims

1. A visual location assembly comprising:

an elongated strap comprising an elongated flexible flat member having a first end and a second end and outside surfaces,

a buckle assembly connected to the first end of the member,

said buckle assembly including a finger,

a plurality of holes in the member adjacent the second end thereof for accommodating the finger of the buckle assembly,

a loop connected to the member adjacent the buckle assembly for holding the second end of the member, and

a sleeve located around the member and extended from the loop toward the second end of the member,

said sleeve comprising a tubular plastic body having inside surfaces that conform to the shape of the outside surfaces of the member providing a chamber for the member,

said body comprising a polyvinyl chloride or polyethylene plastic generally flat tubular body,

said body having holes aligned with the holes in the member to accommodate the finger of the buckle assembly to retain the member and sleeve in a loop shape, and

a plurality of phosphorescent particles incorporated within the tubular plastic body and uniformly distributed within the tubular plastic body and comprising between 3 to 5 percent by volume of the tubular plastic body, said plurality of phosphorescent particles comprising a powder of a group consisting of zinc sulfate, silicate aluminate and alkaline earth metal aluminate, said phosphorescent particles when exposed to natural or artificial light emit visual light in dark environments thereby providing a human visual location of the assembly and object, animal, or person associated with the visual location assembly.

2-5. -5. (canceled)

6. A visual location assembly comprising:

an elongated strap comprising an elongated flexible member having a first end and a second end and outside surfaces,

a coupling member connected to the first end of the member for releasably connecting the first and second ends of the member,

a sleeve located around the member,

said sleeve comprising a tubular plastic body having inside surfaces that conform to the shape of the outside surfaces of the member providing a chamber for the member, and

a plurality of phosphorescent particles incorporated within the tubular plastic body and uniformly distributed within the tubular plastic body and comprising between 3 to 5 percent by volume of the tubular plastic body, said phosphorescent particles comprising a group of glow-in-the dark materials consisting of zinc sulfide, silicate aluminate and alkaline earth metal aluminate, said phosphorescent particles when exposed to natural or artificial light emit visual light in dark environments thereby providing a human visual location of the assembly and object, animal or human associated with the visual location assembly.

8. The visual location assembly of claim 6 wherein:

the body is a tubular polyvinyl chloride or polyethylene member.

9. The visual location assembly of claim 6 wherein:

the body has a generally rectangular cross sectional shape.

7. (canceled)

10-35. -35. (canceled)