Patent ID: 7347578

Claim:
An apparatus controllable by a hand of a user, said apparatus comprising: at least one article of apparel mountable on the hand of the user, said apparel being repositionable between a first configuration and a second configuration as the user's hand is repositioned between a first shape and a second shape; an electrical power source; a light source disposed on said apparel, said light source emitting light when energized by said electrical power source; an electrical circuit disposed on said apparel and operably coupled with said electrical power source and said light source; and a flexure responsive circuit element disposed on said apparel wherein said circuit element and said apparel define a layered structure, said circuit element operably coupled with said electrical circuit, movement of said apparel between said first and second configurations flexing said layered structure wherein said flexure responsive circuit element flexes between a first shape when said apparel is in said first configuration and a second shape when said apparel is in said second configuration, movement of said circuit element between said first and second shapes subjecting said circuit element to a change in curvature and strain, said circuit element having a first set of operating characteristics within said electrical circuit when positioned in said first shape and a different second set of operating characteristics within said electrical circuit when said circuit element is positioned in said second shape, the energizing and de-energizing of said light source being responsive to said operating characteristics of said circuit element.