Patent ID: 8038310
Filing Date: 2011-10-18
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
1. An illumination system adapted to be worn on a hand, the illumination system comprising: a glove adapted to be worn on the hand; a first fastening material mounted to the glove; an illumination device having a housing with a top surface and a bottom surface; a battery operably connected with a light source through a switch, the battery, the light source, and the switch being operably positioned on or within the illumination device; a plurality of pliant support legs extending from the housing for supporting the illumination device on the hand; a second fastening material mounted to the bottom surface of the housing for removably engaging the illumination device with the first fastening material of the glove, wherein the first fastening material has a width and a length that are dimensioned so that the illumination device may be removably attached to the glove via the second fastening material to point in any of 360 degrees of rotation; a pair of shoulders extending upwardly from the illumination device; and a button positioned between the pair of shoulders, the button controlling of the switch, wherein the pair of shoulders extend upwardly further than the button, so that the button is protected against accidental actuation by the pair of shoulders.