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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2007
Aaron Golle, Shakopee, MN (US);
Aaron Golle, Shakopee, MN (US);
Safe Lites, LLC, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
Shown herein is an example embodiment of a garment or other article of clothing with EL lighting and tear away functionality. In one example embodiment, the garment or article is a safety vest that includes an EL lighting assembly wherein the vest and the assembly are adapted to allow at least a portion of the article to be torn away in the event the article is accidentally caught in a machine or vehicle. In one embodiment, tear away functionality is provided by providing a line of weakness in the article at the shoulders that allows the article to separate if pulled with sufficient force, and also with a 'pull-apart' connector in the EL lighting assembly that is positioned at about the location of the line of weakness.