Personnel marker

• US 5,117,766 A
• Filed: 08/01/1991
• Issued: 06/02/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Scopus Light Limited
• Original Assignee: Scopus Light Limited
• Inventors: Nechushtan, Oded, Nechushtan, Aharon
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuchlinski, Jr., William A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): WORTH, WILLIE M
• Application Number:
  US07/722,213
• Time in Patent Office: 306 Days
• Field of Search: 116/202, 116/209, 340/321, 340/432, 340/435, 356/3, 356/20-22, 362/84, 362/103, 362/105, 362/106, 362/107, 362/108, 362/249, 362/240, 362/109, 362/34
• US Class Current: 116/209
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/004 Reflective safety signalling devices attached on persons
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/36 using visible light sources

Abstract

Apparatus for marking the location of a person in conditions of darkness, including a base configured for mounting in association with the person; and apparatus, mounted onto the base, for displaying an image which when viewed at up to a first predetermined distance has a first appearance, and which when viewed from a distance between the first predetermined distance and a second predetermined distance, has a second appearance different to the first appearance.

Claims

1. Apparatus for making the location of a person in conditions of darkness comprising:

a base configured for mounting in association with the person; and

means, mounted onto said base, for displaying an image which, when viewed at up to a first predetermined distance, has a first appearance, and which when viewed from a distance between said first predetermined distance and a second predetermined distance, has a second appearance different to said first appearance, said means for displaying being arranged in said base such that said image can only be seen within a predetermined arc less than 180 degrees.

2. Apparatus according to claim 1, and wherein said image is invisible to the naked eye when viewed at a distance beyond said second predetermined distance.

3. Apparatus according to claim 1, and wherein said means for displaying an image comprises a light source.

4. Apparatus according to claim 2, and wherein said means for displaying an image comprises a light source.

5. Apparatus according to claim 3, and wherein said light source is a radioluminous light source.

6. Apparatus according to claim 4, and wherein said light source is a radioluminous light source.

7. Apparatus according to claim 3, and wherein said light source comprises an electrical light source.

8. Apparatus according to claim 4, and wherein said light source comprises an electrical light source.

9. Apparatus according to claim 3, and wherein said light source comprises at least two light emitting elements.

10. Apparatus according to claim 4, and wherein said light source comprises at least two light emitting elements.

11. Apparatus according to claim 9, and wherein each said light emitting element comprises a radioluminous light source.

12. Apparatus according to claim 10, and wherein each said light emitting element comprises a radioluminous light source.

13. Apparatus according to claim 9, and wherein each said light emitting element comprises an electrical light source.

14. Apparatus according to claim 10, and wherein each said light emitting element comprises an electrical light source.

15. Apparatus according to claim 3, and also comprising means for selectably rendering said light source non-visible.

16. Apparatus according to claim 4, and also comprising means for selectably rendering said light source non-visible.

17. Apparatus according to claim 1 and wherein said predetermined arc is approximately 120 degrees.

18. Apparatus according to claim 1 and wherein said predetermined arc is arranged to lie in a horizontal plane.