Snap-on attachment for wearing apparel

• US 5,283,911 A
• Filed: 01/07/1993
• Issued: 02/08/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/1992
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Robert Adem
• Original Assignee: Robert Adem
• Inventors: DeMars, Robert A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Crowder, Clifford D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): OLEKSA, DIANA LYNN
• Application Number:
  US08/001,589
• Time in Patent Office: 397 Days
• Field of Search: 2/185 R, 2/186, 2/196, 2/199, 2/209.1, 2/209.2, 2/422, 40/541, 40/542, 40/544, 252/700, 362/34, 362/84, 362/103, 362/104, 362/105, 362/106, 362/107, 362/108
• US Class Current: 2/209.13
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 1/004 Decorative arrangements or effects
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 1/24 with means for attaching articles thereto, e.g. memorandum tablets or mirrors
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 1/242 Means for mounting detecting, signalling or lighting devices
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 1/244 Means for mounting lamps
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 2/06 using chemiluminescence
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/02 by a carrier person or animal

Abstract

The including of an engagable flange with an article of human wearing apparel, such as a cap, that has a specific exterior ornamental configuration. An elongated, illuminatable, plastic, light tube, which includes an elongated resilient gap, is to be snapped onto the flange formed on the wearing apparel and is to be snugly retained thereon. The light tube is to be flexible so as to accommodate to the specific shape of flange. The illuminatable tube includes a liquid which is to be activatable which will cause the tube to glow for a period of time. Also, the body of the tube will contain a separate light activatable substance which can be used to cause the tube to emit light after expiration of the light from the liquid.

Claims

1. An article of wearing apparel comprising:

a housing, said housing adapted to fit onto a portion of the body of a human, said housing having a specific ornamental exterior configuration;

an elongated illuminating tube in the form of a body having a hollow interior chamber, said elongated illuminating tube being flexible permitting bending to any desired configuration, said hollow interior chamber including an activatable liquid substance, said activatable liquid substance being selectly activatable so as to emit light for a first period of time, said body being impregnated with a light activatable substance which will cause said body to emit light after expiration of said first period of time for a second period of time; and

connection means formed on said elongated illuminating tube, said connection means clampingly securely engaging said housing, said activatable liquid substance being activated to cause said elongated illuminating tube to glow, each tube being engaged with said housing and said housing being capable of being worn by the human, said connection means comprising an L-shaped member, an elongated gap formed between said L-shaped member and said body, said housing having a flange, said flange being resiliently and tightly locatable within said gap, said elongated illuminating light tube being manually disengagable from said housing.

2. The article of wearing apparel as defined in claim 1 wherein:

said flange outlines said specific ornamental exterior configuration.

3. The article of wearing apparel as defined in claim 2 wherein:

said article of wearing apparel comprises headwear.

4. The article of wearing apparel as defined in claim 3 wherein:

said light activatable substance is reactivatable after expiration of said second period of time.

5. The article of wearing apparel as defined in claim 4 wherein:

said second period of time is shorter than said first period of time.