Shoe pair with position indicator assembly
AssigneePairMe Products, LLC
InventorsLindsey Legg, Alyssa Soto, Earl Wilkins
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Abstract
A position indicator assembly, including first and second positioning units, is attached to a pair of shoes in positions which are spaced when the shoes are aligned together. Each positioning unit includes a first proximity switch element, at least one indicator, a battery and a second proximity switch element. The battery is electrically connected to the indicator when the first proximity switch element of one of the first and second position units is arranged a predetermined, spaced distance from the second proximity switch element of the other of the first and second positioning units in order to provide a visual and/or audible indication to a wearer that the pair of shoes are on the correct feet.
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A shoe pair with position indicator assembly to signal a proper alignment of a matched pair of shoes comprising:
- first and second mirror image shoes, with each of the shoes having a shoe body including a sole portion and an upper portion, said upper portion having at least a toe section, inner and outer instep sections and a counter section wherein, when the shoe pair is properly aligned, the inner instep sections of the first and second shoes are facing each other, the respective toe and counter sections of the first and second shoes are positioned to simultaneously abut each other, and the inner instep sections of the first and second shoes are spaced from one another;
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- a position indicator assembly including first and second positioning units attached to the first and second shoes respectively, with the first and second positioning units including at least one indicator mounted on at least one of the first and second shoes, at least one battery for powering the at least one indicator, and a proximity switch, electrically interposed between the at least one battery and the at least one indicator, including first and second proximity switch elements provided on the first and second shoes respectively, said proximity switch being configured to be activated for electrically connecting the at least one battery with the at least one indicator when the first and second proximity switch elements are arranged in a predetermined, spaced distance from each other wherein, when the matched pair of shoes are properly aligned and within the predetermined, space distance from each other, the at least one indicator will be automatically activated to indicate that the matched pair are properly aligned.
A shoe pair with position indicator assembly comprising:
- first and second mirror image shoes, with each of the shoes having a shoe body including a sole portion and an upper portion, said upper portion having at least a toe section, inner and outer instep sections and a counter section wherein, when the shoe pair is properly aligned, the inner instep sections of the first and second shoes are facing each other, the respective toe and counter sections of the first and second shoes are positioned to simultaneously abut each other, and the inner instep sections of the first and second shoes are spaced from one another;
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- a position indicator assembly including first and second positioning units attached to the first and second shoes respectively, with the first and second positioning units including at least one indicator mounted on at least one of the first and second shoes, at least one battery for powering the at least one indicator, and a proximity switch, electrically interposed between the at least one battery and the at least one indicator, including first and second proximity switch elements provided on the first and second shoes respectively, said proximity switch being configured to be activated for electrically connecting the at least one battery with the at least one indicator when the first and second proximity switch elements are arranged in a predetermined, spaced distance from each other, wherein the at least one indicator includes first and second indicators and the at least one battery includes first and second batteries, with each of the first and second positioning units including one of the first and second batteries, one of the first and second indicators, and at least one of the first and second proximity switch elements, all mounted on a common circuit board.
A method of signaling a proper alignment of a matched pair of shoes comprising:
- positioning first and second shoes, having first and second proximity switch elements mounted on the first and second shoes respectively, adjacent one another;
- completing an electrical connection through the first and second proximity switch elements when the first and second shoes are a predetermined, spaced distance from each other;
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- activating at least one indicator when the first and second shoes are a matched pair and the electrical connection is completed thereby signaling the proper alignment of the matched pair of shoes.
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