Illuminated article of apparel
AssigneeLaMi Products, Inc.
InventorLarry Dion
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Abstract
An article of apparel which includes at least one LED which is intermittently and repetitively turned on. In one form, a hollow ball or shell contains an LED and a digital pulser comprising a battery and a digital oscillator for passing successive pulses of current through the LED. Preferably the shell is made in two separable and halves, to permit easy access to the interior to turn it on or off manually, to repair it, or to replace the battery. In another form, the invention comprises a linear series of LED's on a strip which can be fastened between the laces and tongue of a shoe, the LED's being successively turned on momentarily to produce the appearance of light moving along the strip.
Claims8
An illuminated item of apparel removably affixed to a fastener of a shoe, comprising:
- a strip of material of a size to fit in the space between a tongue of said shoe and an overlying fastener of said shoe;
- a series of light-emitting diodes spaced along said strip;
- and
- means secured to said strip for causing said light-emitting diodes to be turned on to create the impression of light moving along said strip.
An illuminated footwear item, comprising:
- a footwear article including an upper and a sole;
- a strip of material having a series of light-emitting diodes spaced on said strip;
- and
- means secured to said strip for causing said light-emitting diodes to be individually activated to provide a novel aesthetic appearance to said shoe;
- said strip affixed to said upper of said footwear article.
An illuminated item of apparel, comprising:
- a shoe comprising an upper and a sole;
- a member having a series of light-emitting diodes spaced thereon;
- means secured to said member for causing said light-emitting diodes to be individually activated to provide a novel aesthetic appearance to said shoe;
- and
- fastener means for fastening said member to said upper of said shoe so as to reveal a portion of said light-emitting diodes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.