Patent Publication Number: US-10786019-B1

Title: Reflective vest assembly

Description:
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     (1) Field of the Invention 
     The disclosure relates to vest device and more particularly pertains to a new vest device for enhancing visibility of a person. 
     (2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98 
     The prior art relates to vest device. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a front disk that is wearable on a user&#39;s chest. The front disk is comprised of a fluorescent material to enhance visibility of the user for drivers in traffic. A back disk is wearable on the user&#39;s back. The back disk is comprised of a fluorescent material to enhance visibility of the user for drivers in traffic. A shoulder strap is coupled between each of the front disk and the back disk and the shoulder strap is suspended over each of the user&#39;s shoulders. A pair of side straps is each coupled between the front disk and the back disk to securing the front disk against the user&#39;s chest and to secure the back disk against the user&#39;s back. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S) 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a front view of a reflective vest assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a back view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a front view of a front disk of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a front view of a back disk of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 5  thereof, a new vest device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 5 , the reflective vest assembly  10  generally comprises a front disk  12  that is wearable on a user&#39;s chest  14 . The front disk  12  is comprised of a fabric material, such as nylon or other synthetic material. Additionally, the front disk  12  is comprised of a fluorescent material, or a light reflecting material, thereby facilitating the front disk  12  to fluoresce at night. In this way the front disk  12  enhances visibility of the user for drivers in traffic. 
     The front disk  12  has a front side  16  and a back side  18 , and the front side  16  has a color that is distinct from the color of the back side  18 . The color of the front side  16  may be yellow and the color of the back side  18  may be white. Indicia  20  are printed on the front side  16  comprising a predetermined image. The image  20  may be a corporate logo, a sports team logo or any other image. 
     The front disk  12  has a pair of first apertures  22  extending through the front side  16  and the back side  18 . The first apertures  22  are positioned on opposite sides of the front disk  12  from each other. The front disk  12  has a pair of second apertures  24  extending through the front side  16  and the back side  18 , and each of the second apertures  24  is positioned between the first apertures  22 . The first apertures  22  and the second apertures  24  may be distributed along a perimeter of the front disk  12 . 
     A back disk  26  is included that is wearable on the user&#39;s back  28 . The back disk  26  is comprised of a fabric material, such as nylon or other synthetic material. The back disk  26  is comprised of a fluorescent material, or a light reflective material, thereby facilitating the back disk  26  to fluoresce at night. In this way the back disk  26  can enhance visibility of the user for drivers in traffic. 
     The back disk  26  has a forward side  30  and a rear side  32 , and the forward side  30  has a color that is distinct from the color of the rear side  32 . The color of the forward side  30  may be yellow and the color of the rear side  32  may be white. Indicia  34  are printed on the forward side  30  of the back disk  26  and the indicia on the forward side  30  comprise a predetermined image. The image on the forward side  30  may comprise a corporate logo, a sports team logo or any other image. 
     The back disk  26  has a pair of primary apertures  36  extending through the forward side  30  and the rear side  32 . The primary apertures  36  are positioned on opposite sides of the back disk  26  from each other. Additionally, the back disk  26  has a pair of secondary apertures  38  extending through the forward side  30  and the rear side  32 . Each of the secondary apertures  38  is positioned between the primary apertures  36 . The primary apertures  36  and the secondary apertures  38  may be distributed along a perimeter of the back disk  26 . 
     A shoulder strap  40  is coupled between each of the front disk  12  and the back disk  26 , and the shoulder strap  40  is suspended over each of the user&#39;s shoulders  42 . In this way the front disk  12  is positioned on the user&#39;s chest  14  and has the back disk  26  is positioned on the user&#39;s back  28 . Thus, each of the front disk  12  and the back disk  26  enhance visibility of the user for drivers in traffic. The shoulder strap  40  has a first end  44  and a second end  46 , and the shoulder strap  40  extends through each of the secondary apertures  38  in the back disk  26 . Additionally, each of the first end  44  and the second end  46  is secured through a respective one of the second apertures  24  in the front disk  12 . 
     A pair of side straps  48  is provided and each of the side straps  48  is coupled between the front disk  12  and the back disk  26 . Each of the side straps  48  extends around the user&#39;s waist  50  when the shoulder strap  40  is worn over the user&#39;s shoulders  42 . In this way the front disk  12  is secured against the user&#39;s chest  14  and the back disk  26  is secured against the user&#39;s back  28 . Each of the side straps  48  is secured between a respective one of the first apertures  22  and a respective one of the primary apertures  36 . 
     A plurality of clasps  52  is provided and each of the clasps  52  has a respective one of the shoulder strap  40  or the side straps  48  extending therethrough. Each of the clasps  52  may have a pair of holes  54  therein and the respective shoulder strap  40  or side straps  48  may pass through each of the holes  54 . In this way the respective shoulder strap  40  or side straps  48  can be drawn through the clasps  52 . In this way each of the clasps  52  adjusts a length of the respective shoulder strap  40  or the side straps  48 . 
     In use, the shoulder strap  40  is suspended over the user&#39;s shoulders to position the front disk  12  on the user&#39;s chest  14  and the back disk  26  on the user&#39;s back. In this way the front disk  12  and the back disk  26  make the user visible to drivers in traffic while the user is walking adjacent to a roadway or the like. The front side  16  of the front disk  12  is exposed and the forward side  30  of the back disk  26  is exposed during daylight hours. The back side  18  of the front disk  12  is exposed and the rear side  32  of the back disk  26  is exposed during night time hours. Each of the clasps  52  is manipulated to adjust the length of the shoulder strap  40  and the side straps  48 . 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.