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US 2006/0230641 A1Published application
Lighted footwear
AssigneeBoston Ideas, LLC
InventorsDouglas Vick, Patrick Woolley
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Abstract
Footwear is provided that includes a sole having a front and a back. A light source is disposed in the front of the sole. A foot sensor, disposed in the sole, detects the presence or absence of a foot in the footwear. A light sensor, disposed in the sole, is adapted to detect the amount of ambient light adjacent the footwear. The sole may also include a delay circuit for maintaining the light source in the ON state for a predetermined period of time after the foot is removed.
Claims26
Footwear comprising:
- a sole having a front and a back;
- a light source disposed in the front of the sole;
- a foot sensor disposed in the sole that detects the presence or absence of a foot in the footwear;
- a light sensor disposed in the sole and adapted to detect the amount of ambient light adjacent the footwear;
- and
- control circuitry that maintains the light source in the ON state while the foot sensor detects the presence of a foot in the footwear and that maintains the light source in the ON state for a predetermined period of time after a foot is removed from the footwear.
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A method of producing footwear comprising:
- providing a sole having a front and a back;
- installing a light source in the front of the sole;
- installing a foot sensor in the sole;
- positioning the foot sensor so that it can detect the presence or absence of a foot in the footwear;
- installing a light sensor in the sole that is adapted to detect the amount of ambient light adjacent the footwear;
- and
- providing control circuitry that maintains the light source in the ON state while the foot sensor detects the presence of a foot in the footwear and maintains the light source in the ON state for a predetermined period of time after a foot is removed from the footwear.
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Footwear comprising:
- a sole having a front and a back;
- a light source disposed in the front of the sole, the light source having two states (ON and OFF);
- a foot sensor disposed in the sole that detects the presence or absence of a foot in the footwear;
- and
- control circuitry that maintains the light source in the ON state while the foot sensor detects the presence of a foot in the footwear and that maintains the light source in the ON state for a predetermined period of time after a foot is removed from the footwear.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.