Footwear with flashing lights
US6017128A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 9, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S362/802
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Footwear for improving the visibility of the wearer uses a circuit including a mechanically operated pressure switching mechanism, disposed in the footwear, to turn a lighting system off and on. The switch is responsive to pressure from the foot of the wearer. When a wearer raises a foot from the ground, the lighting system is activated. When the foot is returned to the ground, the lighting system is deactivated. The system may be disabled by removing a source of power from the circuit, or through the provision of a mechanically operable deactivation mechanism.
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