US20070151125A1

US20070151125A1 - Shoe with an illuminating device

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Publication number: US20070151125A1
Application number: US11/326,238
Authority: US
Inventors: Cheng-Yang Tsai; Wen-Yu Chiu; Kuo-Hsun Wu
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2006-01-05
Filing date: 2006-01-05
Publication date: 2007-07-05

Abstract

The shoe has a body, an insole, illuminating device and a shoe-pad. The body is formed as a single piece and has a recess, a heel, and a cavity. The cavity is formed in the body near the heel and communicates with the recess. The insole is mounted in the recess and has a crevice, a containing hole and a fixing hole. The crevice is formed in the bottom of the insole and corresponds to the cavity in the body. The containing hole is formed in the insole and corresponds to the cavity, and the fixing hole is formed in the periphery of the insole. The illuminating device is mounted between the body and the insole and has two wires, a power source, a circuit board, multiple illuminating elements and a switch. The shoe-pad is attached to insole and has a through hole and a cover.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a shoe, and more particularly to a shoe with an illuminating device to provide a changeable visible effect and that can be fabricated conveniently.
2. Description of Related Art
Conventional shoes are used to protect feet of users and simultaneously provide a decorative effect. The conventional shoes are always designed to have different appearances to fit with different user's needs. However, the change at the appearance of the front of the conventional shoe is always limited to a contour or configuration but not at an illuminating effect. Therefore, the appearance of a conventional shoe is not versatile. In addition, a conventional shoe with an illuminating device is provided a visual effect, however, the conventional shoe with an illuminating device also has the following shortcomings:
1. The conventional illuminating device on the shoe can only emit a single colored light, so the decorative effect of the conventional shoe is still not versatile.
2. In addition, to hold the illuminating device in a conventional shoe, a hole mused be defined in the shoe and a cover is attached to the shoe to close the hole. Therefore, to manufacture of a conventional shoe with an illuminating device is trouble and costly.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The main objective of the present invention is to provide a shoe that is easy to operate and can provide a changeable illuminating effect with different colors.
The shoe has a body, an insole, illuminating device and a shoe-pad. The body is formed as a single piece and comprises a recess, a heel, and a cavity. The cavity is formed in the body near the heel and communicates with the recess. The insole is mounted in the recess and has a crevice, a containing hole and a fixing hole. The crevice is formed in the bottom of the insole and corresponds to the cavity. The containing hole is formed on the insole and corresponds to the cavity, and the fixing hole is formed in the periphery of the insole. The illuminating device is mounted between the body and the insole and has two wires, a power source, a circuit board, multiple illuminating elements and a switch. The shoe-pad is attached over the insole and comprises a through hole and a cover.
Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a shoe in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the shoe in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a side view of the shoe in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a side view of another embodiment of a shoe in accordance with the present invention; and
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a further embodiment of a shoe in accordance with the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, a shoe (10) in accordance with the present invention comprises a body (20), an insole (30), an illuminating device (40) and a shoe-pad (50).
The body (20) is made of a translucent material, is formed as a single piece and comprises a top, a bottom, a rear end, a front end, a recess (21), a heel (22), and a cavity (23). The recess (21) is formed in the top of the body (20), and the heel (22) is formed on and extends from the bottom of the body (20) near the rear end. The cavity (23) is formed in the body (20) near the rear end, corresponds to the heel (22) and communicates with the recess (21).
The insole (30) is mounted inside the recess (21) in the body (20) and has a top, a bottom, an interior space, a front end, a rear end, an external, a periphery, a crevice (31), a containing hole (32) and a fixing hole (33). The crevice (31) is formed in the bottom of the insole (30) near the rear end, communicates with the interior space and aligns with the cavity (23) in the body (20). The containing hole (32) is formed through the insole (30) at a position near the cavity (23) of the body (20). The fixing hole (33) is formed in the periphery of the insole (30) between the crevice (31) and the containing hole (32).
The illuminating device (40) is mounted between the body (20) and the insole (30) and comprises two wires, a power source (42), a circuit board (43), multiple illuminating elements (44) and a switch (41). Each wire has two ends. The power source (42) is mounted in the containing hole (32) in the insole (30) and is electrically connected to the circuit board (43) with one of the wires, and the power (42) may be a battery. The circuit board (43) is mounted in the interior space of the insole (30) through the crevice (31). The illuminating elements (44) are attached to the circuit board (43), extend into the cavity (23) in the body (20) through the crevice (31) and may be discrete light bulbs or light emitting diodes (LED). The illuminating elements (44) can be controlled to emit lights with multiple colors by the circuit board (43). The switch (41) is electrically connected to the power source (42) with the other wire, is mounted in the fixing hole (33) in the insole (30) and may be a pushbutton switch.
The shoe-pad (50) is attached over the insole (30) and comprises a through hole (51), a cover (52) and a protrusion (53). The through hole (51) is formed through the shoe-pad (50) and corresponds to the containing hole (32) of the insole (30). The cover (52) is attached to the shoe-pad (50), covers over and closes the through hole (51) and has a front end, a rear end and a bottom. The rear end of the cover (52) is securely connected with the shoe-pad (50) near the through hole (51). The protrusion (53) is mounted on the bottom near the front end of the cover (52) and protrudes into the through hole (51) to contacts with and hold the power source (42) inside the containing hole (32) in place. The protrusion (53) can keep the power (42) from being compressed when a user wears the shoe (10).
In an alternative embodiment, the body (20) can be manufactured with a thick heel (22 a) as shown in FIG. 4. Accordingly, the lights emitting from the illuminating elements (44) can pass through the body (20) and the thick heel (22 a) to provide a visual effect.
In a further alternative embodiment, with reference to FIG. 5, the shoe (10′) may be a boot, and the illuminating device (40′) can be mounted in the body (20′) and comprises multiple illuminating elements (44′) attached to the boot body and connected to the circuit board (43) with wires.
The shoe (10) as described has the following advantages:
1. The body (20) is made of a translucent material and can be conveniently formed with a mold injection process, such that the cost for manufacturing the shoe is reduced.
2. In addition, the illuminating elements (44) can emit lights with different colors, so a versatile visual and decorative effect is provided.
Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present utility model have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and features of the utility model, the disclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made in the details, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.

Claims

1. A shoe having

a body being made of a translucent material and having

a top;

a bottom;

a rear end;

a recess formed in the top of the body;

a heel formed on and extending from the bottom of the body near the rear end; and

a cavity formed in the body near rear end, corresponding to the heel and communicating with the recess;

an insole mounted in the recess of the body and having

atop;

a bottom;

an interior space;

a front end;

a rear end;

a periphery;

a crevice formed in the bottom of the insole near the rear end and corresponding to the cavity;

a containing hole formed through the insole and corresponding to the cavity in the body; and

a fixing hole formed in the periphery of the insole between the crevice and the containing hole;

an illuminating device mounted between the body and the insole and having

two wires;

a power source mounted in the containing hole of the insole;

a circuit board mounted in the interior space of the insole through the crevice and electrically connected to the power source through one of the wires;

multiple illuminating elements attached to the circuit board and extending into the cavity in the body through the crevice; and

a switch mounted in the fixing hole and electrically connected to the power source with the wire; and

a shoe-pad attached over the insole and having

a through hole formed through the shoe-pad and corresponding to the containing hole of the insole; and

a cover attached to the shoe-pad to cover over and close the through hole and having

a front end;

a rear end connected with the shoe-pad near the through hole; and

a bottom.

2. The shoe as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the cover further has a protrusion mounted on the bottom near the front end of the cover and protruding into the containing hole in the insole to contact with and hold the power source in the containing hole in place.

3. The shoe as claimed in claim 2, wherein the switch is a pushbutton switch.

4. The shoe as claimed in claim 3, wherein the power source is a battery.

5. The shoe as claimed in claim 4, wherein the illuminating elements are light emitting diodes (LED).