Patent ID: 8917187

Claim:
A personal flare apparatus wearable by safety personnel, the personal flare apparatus comprising: a housing having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of side surfaces; a securing component coupled to the bottom surface of the housing, the securing component configured to secure the personal flare apparatus to a shoulder of the safety personnel; a first plurality of light components coupled to a front side surface of the plurality of side surfaces of the housing and configured to emit visual signals; a second plurality of light components coupled to a rear side surface of the plurality of side surfaces of the housing and configured to emit visual signals in an opposite direction from the visual signals emitted from the first plurality of light components; a power source configured to supply power to the first and second plurality of light components; and a control panel configured to: activate a first signal pattern in response to a first switch setting, the first signal pattern configured to activate the first plurality of lights; and activate a second signal pattern in response to a second switch setting, the second signal pattern configured to activate the second plurality of lights.