Audio-visual assembly for articles of clothing

Claim 2

A clothing display assembly comprising: a garment having an inner surface and an outer surface; at least one means for emitting light removably connected to said garment and positioned at least partially along the outside surface thereof at a location visible during the wearing of said garment; an audio means for producing a sound sequence removably positioned on the inside surface of said garment at a location not visible during ordinary wearing of said garment; and means for simultaneously activating said at least one light emitting means and said audio means.

Claim 3

The clothing display assembly of claim 1, wherein said at least one light-emitting means is electrically connected in parallel with said audio means.

Claim 4

The clothing display assembly of claim 1, wherein said activating means is positioned along the inside surface of said garment at a location not visible during ordinary wearing of said garment.

Claim 5

The clothing display assembly of claim 1, wherein said activating means comprises a push-button activator.

Claim 6

The clothing display assembly of claim 4, wherein the outer surface of said garment includes an area overlying said activator, whereby pressure applied to said overlying area activates said activator.

Claim 7

The clothing display assembly of claim 1, wherein said at least one light-emitting means comprises a plurality of light-emitting diodes.

Claim 8

The clothing display assembly of claim 6, wherein said garment includes a plurality of openings for removably receiving aids light-emitting means.

Claim 9

The clothing display assembly of claim 7, wherein each of said diodes includes an annular flange for retaining each of said received diodes in said openings.

Claim 10

The clothing assembly of claim 8, wherein each of said openings are provided with a grommet for receiving said diodes.

Claim 11

The clothing display of claim 8, further including an O-ring mounted on each of said diodes for retaining said diodes in said openings.

Claim 12

A removably display assembly for a garment having an inner surface and an outer surface comprising: at least one means for emitting light removably connected to said garment and positioned at least partially along the outside surface thereof at a location visible during wearing of said garment; an audio means for producing a sound sequence positioned on the inside surface of said garment at a location not visible during ordinary wearing of said garment; means for simultaneously activating said at least one light emitting means and said audio means.

Claim 13

A removably display assembly for a garment having an inner surface and an outer surface comprising: at least one means for emitting light removably connected to said garment and positioned at least partially along the outside surface thereof at a location visible during wearing of said garment; an audio means for producing a sound sequence positioned on the inside surface of said garment at a location not visible during ordinary wearing of said garment; means for simultaneously activating said at least one light emitting means and said audio means.

Claim 14

The removable display assembly of claim 11, wherein said at least one light-emitting means is electrically connected in parallel with aid audio means.

Claim 15

The removable display assembly of claim 11, wherein said activating means is positioned along the inside surface of said garment at a location not visible during ordinary wearing of said garment.

Claim 16

The removable display assembly of claim 13, wherein said activating means comprises a push-button activator.

Claim 17

The display assembly of claim 11, wherein said at least one light-emitting means comprises a plurality of light-emitting diodes removably received in a corresponding plurality of openings formed in said garment.

Claim 20

The method of claim 16, wherein said step of removably connecting said at least one light-emitting means comprises forming at least one opening in said garment and removably receiving said at least one light-emitting means in said at least one opening.

Claim 21

The method of claim 17, wherein said receiving step comprises: inserting said at least one light-emitting means through said at least one opening; and force-fitting a flange means of said at least one light-emitting means through said at least one opening for maintaining reception of said at least one light-emitting means in said at least one opening during wearing of said garment.

Claim 22

The method of claim 17, wherein said receiving step comprises: inserting said at least one light-emitting means through said at least one opening; and coupling a retaining means to said at least one light-emitting means for maintaining reception of said at least one-light-emitting means in said at least one opening during wearing of said garment.

Claim 23

A clothing display assembly comprising: a garment having an inner surface and an outer surface; at least one means for emitting light removably connected to said garment and positioned at least partially along the outside surface thereof at a location visible during wearing of said garment; means for activating said at least one light emitting means; wherein said at least one light emitting means comprises a plurality of light-emitting diodes and wherein said garment includes a plurality of openings for removably receiving said light-emitting diodes; and wherein each of said diodes includes an annular flanges and wherein each of said openings includes a fabric reinforcing means for enabling said diodes to be inserted through said openings without damage to said garment, each of said flanges and said corresponding reinforcing means cooperating to prevent said diodes from falling through said openings after insertion therethrough.

Claim 24

A clothing display assembly comprising: a garment having an inner surface and an outer surface; at least one means for emitting light removably connected to said garment and positioned at least partially along the outside surface thereof at a location visible during wearing of said garment; means for activating said at least one light emitting means; wherein said at least one light emitting means comprises a plurality of light-emitting diodes and wherein said garment includes a plurality of openings for removably receiving said light-emitting diodes; and wherein each of said diodes includes an annular flanges and wherein each of said openings includes a fabric reinforcing means for enabling said diodes to be inserted through said openings without damage to said garment, each of said flanges and said corresponding reinforcing means cooperating to prevent said diodes from falling through said openings after insertion therethrough.