|
Home |
|
Blinking Shoes Patents
Sequential Flashing Footwear
Patent #5,903,103
The Sequential Flashing Footwear invention is a system of
circuitry and light sources in which the circuitry sequentially
lights up the light sources on or within the footwear. This
system contains the following:
- At least one light source (LED) located somewhere
visible on the shoe
- A power source (battery) with enough power to turn on the
light source
- A switch triggered by motion of the shoe and has open and
closed positions
- Circuitry connecting the power source to the light source to allow
illumination of the light source activated by the change of
the switch from a closed to an open position
The circuit may include a detector circuit for detecting
when the switch has changed from closed to open positions.A power
circuit may also be included to control the amount of time the
light source lights up. The detector circuit and power circuit
together make up a light source control circuit. The light source
control circuit responds to the switch and controls the application
of power from the power source to the light source. Light sources
are placed on the heel, along the sole, and/or other areas of the
shoe that are in plain sight. All other components are hidden within the
shoe.
Links:
Light Flashing System
Patent #5,969,479
The Light Flashing System invention is a lighting system to be
incorporated into footwear. This system contains the following:
- A power source to energize the system (battery)
- Many light sources (light-emitting elements)
- A switch
- A pattern generation circuit
The battery gives power to the light sources and the pattern-generation
circuit. The switch intermittently clocks the pattern-generation
circuit and enables the flow of current, illuminating the light
sources in response to motion caused by movement of the light
flashing system. When the switch is closed, current will flow
through the system and continue to flow after the switch is opened
for a predetermined amount of time.The pattern-generation circuit
then lights up the light sources by enabling the flow of current
to the light sources. As the switch intermittently opens and closes, the
pattern-generation circuit is clocked through various states by the
switch, and the output at each state differs slightly.
Thus, the outputs of the pattern-generation circuit allow the current to
flow to the light sources in a pattern, which in turn allow the
light sources to illuminate in the same pattern. All
light sources are placed visibly on the shoe while all other components are
placed within the sole of the shoe.
Links:
|
