Patent ID: 8350486

Claim:
A safety helmet, comprising: a shell defining an outer surface thereof; and at least two separate lighted zones being provided on the outer surface of the shell and being spaced from each other, the at least two lighted zones being configured, such that, at least one of the at least two lighted zones emits light in front of the helmet when the at least one of the at least two lighted zones is activated; at least one of the at least two lighted zones emits lights in back of the helmet when the at least one of the at least two lighted zones is activated; at least one of the at least two lighted zones emits light leftward of the helmet when the at least one of the at least two lighted zones is activated; at least one of the at least two lighted zones emits light rightward of the helmet wherein each of the at least two lighted zones, when activated, emits an illumination that varies within a time period that is no greater than about 5 seconds, with respect to at least two of (i) the color or colors of illumination, the colors that are simultaneously illuminated, or the location of a color within the zone, (ii) the location of illumination within the zone, (iii) the rate of alternating between illumination and non-illumination within the zone, and (iv) illumination intensity within the zone.