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Plug-in light module

US5704706A · kind A · utility

44Cited by
7References
19Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 5, 1995
Grant dateJan 6, 1998
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Expiry dateJun 5, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA43B3/34
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An athletic shoe (20) includes a sole (22), an upper (25), and a tongue (26), as well as fasteners (28), such as shoelaces. Incorporated into the sole (22) of the athletic shoe (20) is a receptacle (30) for receiving and retaining a plug-in module (32) in a slide-in, releasably locking arrangement. The plug-in module (32) preferably includes a battery (62), a light emitting device (54), and electrical circuit elements (58, 60, 72) arranged to selectively connect the battery (62) to the light emitting device (54).

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