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Safety light belt
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-10-22
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Granted: 1991-09-03
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Expires: 2010-10-22
Abstract
Abstract A belt with a holder attached centrally to the belt front. A flashlight is inserted into the holder which is shaped and padded so that the light illuminates an area from one to three feet in front of the belt wearer.
Inventors
- 👤 Katrine B. Stevens
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 21:05
CPC Classifications
F; F21; F21V; F21V33/00; F21V33/0004; F21V33/0008; A; A41; A41F; A41F9/00; A41F9/002; A45; A45F; A45F5/00; A45F5/02; F21V21/00; F21V21/08; F21V21/0832; A45F3/00; A45F3/14; A45F2003/144; A45F5/1566; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S224/00; Y10S224/929; Y10S224/93
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
A safety light belt worn by a person comprising: a belt having two ends, an outer face and an inner face, said belt having a fastener positioned and attached centrally on its outside face; a holder attached centrally to the belt outer face, said holder having a back with a fastener attached thereto, a top, bottom, two sides, an open front, and a quadrilaterally shaped cross-section, wherein said holder is attached to said belt fastener by means of said holder back fastener; and a miniature flashlight inserted into said holder and positioned therein so that said miniature flashlight illuminates an area from one to three feet in front of the belt wearer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
A safety light belt worn by a person comprising: a belt having two ends, an outer face and an inner face, said belt having a fastener positioned and attached centrally on its outside face; a holder attached centrally to the belt outer face, said holder having a back with a fastener attached thereto, a top, bottom, two sides, an open front, and a quadrilaterally shaped cross-section, wherein said holder is attached to said belt fastener by means of said holder back fastener; and a miniature flashlight inserted into said holder and positioned therein so that said miniature flashlight illuminates an area from one to three feet in front of the belt wearer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
A safety light belt in accordance with claim 1 wherein: said belt ends are attached around the trunk of a wearer with fasteners; and said inside belt face is the portion of the belt position against the wearer's trunk.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
83 words
A safety light belt in accordance with claim 2 wherein: said holder sides are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the planes of the holder back, bottom and top; said holder back and bottom are generally rectangular and form a ninety degree angle; said holder sides are quadrilateral and form ninety degree angles with said holder back and bottom; and an intersection between a plane surface of said holder top and a plane surface of said holder back forms an acute angle
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A safety light belt in accordance with claim 3 wherein: said flashlight is battery-powered and has a housing with a rectangular shape and cross-section wherein said batteries are contained within said housing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
A safety light belt in accordance with claim 4 wherein: said flashlight has a top with a bulb and a bottom wherein the light is inserted bottom first into the front opening of the holder.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A safety light in accordance with claim 5 further comprising: a pad having a triangular cross-section and positioned inside said holder at the junction of the holder back and bottom, said pad's hypotenuse being parallel to the holder top.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
51 words
A safety light in accordance with claim 6 wherein: the narrower sides of the said housing are parallel to the holder sides and the broader faces of said housing are parallel to the holder top, and wherein the light's top broad face is attached to the inside of the holder top.
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