Shoe pair with position indicator assembly
AssigneePairMe Products, LLC
InventorsLindsey Legg, Alyssa Soto, Earl Wilkins
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Abstract
A position indicator assembly, including first and second positioning units, is attached to a pair of shoes in positions which are spaced when the shoes are aligned together. Each positioning unit includes a first proximity switch element, at least one indicator, a battery and a second proximity switch element. The battery is electrically connected to the indicator when the first proximity switch element of one of the first and second position units is arranged a predetermined, spaced distance from the second proximity switch element of the other of the first and second positioning units in order to provide a visual and/or audible indication to a wearer that the pair of shoes are on the correct feet.
Claims20
A shoe pair with position indicator assembly to signal a proper alignment of a matched pair of shoes comprising:
- first and second shoes;
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- a position indicator assembly including first and second positioning units attached to the first and second shoes respectively, with the first and second positioning units including at least one indicator mounted on at least one of the first and second shoes, at least one battery for powering the at least one indicator, and a proximity switch, electrically interposed between the at least one battery and the at least one indicator, including first and second proximity switch elements provided on the first and second shoes respectively, said proximity switch being configured to be activated for electrically connecting the at least one battery with the at least one indicator when the first and second proximity switch elements are arranged within a predetermined, spaced distance from each other wherein, when the matched pair of shoes are properly aligned and within the predetermined, space distance from each other, the at least one indicator will be automatically activated to indicate that the matched pair are properly aligned.
A shoe pair with an indicator assembly comprising:
- first and second shoes;
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- a position indicator assembly including first and second positioning units attached to the first and second shoes respectively, with the first and second positioning units including at least one indicator mounted on at least one of the first and second shoes, at least one battery for powering the at least one indicator, and a proximity switch including first and second proximity switch elements provided on the first and second shoes respectively, said proximity switch being configured to be activated for electrically activating the at least one indicator when the first and second proximity switch elements are arranged within a predetermined, spaced distance from each other wherein, when the pair of shoes are matched, properly arranged and within the predetermined, space distance from each other, the at least one indicator will be automatically activated to indicate proper placement of the first and second shoes.
A method of signaling a proper alignment of a matched pair of shoes comprising:
- positioning first and second shoes, having first and second proximity switch elements mounted on the first and second shoes respectively, adjacent one another;
- completing an electrical connection through the first and second proximity switch elements when the first and second shoes are within a predetermined, spaced distance from each other;
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- activating at least one indicator when the first and second shoes are a matched pair, with the electrical connection being completed thereby signaling a correct arrangement of the matched pair of shoes on feet of a wearer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.