AU2016100695A4 - Signal glove - Google Patents

Abstract

A signal glove has contacts (3) and a LED (2) mounted on it and powered by batteries (4) mounted on a wristband (6). These are worn on the right hand and wrist and can be used at night to signal the intention of the wearer (e.g. a cyclist) to change position on a road. The LED (2) illuminates a red retroreflective indicator area (16) on the back of the hand. The glove can be worn on its own or pulled over gloves or gauntlet in the winter. 1e7 10 F igure 2

Description

SIGNAL GLOVE

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The invention relates to a means of signal, at night time, the intention of a cyclist, motorcyclist or other road user to change their position on the road.

[0002] When the right arm is held out, for example, to indicate the intention of turning right, it may not be clearly seen by other road users.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0003] The purpose of this invention is to provide a signal glove is to illuminate a red area on the glove which can be in the form of an arrow, circle or other shape. The illumination is under the control of the fingers of the right hand and can be made to flash on and off if required.

[0004] A signal glove comprises a glove, a pair of contacts, a high intensity LED, a red micro-prism reflector, wires and a press stud connector, two batteries mounted in a battery holder which is attached to a wristband, Velcro hook and loop fasteners are fixed to the wristband.

[0005] In another preferred embodiment, the contacts, resistor, LED and connector are joined by the wires to form a circuit.

[0006] In another preferred embodiment, the connector is plugged into the battery holder to complete the circuit.

[0007] The present invention can be more fully understood by reference to the following description and accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0008] Fig. 1 is a schematic view of the signal glove; [0009] Fig.2 is a schematic view of the signal glove with LED; [0010] Fig.3 is a schematic view of the battery holder for the signal glove; [0011] Fig.4 is a schematic view of the completed assembly including battery holder and the signal glove.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0012] Referring to figure 1, glove 1 is in the form of mitten, mitt, strap or other hand covering. The indicating device consisting of a red disk or arrow 16 illuminated from behind by a Light Emitting Diode (LED) 2, the switching contacts are two metal eyelets 3 fitted on the glove. Battery holder 5 is attached to a wristband 6 and contains two AAA batteries 4.

[0013] The glove is constructed of stockinette material to take advantage of its ability to stretch and thus enable the device to be used on its own in the summer or to be worn over a glove or gauntlet in the winter. If required it could be made as a signal season device when it could be constructed from any fabric, leather, plastic or other material. Two strips of material 7 & 8 are sewn down the inside of the glove 1 to make conduits to carry the wires from the eyelets. The wires 9 & 10 are soldered to the eyelets. One wire going to the battery connector 11, and the other passing through the material at the back of the hand 12, and being soldered to the cathode of the LED 2. A buffer resister 14 is soldered to the anode lead of the LED 2 and a third wire 15 is soldered to the resister 14. This wire passed through the glove at the back of the hand 13 and then through the side of the conduit 7 passing down the conduit to the battery connector 11. The wristband 6 is made from inch and a half wide strip of elastic to which is attached, by impact adhesive, a AAA two cell battery holder 5. The wristband 6 is made long enough to go round the wrist over a glove or gauntlet and has the loop section of a piece of VELCRO 17 attached with impact adhesive to its end. Two pieces of hook section VELCRO 18 are supplied and are intended to be attached with adhesive to the wristband 6 in such positions that the band fits both the bare wrist and over the glove or gauntlet. The connections between the battery holder 5 and the glove 1 are made by press stud connectors 11. The reflective material 16 is fitted to the back of the glove 1 over the LED 2 and resistor 14. This has an adhesive back and can be sewn on to the glove 1 to make it more secure.

Claims (3)

1. A signal glove comprises a glove, a pair of contacts, a high intensity LED, a red micro-prism reflector, wires and a press stud connector, two batteries mounted in a battery holder which is attached to a wristband, Velcro hook and loop fasteners are fixed to the wristband.

2. A signal glove according to claim 1, wherein the contacts, LED and connector are joined by the wires to form a circuit.

3. A signal glove according to claim 2, wherein the connector is plugged into the battery holder to complete the circuit.