Vehicle indicator belt

Claim 1

A vehicle indicator belt to be worn on a vehicle operator''s body comprising: a belt portion of generally elongated shape having means for securing the ends of said belt together to position said belt around the vehicle operator''s body; a plurality of spaced apart directional indicator light units positioned on said belt, each unit containing a lamp and flasher means; power supply means secured to said belt; respective switching means mounted on said belt at the front of said operator''s body for selectively actuating the corresponding directional indicator light units for providing an indication of a change in movement of said vehicle; electrical wiring interconnecting each said indicator light unit to said power supply means through its corresponding switching means; a channel formed of a first portion of said belt having a cross-section formed of a first layer of material whose edges overlap said first layer, said edges being spaced from each other and a second portion of material forming a second layer and having a width greater than the distance between said overlapped edges, the part of the said belt containing said edges being spaced between said first and second layers, with said channel being defined by said layers and said edges; and openings formed in said belt material between said channel and the outer surface of said belt, said indicator light units and said switching means being positioned over said openings in said belt material, and wherein the portion of the electrical wiring connected between said light units and the corresponding switching means extends through said openings and along said channel.