Illuminated cap and shoe set
AssigneeJezign, LLC
InventorJez Marston
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Abstract
A combination cap and shoe set is provided wherein each of the cap and shoe include illuminated regions. For example, the brim of the hat may be illuminated in its entirety in a particular color and the sole of the shoe may be illuminated in a complementary color such that a person wearing the cap and shoe of the invention in low light situations may be readily visible. The sole of the shoe may also be substantially uniformly illuminated and the illumination may be controlled independent of any walking motion by the wearer by a manual push-button switch.
Claims10
A cap with an illuminated brim comprising:
- a crown;
- a brim extending from said crown, the brim being formed of a translucent material;
- a light source disposed proximate to the brim;
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- a switch concealed within said crown for operating said light source and substantially uniformly illuminating said brim.
The combination of claim 6 wherein said light source includes a plurality of contiguous light emitting devices disposed in said sole.
An illuminated shoe comprising:
- an upper;
- a sole attached to said upper, the sole including a translucent perimeter surface;
- a light source disposed within said sole;
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- a push-button switch coupled to said light source to activate the light source such that the light source provides continuous illumination across a substantial portion of the perimeter surface regardless of whether the wearer is standing still or walking.
An illuminated shoe comprising:
- an upper;
- a sole attached to said upper, the sole including an opaque perimeter surface having a plurality of translucent regions, the translucent regions being formed in the shape of alpha numeric characters and being arranged to spell a word;
- a light source disposed within said sole such that said light source provides illumination to the plurality of translucent regions;
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- a push-button switch coupled to said light source to facilitate activation of the light source for user selected periods of time independent of whether the wearer is standing still or walking.
A cap with an illuminated brim comprising:
- a crown;
- a brim extending from said crown, the brim being formed of substantially opaque material, the brim including a plurality of translucent regions that are formed in the shape of alpha numeric characters and arranged to display a message;
- a light source disposed proximate to the translucent regions such that the light source illuminates the plurality of translucent regions;
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- a switch concealed within said crown for operating said light source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.