Patent ID: 7506991

Claim:
A motion-responsive illuminated garment, comprising: a lighting module bounded by a synthetic plastic, light-transmissive material, for resisting entry of water into the module, and for transmitting light through the light-transmissive material in response to motion by a wearer, the module containing at least one energizable light source for emitting the light when energized, a battery for supplying electrical power, and a motion-responsive switch for connecting the battery to the light source to energize the latter to emit the light for transmission through the light-transmissive material of the module; and a flexible overlay laying entirely over the module containing the light source, the battery and the motion-responsive switch, the overlay having a periphery entirely connected to the garment for permanently holding the module on the garment, the overlay being transmissive to the light transmitted through the light-transmissive material of the module.