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US 2006/0133067 A1Published application
Shoe with an illuminating heel
OwnerCheng-Yang Tsaiinventor
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Abstract
A shoe with an illuminating heel has a shoe body with a shank and a heel, an illuminating device, a switch device and a wire. The heel is made of transparent material, and the illuminating device is mounted inside the heel. The switch device is attached to the shank under the shoe body, and the wire electrically connects the switch device to the illuminating device. By separating the switch device from the illuminating device, the heel can be diminished in diameter to be made thin.
Claims5
A shoe with an illuminating heel, the shoe comprising:
- a shoe body (10) having
- a bottom face;
- a shank (12);
- and
- a heel (14) made of transparent material and attached to the shoe body (10) and having
- a top;
- and
- a bottom;
- an illuminating device (20) clamped between the bottom face of the shoe body (10) and the top of the heel (14) and comprising
- a circuit board (22) embedded in the bottom face of the shoe body (10) and having an integrated circuit (21) mounted on the circuit board (22);
- and
- multiple illuminating elements (24) mounted in the heel (14) and attached electrically to the integrated circuit (21) on the circuit board (22);
- a switch device (30) attached to the bottom face of the shoe body (10) at the shank (12);
- and
- a wire (38) electrically connecting the switch device (30) to the illuminating device (20) to control the illuminating device (20).
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.