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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2005
Marni Markell Hurwitz, Far Hills, NJ (US);
Marni Markell Hurwitz, Far Hills, NJ (US);
Nite Glow Industries, Inc., Far Hills, NJ (US);
Abstract
A flexible abrasion resistant omnidirectionally reflective jewelry piece has a central cylindrical braided rope core surrounded by a cylindrical reflective braided sleeve comprising three or more narrow width reflective strips that are braided at a shallow cylindrical braid angle that reflect an incoming light beam back in the same direction as it was emanated. The reflected light beam provides accurate omnidirectional illumination of the person wearing the reflective jewelry piece during dusk or nighttime hours. This reflective jewelry piece is created by surrounding a central braided rope of nylon or polyethylene fibers with a cylindrically braided reflective sleeve. The braided reflective sleeve is composed of narrow width reflective strips that comprise a woven or knitted narrow width strip and a flexible nylon retroreflective sheet sown thereon. The flexible retroreflective sheet is formed by thermally bonding corner cube or microsphere retroreflectors to a flexible polymeric sheet. Due to its braided construction, the reflective jewelry piece reflects light omnidirectionally over a large angle of acceptance, illuminating the person wearing the reflective jewelry piece, thereby providing an improved measure of safety for the wearer.