Patent ID: 6341874
Filing Date: 2002-01-29
Classification: A01K,A44B,F21V,F21Y,Y10S

Abstract:
A combination safety strobe device adapted for use on a pet collar, a backpack, a key chain and an article of clothing, the combination safety strobe device comprising:(a) a translucent housing, the housing being spherical, the housing having a circular opening at a top end and an inner cavity therein, the spherical housing allowing light to pass therethrough; (b) a neck portion having a top end, a bottom end and a passageway therebetween, the bottom end being sized to match the opening of the housing and being attached thereto; (c) a cylindrical casing having an open end and a closed end, the cylindrical casing being fitted within the housing through the neck portion, the closed end of the cylindrical casing being positioned within the inner cavity of the housing, the open end of the cylindrical casing being flush with the bottom end of the neck portion to provide a continuous passageway therebetween; (d) means for lighting the housing, the lighting means being secured within the inner cavity of the housing; (e) means for powering the lighting means, the powering means being removably secured within the cylindrical casing; (f) circuitry for electrically connecting the powering means and the lighting means; (g) means for activating the lighting means, the activating means being engaged with the powering means to alternately activate and deactivate the lighting means; (h) means for covering the top end of the neck portion; and (i) means for removably securing the strobe device to one of the pet collar, the backpack, the key chain and the article of clothing, wherein the securing means is further secured to the covering means.