Patent ID: 7220037

Claim:
An illumination display for safety apparel, comprising: a detachable display module for use on a surface of the safety apparel, said module comprising: an envelope having a back surface for attachment to the surface of the safety apparel and a light-transmitting front surface; an electro-luminescent lamp layer having one or more segments capable of independent illumination and disposed inside the envelope and in contact with the back surface that emits light from each segment in response to a sequence of electrical driving signals; a mask disposed on the outside of the front surface of the envelope and having transparent and opaque regions defining signage displaying an animated caution warning; and an electrical circuit including an inverter and a control circuit and receiving electrical power from a power pack, the electrical circuit providing the sequence of electrical driving signals to the electro-luminescent lamp layer in response to a timing sequence from a timing element in the control circuit; and electrically conductive snaps attached to the back surface of the envelope for both removably attaching the display module to the safety apparel and conducting the electrical power from the power pack to the electrical circuit in the display module.