Super-thin lighting arrangement for a moving object

In an apparatus, comprising:

• a main object arranged to be moved when an outside force is applied to the object;
• a moving base arranged to permit the main object to move when the outside force is applied to the main object by overcoming a resistance to movement of the main object which would otherwise be present, the improvement wherein
• an illumination arrangement including a power supply and controlling circuitry is mounted between the main object and moving base,
• wherein the illumination means includes a transparent member containing attachment means for attaching lighting elements within the member, and
• wherein the lighting elements are electro-luminescent strips, and the attachment means comprises grooves which open into a surface of the member which faces the main object, the EL strips being sealed within the grooves upon sandwiching of the member between the moving base and the main object when the moving base is attached to the main object.

In an apparatus, comprising:

• a main object arranged to be moved when an outside force is applied to the object;
• a moving base arranged to permit the main object to move when the outside force is applied to the main object by overcoming a resistance to movement of the main object which would otherwise be present, the improvement wherein
• an illumination arrangement including a power supply and controlling circuitry is mounted between the main object and moving base,
• wherein the illumination means includes a transparent member containing attachment means for attaching lighting elements within the member, and
• wherein said main body is a boot, said moving base is a skate mounting bracket, and said member is an outsole arranged to fit between a sole of the boot and the skate mounting bracket.

In an apparatus, comprising:

• a main object arranged to be moved when an outside force is applied to the object;
• a moving base arranged to permit the main object to move when the outside force is applied to the main object by overcoming a resistance to movement of the main object which would otherwise be present, the improvement wherein
• an illumination arrangement including a power supply and controlling circuitry is mounted between the main object and moving base,
• wherein the illumination means includes a transparent member containing attachment means for attaching lighting elements within the member, and
• wherein said main body includes a plurality of openings and a soft textile liner which fits inside the main body, and wherein the illumination arrangement includes a plurality of electroluminescent light strips attached to the soft textile liner and visible through said openings.

In an apparatus, comprising:

• a main object arranged to be moved when an outside force is applied to the object;
• a moving base arranged to permit the main object to move when the outside force is applied to the main object by overcoming a resistance to movement of the main object which would otherwise be present;
• and
• an illumination arrangement the improvement wherein
• the illumination arrangement includes an electroluminescent light source and means for securing the light source to the main object in a location which protects the light source from damage while still enabling the light source to be directly visible to a viewer, and wherein a power supply and controlling circuitry for the illumination arrangement are mounted between the main object and moving base.

In an apparatus, comprising:

• a main object arranged to be moved when an outside force is applied to the object;
• a moving base arranged to permit the main object to move when the outside force is applied to the main object by overcoming a resistance to movement of the main object which would otherwise be present, the improvement comprising:
• an illumination arrangement including an electro-luminescent light source situated away from an exterior surface of the apparatus so as to be protected from impacts while facing outwardly from the device so as to be directly visible to a viewer;
• and
• a bracket positioned between the main object and the moving base to which is mounted a power pack and associated circuitry for controlling the illumination arrangement.