Patent ID: 7192152

Claim:
A vestment intended for outerwear that is visible in the darkness, comprising a front panel having a front surface and a rear surface and a back panel having a front surface and a back surface interconnected to fit over a shoulder of a wearer where the front panel rests in front of the torso of the wearer and the back panel rests in front of the back of the wearer, a battery operated power pack, a lens attached to the front surface of said back panel, a backing member on the back surface of said back panel in alignment with said lens, said lens comprising a plastic flexible member defining a cavity, a neon wire fitted into said cavity and configured to define a focal point, a toggle switch mounted on said back panel having a button extending into said lens and movable by depressing said lens, said neon wire operatively connected to said toggle switch and said toggle switch being operatively connected to said power pack to illuminate said neon wire, said button being movable upon pushing on said lens to actuate said toggle switch and shut-off the illumination of said neon wire, battery means for supplying power to said power pack, whereby the illumination of the neon wire is turned on and off by the depressing of said lens to actuate said toggle so as to control the illumination of said focal point.