Patent ID: 6991343

Claim:
An illuminated chest protection device comprising: a chest protector assembly including a front upper torso plate member, a back upper torso plate member, shoulder protection members being attached to said front upper torso plate, and connectors interconnecting said shoulder protection members to said back upper torso plate member, said chest protector assembly also including strap members interconnecting said front and back upper torso plate members, said front upper torso plate member being adapted to cover a user's upper torso from a user's waist up to a user's neck, and having contoured longitudinal side edges which bow inwardly of said front upper torso plate member, said back upper torso plate member being adapted to cover a user's upper torso from a user's waist up to a user's neck, and having contoured longitudinal side edges which bow inwardly of said back upper torso plate member, and also has openings being disposed in upper corners thereof, each of said shoulder protection members being a longitudinally-curved plate and has an aperture being disposed therethrough near a back edge thereof; light-emitting elements being disposed in said front and back upper torso plate members; and a light control unit being attached to said chest protector assembly and being connected to said light-emitting elements.