초록 ▼

A shoe in the side of its upper or along its outsole has a transparent diffusing element with a convex front face and a multitude of facets in its back face. A pocket opens out of the back face and contains a light emitting diode which is connected to a energizing module in the outsole of the shoe.

A shoe in the side of its upper or along its outsole has a transparent diffusing element with a convex front face and a multitude of facets in its back face. A pocket opens out of the back face and contains a light emitting diode which is connected to a energizing module in the outsole of the shoe. The circuit contains a switch which is sensitive to impacts, and a battery, and when the switch is subjected to an impact of sufficient magnitude, the circuit impresses across the diode an electrical potential that is derived from the battery. The electrical potential illuminates the diode and the illumination spreads through the diffusing element, reflecting off the facets of its back face so that the diffusing element illuminates large areas on the shoe.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A shoe comprising: an outsole; an upper attached to the outsole and configured to cover a user's foot, the outsole and the upper together providing an exterior surface; a light diffusing element located along the exterior surface where it is exposed, the diffusing element

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A shoe comprising: an outsole; an upper attached to the outsole and configured to cover a user's foot, the outsole and the upper together providing an exterior surface; a light diffusing element located along the exterior surface where it is exposed, the diffusing element being flexible and resilient and having a front face presented outwardly and exposed along the exterior surface and a back face presented away from the front face, the back face being characterized by a multitude of facets arranged at angles with respect to each other to create an array of pyramidal shapes that are organized into side-by-side rows; an electrically activated light source located at the diffusing element such that light emitted by it illuminates some of the facets and spreads the illumination emitted from the light source generally throughout the diffusing element, whereby much of the diffusing element is illuminated when the light source is energized; and a source of electrical energy connected to the light source for illuminating the light source under prescribed conditions.