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US 12,228,266 · App. 18/721,414 · Granted Feb 18, 2025

Safety light device

Inventor: Michael Alexander (Portage, MI)
Assignee: Night Beams Technology, LLC
F21S9/037E01F9/615E01F9/617E01F9/654F21V21/088F21V21/096F21V23/06F21W2111/02F21W2131/103F21Y2105/18F21Y2113/13F21Y2115/10
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Patent No.
US 12,228,266
App. No.
18/721,414
Granted
Feb 18, 2025
Kind
B1
Abstract

A safety light device includes a body defining a central bore and having a generally annular shape, a pair of teeth configured to extend into the central bore in an extended position and retract into the body in a retracted position, a charging system configured to charge a battery, and a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed on an outer portion of the body.

Claims (28)

1. A safety light device comprising:

a body defining a central bore and having a generally annular shape;

a pair of teeth configured to extend into the central bore in an extended position and retract into the body in a retracted position and a pair of actuators configured to cause the teeth to extend into the extended position and retract into the retracted position;

a charging system configured to charge a battery; and

a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed on an outer portion of the body.

2. The safety light device of claim 1 , wherein each tooth of the pair of teeth includes a distal end having a slanted surface.

3. The safety light device of claim 2 , wherein each slanted surface slants away from a center of the central bore in a direction from a top surface of the body toward a bottom surface of the body.

4. The safety light device of claim 2 , wherein each distal end is configured to engage a traffic cone.

5. The safety light device of claim 1 , wherein the charging system includes one or more solar panels disposed on the body.

6. The safety light device of claim 1 , wherein the charging system includes a charging port.

7. The safety light device of claim 1 , further comprising one or more magnets disposed on the body.

8. The safety light device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of LEDs extend completely around the outer portion of the body and are configured to display light in 360 degrees around the outer portion of the body.

9. The safety light device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of LEDs are configured to display a plurality of different colors.

10. A safety light device comprising:

a body defining a central bore and having a generally annular shape;

a tooth configured to extend into the central bore in an extended position and retract into the body in a retracted position;

an actuator configured to cause the tooth to extend into the extended position and retract into the retracted position;

a charging system configured to charge a battery; and

a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed on an outer portion of the body.

11. The safety light device of claim 10 , wherein the tooth includes a distal end having a slanted surface.

12. The safety light device of claim 11 , wherein the slanted surface slants away from a center of the central bore in a direction from a top surface of the body toward a bottom surface of the body.

13. The safety light device of claim 11 , wherein the distal end is configured to engage a traffic cone.

14. The safety light device of claim 11 , wherein the slanted surface has a higher coefficient of friction than the rest of the tooth.

15. The safety light device of claim 10 , wherein the charging system includes one or more solar panels disposed on the body.

16. The safety light device of claim 10 , wherein the charging system includes a charging port.

17. The safety light device of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of LEDs extend completely around the outer portion of the body and are configured to display light in 360 degrees around the outer portion of the body.

18. The safety light device of claim 10 , further comprising one or more magnets disposed on the body.

19. The safety light device of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of LEDs are configured to display a plurality of different colors.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 16, 2024
From: ALEXANDER, MICHAEL
To: NITE BEAMS TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Reel/Frame 069591/0381 →
Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 63293182 · Dec 23, 2021
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