Abstract: A bracket assembly for attaching a slide track to a rail of an equipment rack without the need for tools comprises a longitudinal main portion, a first or interior surface of which provides a mounting surface for the slide track, and an attachment portion that is substantially perpendicular to the main portion, and that is configured to seat against the rail. A quick-release latching assembly, including a latch element, is slidably mounted on a second, or exterior, surface of the main portion of the bracket assembly adjacent to the end portion, and is movable between a first position, in which the latch element is in a locking engagement with the rail, and a second position in which the latch element is disengaged from the rail. The latching assembly is coupled to the main bracket portion by a biasing element, such as a spring or an elastic band, that biases the latching assembly toward the first position.

Abstract: A refrigerator and/or freezer with an appliance body and a door for closing an opening of the appliance body, wherein a pivot bearing pivotably supports the door relative to the appliance body about a pivot axis. The door relative to the pivot axis and/or the pivot axis relative to the appliance body are movably mounted in the direction perpendicular to the pivot axis.

Abstract: A door control device for refrigerators and a refrigerator with the device. The door control device for a refrigerator having a refrigerator door includes a movable body coupled to the refrigerator door, wherein the movable body is arranged to move in opposite directions in accordance with opening and closing actions of the refrigerator door, and a control unit controlling an opposite directional movement of the movable body in a multi-stage manner.

Abstract: A print engine/controller for driving an inkjet printhead is provided. The print engine/controller comprises: (a) an interface for receiving compressed page data; (b) a plurality of decoders, each decoder being configured for decoding respective types of image planes in the received compressed page data; and (c) a half-toner/compositor for compositing image plane data, the half-toner/compositor comprising: (i) a dot merger unit for taking bits from the respective planes as inputs; (ii) a color mask register for holding masking bits in equal number to the number of image planes; and (iii) means for ANDing respective input bits to the dot merger with respective color mask register bits, and means for ORing the resultant bits together to form an output bit in a channel for which there is an ink at the printhead.

Abstract: An information communicating member is adapted to be disposed on a liquid container for supplying a liquid to a liquid ejecting head of a liquid ejection apparatus. The information communicating member includes: an information storing portion storing therein liquid information with regard to the liquid contained in the liquid container; an antenna portion for communicating the liquid information stored in the information storing portion between the information communicating member and the liquid ejection apparatus in a wireless manner; and a base member on which the information storing portion and the antenna portion are disposed. The base member has an electric insulating property and an ultraviolet ray shielding property.

Abstract: The print station with a controlled fluid system includes a printhead, a reservoir for supplying fluid to the printhead, and a replaceable fluid container containing a replacement fluid. A fluid supply line is connected between the replaceable fluid container and the reservoir, and a fluid line is connected between the reservoir to the printhead. A pump supplies fluid from the reservoir to the printhead. A controllable valve in located in the fluid supply line, and is attached to a controller that provides a controlled release of fluid from the replaceable fluid container to the reservoir. The station includes a sensor for ascertaining the fluid level in the reservoir in communication with the controller, a reader/writer for communicating with the controller, and a smart card adapted to be read by the reader writer. The smart card includes information concerning the replaceable fluid container.

Abstract: The present invention provides an environmental protection ink cartridge control chip, wherein the control chip is structured to embody a CPU control circuit, a data bus and a plurality of memory chips. The control chip is installed on an ink cartridge, and transmits signals to a printer by means of the data bus. The memory chips separately provide functionality to monitor ink amount within the original ink cartridge, set ink amount return point of the ink cartridge and restore ink amount value after the ink cartridge has reached the return point. Hence, the control chip can provide for repeated usage of the ink cartridge until the control chip malfunctions, thereby achieving effectiveness of environmental protection.

Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus includes: exchangeable first and second ink cartridges; a recording head which jets ink to a recording medium; an intermediate tank which receives the ink from the ink cartridge and supplies the ink to the recording head; a detecting sensor which detects whether ink residual quantity of an ink cartridge is not more than predetermined quantity based on ink quantity in the intermediate tank; a switching section which, if the ink residual quantity is not more than the predetermined quantity, switches the ink cartridge for supplying the ink to the intermediate tank; a first detector which detects the reset of the first ink cartridge; a second detector which detects the reset of the second ink cartridge; and a controller which, if the first ink cartridge is reset, controls the switching section to switch the second ink cartridge to the first ink cartridge, for supplying the ink.

Abstract: An ink tank includes a coil, and the coil is in contact with ink in the ink tank so that inductance is changed according to the amount of ink remaining in the ink tank. The coil is connected to a recording apparatus through electric contacts.

Abstract: Disclosed are a printing apparatus and printing method which suppress degradation of the image quality caused by discharge failure complement. In the printing apparatus, virtual data are generated for predetermined dots in a scanning direction on the basis of printing data of a plurality of dots in the scanning direction of an inkjet printhead that are printed by an ink discharge failure nozzle among a plurality of nozzles. The priorities of dots subjected to complementary printing among a plurality of dots within a predetermined adjacent area where the printing data and virtual data are printed are decided on the basis of the printing data and virtual data. A position subjected to complementary printing is decided on the basis of the priorities, printing data, and virtual data. Printing data and virtual data which actually cause ink discharge are so moved as to print at the position. Corrected printing data to be actually printed is generated on the basis of the moved data.

Abstract: A method of correcting color shift caused by printing with an imaging system using a first cartridge and a second cartridge different from the first cartridge includes determining individual cartridge characterization data based on each of the first cartridge and the second cartridge individually; determining combined cartridge characterization data that characterizes a usage combination of the first cartridge and the second cartridge; and determining color correction data based on the individual cartridge characterization data and the combined cartridge characterization data.

Abstract: A printing apparatus and printing method can realize high-quality printing without degrading the quality of a printed image even when a nozzle restriction function is adopted in addition to a discharge failure complement function. In a printing apparatus using an inkjet printhead having a plurality of nozzles, whether the position of an ink discharge failure nozzle exists at or near the end of a nozzle area which is still usable regardless of the use restriction on the nozzles is detected. The use of a nozzle for complementary printing executed with a nozzle positioned near the ink discharge failure nozzle is controlled in accordance with the detection result.

Abstract: The image recording apparatus which records an image to a recording medium with a full-line recording head in which a plurality of image-recording elements are arrayed across a length that corresponds to an entire width of the recording medium while at least one of the recording medium and the recording head is conveyed in a direction that is substantially orthogonal to a width direction of the recording medium, and the recording head and the recording medium are relatively moved, the image recording apparatus comprises: a defective pixel detecting device which detects defective pixels in the image recorded on the recording medium by the recording head; a recording medium conveying device which conveys the recording medium on which the defective pixels have been detected, to a position for re-recording the image with the recording head when the defective pixels have been detected in the image recorded on the recording medium; and a defective pixel position detecting device which detects positions of the defec

Abstract: A system, method and structures for dissipating heat away from a thermal fluid ejector modules through a thermally-conductive carriage molded from a polymer to the ambient air surrounding the structure upon which the thermally-conductive fluid ejector carriage translates. The heat is transferred via conduction and convection from the thermally-conductive fluid ejector carriage across a thin volume of air trapped between a thermally-conductive carriage rod guide, enclosed on each end by thermally-conductive carriage rod guide bearings, and the thermal contact of the thermally-conductive carriage rod guide bearings with the surface of at least one thermally-conductive carriage guide rod which the thermally-conductive fluid ejector carriage translates.

Abstract: To provide a printer capable of matching arrangement cycles of parallax images and lenses with each other inexpensively and easily.

Abstract: When ejectors (nozzles) are viewed in order in a sub-scanning direction, the ejectors are arranged so that positions of the ejectors in a main scanning direction alternate in an offsetting manner. When formed dots are viewed along the sub-scanning direction, sizes of the dots are changed at random. Accordingly, density unevenness is decreased, the ejectors can be arranged in high density, and an image can be recorded at high speed. That is, the invention provides a droplet ejecting head in which density unevenness which tends to be generated in a head having a matrix-like nozzle arrangement can be decreased without decreasing recording speed and thus high-speed recording is made compatible with high-quality recording. The invention also provides a droplet ejecting apparatus which is provided with the droplet ejecting head.

Abstract: A printhead nozzle arrangement includes a substrate. Drive circuitry is positioned on the substrate. A nozzle chamber structure is arranged on the substrate and defines a nozzle chamber in fluid communication with a supply of ink and an ink ejection port in fluid communication with the nozzle chamber. An actuator is connected to the drive circuitry and is operatively positioned with respect to the nozzle chamber. The actuator is reciprocally deformable between a quiescent condition and an active condition to eject ink from the ink ejection port. At least a portion of the actuator is in the form of a shape memory alloy which is in a pre-stressed martensitic phase when the actuator is in the quiescent condition and in an austenitic phase when the actuator is in the active condition so that cyclic phase changes generate the reciprocal movement.

Abstract: An ink jet printhead nozzle arrangement having an ink chamber formed in a wafer substrate and one wall of the chamber having at least one flexible portion. The ink ejection port is formed centrally on the wall with a rim surrounding it. The wall is adapted to move independently of the rim such that upon heating of the flexible portion of the wall, the wall bends into the ink chamber forcing ink therein out through the ejection port.

Abstract: A printer head of an ink jet printer is provided with an internal stimulation system with which it is possible to create in an upstream breaking position of a jet, an upstream break-up forming in a zero potential area, drops which will be used for printing, and jet sections on the one hand and in a downstream breaking position, a break-up of the jet or of sections of the jet forming in a non-zero potential area, drops which are recovered on the other hand. A sorting system common to all the jets of the head provides simplification of the head and reduction of its bulkiness.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting head of the invention has ink ejected with the electrostatic force, with a structure having a partition wall separating the flow channel into an inflow region and an outflow region. The wall passing by the positions of the ejecting orifices runs in a serpentine path to traverse the ink flow space in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the ink flow. The partition wall is produced by, first, applying a specified film thickness of photoresist on a substrate, second pressing a molding substrate onto a surface of the applied film of the photoresist to form a ridge-like projections which is to be a projecting solution guides, third forming the wall by etching the patterned photoresist film using a mask having a pattern of lines.

Abstract: To realize an ink jet recording head which is further improved in heat dissipation property, the ink jet recording head provided with a substrate provided with a plurality of discharging energy generating portions for discharging an ink droplet comprises: a plurality of electrical wiring electrodes for supplying electrical signals to the plurality of discharging energy generating portions provided in the substrate; a plurality of auxiliary electrodes not used for the supply of electrical signals to the plurality of discharging energy generating portions provided in the substrate, a first sheet comprising a wiring pattern electrically conductive to an electrical wiring electrode to be connected to the plurality of electrical wiring electrodes, and a second sheet comprising a wiring pattern electrically conductive to the auxiliary electrode terminal to be connected to the plurality of auxiliary electrodes, the ink jet recording head comprising a wiring sheet in which the first sheet and the second sheet are arr

Abstract: A piezoelectric actuator disposed to face a plurality of pressure chambers, the piezoelectric actuator including a plurality of piezoelectric layers and a plurality of electrode layers which are alternately stacked on each other; and a plurality of active portions which are provided in the piezoelectric layers to be aligned with the pressure chambers, respectively, and are defined between at least one pair of electrode layers that are opposed to each other in a direction of stacking of the piezoelectric layers and the electrode layers, the active portions being deformed when an electric voltage is applied to the electrode layers, the electrode layers including (a) at least one individual-electrode layer including a plurality of individual electrodes which are aligned with the pressure chambers, respectively, (b) at least one first common-electrode layer including a plurality of first common electrodes which are maintained at a common electric potential and are aligned with the pressure chambers, respectively,

Abstract: An inkjet printer includes a pagewidth printhead assembly that defines a plurality of ink passages so that the printhead assembly can be supplied with ink. An ink conduit structure is connected to the printhead assembly, the ink conduit structure defines a plurality of converging ink conduits that are in fluid communication with respective ink passages. An ink distribution structure is connected to the ink conduit structure, the ink distribution structure defining a plurality of ink ducts, each ink duct being in fluid communication with a respective set of ink conduits. A number of inlet ports are arranged on the ink distribution structure, each inlet port being in fluid communication with a respective ink duct.

Abstract: A refillable fluid reservoir for a fluid ejection head, including a fluid reservoir having top, bottom and side walls defining an interior volume for having fluid; a venting port provided on one of the reservoir walls; and a fluid inlet port provided on one of the reservoir walls, the venting port and the fluid inlet port being located at substantially the same vertical level to increase volumetric efficiency and reduce staining.

Abstract: A joint member is made of an elastic member whose cross sectional shape is an almost M-character shape and which has: an inserting portion formed with an opening portion and a slit; an outer edge portion as an outer peripheral portion of the joint member; and a supporting fixing portion for coupling the inserting portion and the outer edge portion on the upper portion side. A cross sectional shape of an opening of the opening portion is a shape of a circular cone frustum in which the opening and a bottom surface are coupled via an inclined surface. The slit is formed in the rectangular bottom surface. The joint member is sandwiched between a casing and a pressing plate. The inserting portion and the supporting fixing portion exist in planes which are different in the inserting direction of a liquid supply needle.

Abstract: An ink cartridge includes a support member, and a rotatable member connected to the support member. The rotatable member includes a pivot portion formed at a point of connection between the support member and the rotatable member, and a signal blocking portion. The signal blocking portion is disposed within an inner space of a translucent portion. The rotatable member also includes a float portion disposed within an ink chamber. The float portion is positioned between the signal blocking portion and the pivot portion, and the float portion is configured to move between a first position and a second position based at least on an amount of ink disposed within the ink chamber.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the present invention provide an inkjet printhead within which a removable ink cartridge can be installed. Upon installation, the ink cartridge can be coupled to one or more wicks in the printhead for establishing fluid communication between one or more chambers in the ink cartridge and nozzles through which ink exits the printhead during operation. The wick can extend from a cartridge receptacle to a substantially enclosed ink reservoir in order to transport ink from the removable cartridge to the ink reservoir.

Abstract: An ink jet head includes: a pressure chamber that stores an ink and has an orifice; a filter plate including a through hole portion and a filter portion, the through hold portion disposed separately from the filter portion with a certain gap; a supply unit that supplies the ink through the filter portion to the pressure chamber; and a jetting unit that jets ink droplets through the orifice from the pressure chamber. The filter portion is formed to have a first aperture ratio. At least one through hole is formed on the through hole potion so that the filter portion has a second aperture ratio. The first aperture ratio is smaller than the second aperture ratio.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a filter element carrier comprises a first wedge shaped cavity, a second wedge shaped cavity isolated from and overlapping the first cavity, an outlet from a deep part of the first cavity, and an inlet to a deep part of the second cavity. In one embodiment, a filter element carrier comprises a body defining a cavity, the body having a first surface configured to support a first filter element covering one side of the cavity and a second surface configured to support a second filter element covering a second side of the cavity opposite the first side, and a barrier to fluid flow interposed between a first part of the cavity adjacent to the first surface and a second part of the cavity adjacent to the second surface.

Abstract: A head chip has a first face formed with nozzle orifices from which ink is ejected, and a second face formed with at least one ink inlet communicated with the nozzle orifices. An ink passage communicates the nozzle orifices with the ink supply source to supply ink to be ejected. A filter is disposed in the ink passage at an upstream side of the ink inlet. The filter has a first face directed to an upstream side of the ink passage. A cover member covers at least a part of the first face of the filter, the cover member being adapted to allow ink in the ink passage to pass through while preventing air bubbles contained in the ink from coming in contact with the first face of the filter.

Abstract: A pair of sunglasses with farsighted lenses includes a main body having a frame surrounding two separate areas. Each of the areas is occupied by a sunlight glass having an opening cut at its lower and inner part. The opening is to be filled with a farsighted lens provided with a fixing groove around its circumference for fitting with the circumferential edge of the opening.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pair of eyeglasses with auxiliary eyeglasses comprising a pair main eyeglasses having a main frame and a pair of lenses fitted therein, a rear horizontal recess in a bridge, a vertical hole of square section having its top open to the recess, a nosepad, and two temples, auxiliary eyeglasses having an auxiliary frame and a pair of lenses fitted therein, and a forward projection in a bridge thereof, a shape of the projection being conformed to that of the recess, and a latch member of circular section extended downwardly from the projection. Snapping the projection into the recess will insert the latch member into the hole for lockingly engaging therewith and support the bridge of the eyeglass frame by the nosepad. The engagement is reliable and secure. Also, both assembly and disassembly thereof can be done easily.

Abstract: An eyeglasses assembly includes an engaging plate connected to a temple through a coupler. The engaging plate has an engaging hole, a front engaging surface bounding a front end of the engaging hole, and a rear engaging surface bounding a rear end of the engaging hole. The coupler has front and rear abutment faces for abutting against the front and rear engaging surfaces, respectively. The front abutment face is provided at a front end of the coupler, and the rear abutment faces is formed inwardly of an outer side of the coupler. In assembly, the front end of the coupler extends into the engaging hole and engages the front engaging surface, whereas an outer side of the coupler abuts against the rear abutment face.

Abstract: Tethered electrical components coupled to electrical components in or attached to a pair of eyeglasses are disclosed. Tethered electrical components, alone or in combination with eyeglass electrical components, can be used for a variety of different applications and uses. As examples, the tethered electrical components can support signal capturing, signal processing, signal transmission, data acquisition, data processing, and/or data storage.

Abstract: A sports goggle includes a goggle main body (1) on which information processing means (2) is mounted. The goggle main body (1) has an eye piece portion (3) on which information display means (4) is mounted. Information transmission means of transmission/reception of information on sports to/from outside can be mounted on the goggle main body (1). Furthermore, the information processing means (2) and the information display means (4) may be made as a unitary block. There is provided a sports goggle through which a user can check the displayed information even while performing a sport, can get information judged to be appropriate at appropriate moment in a comparatively short time, can pay attention to the display unit without lowering the sport ability, and can get sophisticated instructions from an instructor or a coach.

Abstract: An ophthalmic lens includes an optical zone having a center and a spaced-apart periphery. The optical zone has a first corrective power range in a first region and a second corrective power range in an annular region surrounding the first optical zone. The second corrective power is corrective of spherical aberration of an eye. The optical zone has a power profile that gradually changes from the first corrective power to the second corrective power. A central progressive zone that provides intermediate vision correction may be applied to a central region of the lens. The progressive zone has a diameter that is less than or equal to the diameter of an aperture of a pupil when subjected to bright light.

Abstract: A stereoscopic projection system is provided having two channels, each having two LCOS imagers that modulate light on a pixel-by pixel basis. A first polarizing beam splitter is configured to direct light of a first polarization onto a first channel first stage LCOS imager and direct light of a second polarization, opposite the first polarization, onto a second channel first stage LCOS imager. A relay lens system directs the output of the first stage imagers into a second polarizing beam splitter. The second polarizing beam splitter is configured to direct light of the second polarization onto the first channel second stage LCOS imager and direct light of the first polarization onto the second channel second stage LCOS imager.

Abstract: A project is provided that includes a light source including three light emitting units in which a plurality of LEDs are disposed and which emits red light, green light, and blue light. A liquid crystal light valve is provided that modulates the red light, the green light, and the blue light emitted from the light source. The projector is constructed so as to be capable of projecting and displaying an image on a screen by projecting the light modulated by the liquid crystal light valve onto the screen. The light source is constructed with one out of the light emitting units including a different number of LEDs than the other light emitting units so that a ratio between respective amounts of red light, green light, and blue light incident on the liquid crystal light valve with all of the LEDs lit satisfies a predetermined condition.

Abstract: An optical design is described to be used in a color projection system. The system comprises a white light source (52), a light splitting means to split the white beam into color subbeams, optical components to direct each color subbeam on a light modulating means (56) and a dichroic prism (70). The light splitting means and the optical components are arranged such that each of the images of the color subbeams imaged on the light modulating means (56) has equal size and orientation, i.e. such that the magnification of the color subimage on the light modulating means (56) is equal. This is obtained by providing equal light paths for each color subbeam or by providing optical components such that either all different color images on the screen are inverted or none of the different color images are inverted.

Abstract: A wall hanging apparatus for a projection apparatus comprises a fixing seat installed at the lower surface of the projection apparatus, supporting arm whose lower end is fixed on the surface of the fixing seat and reflection mirror fixed at the upper end of the supporting arm and corresponded to a projection lens of the projection apparatus. Whereby, the projection apparatus can have both the portability of a prone type projection apparatus and space saving characteristic of a ceiling hanging type projection apparatus and can be used in an indoor space with a lower height to allow the usage of the projection apparatus is diversified. And, a trapezoid deformation of an image caused from the deviation of the angle of incidence can be modified effectively and quickly by adjusting the angle of the reflection mirror.

Abstract: An optical device (44) includes: a optical modulator holder (4402) that has inside thereof a cooling chamber in which a cooling fluid is encapsulated, and holds a optical modulator in such a manner that heat can be transferred between the optical modulator holder and the cooling fluid within the cooling chamber; a plurality of fluid circulation members (448) that are connected to the cooling chamber of the optical modulator holder (4402) for mutual communication to guide the cooling fluid outside the cooling chamber and guide the cooling fluid inside the cooling chamber, again; and a main tank (445) that is arranged in the flow path of the cooling fluid in the plurality of fluid circulation members (448) and accumulates the cooling fluid. The main tank (445) has a cooling fluid inlet section for allowing the main tank (445) to be replenished with the cooling fluid.

Abstract: A deformable membrane mirror and a related method for its use, the mirror including a deformable membrane having a reflective front face and a back face, and further including electrodes located on both sides of the membrane, to provide a desired surface contour without imparting a concave bias to the membrane. The electrodes include a first set of electrodes spaced from the back face of the membrane, and at least one additional electrode spaced from the front face of the membrane.

Abstract: An integrated actuator meniscus mirror includes an optical substrate having a mirror surface on one side and a support structure on the other for controllably altering the shape of the mirror surface without a reaction mass.

Abstract: A ground-based tracking heliostat array comprises a first plurality of elongate row mounts. The elongate row mounts are positioned at least partially between, and are supported by, a first side bracket and a second side bracket. The row mounts are rotatable in a first axis. The array further comprises a plurality of optical elements that are mounted to one or more of the elongate row mounts. The array further comprises a linkage that is mechanically coupled to a first plurality of elongate row mounts. Movement of the linkage causes the first plurality of elongate row mounts to simultaneously rotate in the first axis. The array further comprises a motor configured to move the linkage.

Abstract: The invention provides a compact, thin, and lightweight lighting system and projector. A lighting system included in a projector according to the present invention is provided with an LED array having LEDs and a reflective plate at the rear side of the LEDs in the light emitting direction, retardation films, a taper rod lens array, a rod lens array, and a reflective polarizing plate.

Abstract: An illuminated logo unit (300) includes a reflective device (320), a pattern panel (301), and an illuminator (311). The reflective device includes a bottom portion (323) and a circumferential portion (321). The circumferential portion defines a concavity (360). The pattern panel is disposed over the reflective device, and includes a pattern (304) and a transparent body (302). The illuminating means illuminator is received in the concavity. The illuminated logo unit further includes a transflective film (305) disposed under the pattern panel opposite to the bottom portion. Virtually all light emitting from the illuminating means illuminator is reflected more than once by the circumferential portion, the bottom portion and/or a transflective film before it reaches the pattern, This improves the overall brightness of the illuminated logo unit.

Abstract: A direct type backlight module comprises a bezel, a reflection sheet, a light source, a diffusion plate, and a supporting unit. The light source is positioned between the bezel and the diffusion plate, and the reflection sheet is positioned on the upper surface of the bezel. The supporting element is fixed within the bezel to support the diffusion plate upwardly. The bezel further comprises a fixing hole and a button hole for fixing the supporting element. The supporting unit comprises a planar plate, a cone, a jammed plug, and a fixing button. The cone is positioned upon the planar plate to erect between the planar plate and diffusion plate. The top of the cone contacts with the diffusion plate. The jammed plug connects to the bottom surface of the planar plate by passing through the bezel via the fixing hole. The fixing button connects to the bottom surface of the planar plate, but distances the jammed plug by a fix distance, and inserts through the button hole of the bezel.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic part holding apparatus used for an FPC bonding apparatus or the like. An object of the present invention is to provide the structure including an illumination apparatus used for image detection that can illuminate a predetermined area stably and uniformly. To attain that object, in the holding apparatus having functions of holding and illuminating a work piece, the holding position and the illumination position are made different, and the deformation of the work piece is made possible at the illumination position.

Abstract: A surgical head gear apparatus or helmet includes a lighting system that utilizes circuit board mounted LED clusters supported on the surgical helmet. The LED clusters are part of a light array mounted to the forward portion of the helmet. In one embodiment, the light array is self-contained with its own power supply. In another embodiment, the light array is electrically connected to an external power supply and controller, such as en existing controller associated with the ventilation system of the helmet. In accordance with the invention, the only remote link for the LED clusters and circuit boards is to a control switch and/or power supply.

Abstract: An outer garment or vestment comprising a front panel and rear panel that includes an electrical circuit of neon wire, a battery operated power pack and toggle switch so as to be illuminated to allow play, such as touch football, tag and the like, in the darkness where the neon wire is mounted in a lens on the rear panel with a configuration defining a focal point such as a spiral shape and is operatively connected to the toggle switch so that depressing the lens causes the illuminated neon wire to be turned off and a portion of the neon wire mounted on the front panel and configured to designate each of the sides of the players.