EL LIGHTED ARTICLES
A safety vest is sized to be worn by a human, wherein the vest has a front and back and left and right sides each having a shoulder portion. An EL strip is provided on each side of the vest extending from the bottom of the vest upwards toward the shoulder portion. A power source is supported by the vest and connected to the EL lamp strips to supply electrical energy to the strips so that they emit EL light, wherein the EL light emitted by the EL strip is a safety yellow color, and wherein other portions of the vest are a safety orange color. Further safety articles of clothing and devices are also described.
1 . A garment adapted to be worn by a human and comprising an EL lighting circuit supported on the garment, wherein the EL lighting circuit includes one or more flat strip EL lamps and is supported at least in part on a flexible flat planar portion including the one or more flat strip EL lamps, wherein the EL lighting circuit at least in part bends around the garment from a first front side of the garment to a second opposite back side of the garment, and further wherein the bend from the first front side to the opposite back side occurs at least in part along the flexible flat planar portion of the EL lighting circuit, and the EL lighting circuit including a rechargeable power circuit supported by the garment and connected to the EL lamps to supply electrical energy to cause the lamps to emit EL light
2 . A garment adapted to be worn by a human and comprising an EL lighting circuit supported on the garment, wherein the EL lighting circuit includes one or more flat strip EL lamps and is supported at least in part on a flexible flat planar portion including the one or more flat strip EL lamps, wherein the EL lighting circuit at least in part bends around the garment from a first front side of the garment to a second opposite back side of the garment, and further wherein the bend from the first front side to the opposite back side occurs at least in part along the flexible flat planar portion of the EL lighting circuit.
3 . The garment of claim 1 , wherein the EL lighting circuit includes at least one 180 degree turn in direction.
4 . The garment of claim 1 , wherein the EL lighting circuit includes at least one 90 degree turn in direction.
5 . The garment of claim 2 , wherein the EL lighting circuit includes at least one 180 degree turn in direction.
6 . The garment of claim 2 , wherein the EL lighting circuit includes at least one 90 degree turn in direction.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the flat strip EL lamps are positioned on the garment so that they do not shine into a user's face.
8 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the flat strip EL lamps are positioned on the garment so that they do not shine into a user's face. includes attaching at least one EL element to locations of the garment that appear on at least a portion of a side of a user.