Abstract:
An exemplary shoe includes a upper, a sole, an LED (light-emitting diode) and a power supply device. The upper is disposed on the sole. The sole includes a receiving space. The LED is installed on an outside surface of the sole. The power supply module is for providing electric power to the light emitting diode. The power supply module further includes a piezoelectric member coupled to the sole and a electric power storing device. The piezoelectric member is disposed between the upper and the sole. The electric power storing device is received in the receiving space of the sole and electrically coupled between the piezoelectric member and the light emitting diode.
Abstract:
An article of footwear and a footwear housing is disclosed. The footwear housing includes a charging station that can be used to charge a battery in the footwear housing.
Abstract:
This present invention concerns an impact detection device, as well as a system that includes such a device, and is employed particularly in electronic training systems for a combat sport, or for simulation of such a combat sport, such as boxing, karate, kendo, or fencing in particular, or more generally in a sport in which the user creates an impact by striking an adversary or a support, directly or by means of an object that is liable to transmit the impact.This device includes a sensor that is designed to detect an impact and its intensity, which is mounted on a printed circuit, together with indicating means that are designed to be activated when the detector detects an impact and/or in order to indicate to a user that he must generate an impact, and which is imbedded in a protective covering so that it is located near the surface of this embedding material.The indicating means are mounted directly on the printed circuit, so that the embedding material also covers the printed circuit and the sensor.
Abstract:
A side-emissive flexible polymeric light guide 1 is formed with a main body portion 6 and an integral attachment or anchoring element 7 that extends along its length for attaching the light guide 1 to an item. The attachment element 7 may be in the form of a flat strip of material which may be stitched to an item or may be formed for a snap-fit or in any other appropriate form, e.g. a rib and groove profile. The attachment element 7 is preferably opaque and co-extruded with the main body portion. The light guide may provide effective and simple to use trim and piping and may be used with bags, mobile phone pouches, clothing, furniture and signage. Various new mobile phone alert and signage systems are also disclosed which may, but need not, include a light guide having an integral attachment element.
Abstract:
The present invention provides at least one sole and at least one shoe comprising an outside wearable surface layer of a shoe sole comprising an added fragrance that is released and has an aroma when the shoe is at rest or there is friction being applied to the sole surface.
Abstract:
A customized light module comprising is provided according to one embodiment of this disclosure. The customized light module, according to this embodiment, includes a housing, a light source, a removable decorative cap and a battery. The housing includes a stem configured to secure the customized light module within an aperture of an article of footwear. The light source is coupled with the housing. The decorative cap may be removably coupled with the housing and may be configured to illuminate when the light source is illuminates. The battery may be accessibly secured within the housing with a two-stage mechanism. The two-stage mechanism, for example, may include a child lock. In some embodiments, the housing has at least two configurations: a first configuration and a second configuration. A circuit is created between the battery and the light source in the first configuration and closed in the second configuration.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a footwear system that is comprised of a pair of footwear with at least one transparent, semi-transparent or translucent special display area(s) (SDA) and system of innerliners. The system of innerliners can be comprised of either at least two user interchangeable pairs of innerliners or a single pair of innerliners that can provide multiple combined appearances from the footwear, when the innerliners are switched from one foot to the other, reversed or rotated on the foot. The innerliners are specifically designed and engineered to be displayed through the footwear, and the footwear is specifically designed and engineered to display the innerliners providing an emanating effect. The present invention provides a large number of user desirable combinations of footwear with SDA and innerliners that can be created by using a footwear system comprised of footwear with at least one SDA and a system of specifically designed innerliners. Users can create multiple combined appearances from a single pair of footwear by simply changing or modifying their innerliners.
Abstract:
A lighting system for clothing, footwear, backpacks, and other accessories incorporates a battery, a switch, a counter circuit, a flasher and lamps or LEDs driven by the flasher. An improved switch has a tubular housing of electrical insulating material, which may be, for example, round or square in cross section. A pair of electrical contact pins extend into the interior of the housing and are aligned longitudinally. The external ends of the contact pins are wired to the counter circuit and the battery. A free-floating contact bar of electrical conducting material normally resides on the bottom of the housing and, upon movement of the shoe or clothing, will bounce against the contact pins thus closing the switch and causing an input signal to the counter circuit and causing the lamps or LEDs to be illuminated momentarily. In a second embodiment, the contact pins extend through the bottom of the housing and the contact bar may rest against the contact pins. An electrical timer circuit responsive to closing of the switch limits the flashing of the LEDs to one sequence of flashes until further movement of the switch causes it to open and close again.
Abstract:
A lighting system for wearing apparel and the like includes a sealed housing of flexible light transmitting material with at least two hollow regions interconnected by a section having an opening therein communicating between the hollow regions, a battery in one of the hollow regions, at least one light source in each hollow region for light emission through the surface of the housing, a motion responsive switch or a user-activated switch or both contained within one of the hollow regions, light controls contained within one of the hollow regions connected to the battery, the switch and the light sources for controlling the activation of the light sources responsive to operation of the switch, the weight and volume of the battery, light control means and switch being distributed among the hollow regions.
Abstract:
A method of injection molding an article of footwear having a sole and an upper with the sole having a ball section and heel section, the heel section having a circuit capsule encapsulated therein. The circuit capsule is provided with LEDs to generate light beams through the heel of the article of footwear. The method comprises injection molding the sole with a peripheral upwardly extending side wall and then positioning an upper support mold with a sock upper at a predetermined position relative to the sole molded on a female mold. A hot liquid molding material is injected in a vamp forming cavity formed between the female mold and the upper support mold as well as in a capsule sealing cavity formed between a bottom wall of the upper support mold and the heel section of the sole whereby to interconnect the sole and the upper and simultaneously seal the circuit capsule in a capsule locating cavity within the heel portion of the sole.