Lighting attachments for in-line roller or blade skates

In combination with an in line skate having blade sides, a sole disposed above said blade sides, and an arch area disposed therebetween with said arch area having an opening therein, a lighting apparatus comprising:

• a control box including electrical power means and switch means and having means for removably and adhesively installing said control box within said opening of said arch area of said skate;
• lighting array means including light means, said lighting array means having means for temporarily, removably, adhesively, and releasably installing said lighting means along the blade side of said skate;
• there being one lighting array means on each side of said skate, each said lighting array means comprising a square tube with individual lights, each individual light being a light emitting diode, and there further being double sided adhesive tape means along and coextensive with a selected side of said tube, opposite said lights, for temporary installation of each said lighting array means on the blade sides of said skate;
• wiring means communicating between said control box and said lighting array means and retaining said control box and said lighting array means together as a unit;
• said electrical power means providing electrical power for said lighting array means;
• and said switch means providing for the selective operation of said lighting array means;
• whereby
• said control box is temporarily adhesively installed within said opening of said arch area and said lighting array means are temporarily adhesively installed on the blade sides of said skate and said switch means is actuated to operate said lighting array means including said light means on said skate, the mounting of said control box and said lighting array means on said skate being accomplished without need of modification of said skate in any manner.