EP1600068A1 - Beleuchtender Absatz für einen Schuh - Google Patents

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EP1600068A1
EP1600068A1 EP04012216A EP04012216A EP1600068A1 EP 1600068 A1 EP1600068 A1 EP 1600068A1 EP 04012216 A EP04012216 A EP 04012216A EP 04012216 A EP04012216 A EP 04012216A EP 1600068 A1 EP1600068 A1 EP 1600068A1
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cover
recess
heel
circuit board
illuminating elements
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Cheng-Yang Tsai
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Chiu Wen-Yu
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B1/00—Footwear characterised by the material
    • A43B1/0027—Footwear characterised by the material made at least partially from a material having special colours
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B1/00—Footwear characterised by the material
    • A43B1/0072—Footwear characterised by the material made at least partially of transparent or translucent materials
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B3/00—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use
    • A43B3/34—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use with electrical or electronic arrangements
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B3/00—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use
    • A43B3/34—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use with electrical or electronic arrangements
    • A43B3/36—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use with electrical or electronic arrangements with light sources

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  • the present invention relates to a heel for a shoe, and more particularly to an illuminating heel for a shoe and that can show different illuminating effects.
  • Shoes not only provide a protection effect to feet, but also provide a decorative effect. Therefore, the shoes are always designed to have different appearances to fit with different user's needs and to add attraction to the users. However, it is most common to design different appearances to a conventional shoe at the front of the shoe rather than at the heel. In addition, 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 and is no longer sufficiently attractive.
  • the main objective of the invention is to provide a heel that can provide a changeable illuminating effect to add attraction of a shoe with the heel.
  • the heel has a body, a circuit board, multiple illuminating elements, an integrated circuit (IC) unit, a power source, a switch, a push button and a cover.
  • the body is permeable to light and has a recess with an inner surface and two channels defined in the inner surface of the recess respectively at two sides of the inner surface.
  • the circuit board is received in the recess and has two edges received respectively in the channels.
  • the illuminating elements are mounted on the circuit board.
  • the integrated circuit (IC) unit is mounted on the circuit board and is electrically connected to the illuminating elements.
  • the power source is electrically connected to the illuminating elements through the integrated circuit unit to provide an electrical power to the illuminating elements.
  • the switch is electrically connected between the power source and the integrated circuit unit.
  • the push button abuts against the switch to switch the switch when the push button is pushed.
  • the cover is attached to the body to close the recess and has a bore defined through the cover for the push button extending out from the bore.
  • a heel for a shoe in accordance with the present invention comprises a body (10), a circuit board (14), multiple illuminating elements (142), an integrated circuit (IC) unit (146), a power source (144), a switch (148), a push button (149) and a cover (18).
  • the body (10) has a permeability to light, a recess (12) and two channels (122).
  • the recess (12) is defined in the body (10) and has an inner surface.
  • the channels (122) are defined in the inner surface of the recess (12) respectively at two sides of the inner surface.
  • an opening (124) is defined in the body (10) and communicates with the recess (12).
  • the opening (124) has a width larger than that of the recess (12) to form two shoulders (125) respectively at two sides of the recess (12).
  • the circuit board (14) is received in the recess (12) and has two edges received respectively in the channels (122), such that the circuit board (14) can slide into the recess (12) along the channels (122).
  • the illuminating elements (142) are mounted on the circuit board (14). In a preferable embodiment, the illuminating elements are light emitting diodes (LEDs) and can show different colors.
  • the integrated circuit (IC) unit (146) is mounted on the circuit board (14) and is electrically connected to the illuminating elements (142) to light up the illuminating elements (142) in alternative manners. That is, a first sequence of lights may be actuated, and then other subsequent sequences can be triggered after a certain duration of the first sequence.
  • the power source (144) is electrically connected to the illuminating elements (142) through the integrated circuit unit (146) to provide an electrical power to the illuminating elements (142). In an optional embodiment, the power source (144) is a battery.
  • the switch (148) is electrically connected between the power source (144) and the integrated circuit unit (146). The push button (149) abuts against the switch (148) to actuate the switch (148) when the push button (149)
  • each shoulder (125) has a threaded hole (126) defined in the shoulder (125), and the cover (18) has two through holes (184) defined through the cover (18) and aligning respectively with the threaded holes (126) in the shoulders (125).
  • Two screws (19) penetrate respectively through the through holes (184) in the cover (18) and are screwed respectively into the threaded holes (126) in the shoulders (125).
  • the cover (18) has a bore (182) defined through the cover (18) for the push button (149) extending out from the bore (182), such that the user can conveniently push the push button (182).
  • the cover (18) further has two clamps (186) to clamp one end of the circuit board (14). After releasing the screws (19) from the threaded holes (126), the cover (18) can be detached from the body (10) to open the recess (12). With the arrangements of the clamps (186), the circuit board (14) will be simultaneously taken out of the recess (12) when the cover (18) is detached from the body (10). Accordingly, to replace an exhausted battery with a new one is convenient and easy.
  • the switch (148) When the push button (149) is pushed, the switch (148) will be turned on and at least one of the illuminating elements (142) will be actuated to light up by the integrated circuit unit (146). With the illuminating effect provided by the lighting illuminating elements (142), a visual decorative effect is provided. When the push button (149) is pushed again, the switch (148) will be turned off and the lighting illuminating elements (142) will also be turned off.
  • the integrated circuit unit (146) will light different the illuminating elements (142) up. With different colored lights emitted by the illuminating elements (142), a various and versatile visual decorative effect is provided. Accordingly, a changeable illuminating effect provided by the illuminating elements (142) will be provided in an alternative manner by means of pushing the push button (149). Consequently, the heel can provide a changeable illuminating decorative effect, and a shoe with a heel in accordance with the present invention is attractive to consumers.

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  • Footwear And Its Accessory, Manufacturing Method And Apparatuses (AREA)
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Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1597823A (en) * 1925-04-04 1926-08-31 Randolph Simon Light-projecting attachment for shoes
DE2838770A1 (de) * 1978-09-06 1980-03-20 Bott Geb Michel Katharina Schuhe mit leuchte oder blinkleuchte
DE9314855U1 (de) * 1993-09-30 1993-12-09 Hsu, Simon, Taipeh/T'ai-pei Tanzschuhe mit Blinklichteinrichtung
WO1995026652A1 (en) * 1994-04-01 1995-10-12 Bbc International, Ltd. Footwear having provisions for accepting modules
US6017128A (en) * 1993-02-05 2000-01-25 L.A. Gear, Inc. Footwear with flashing lights
US6206537B1 (en) * 1995-11-15 2001-03-27 Lane T. Hauck Electrically illuminated attention-attracting devices and method of using same

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1597823A (en) * 1925-04-04 1926-08-31 Randolph Simon Light-projecting attachment for shoes
DE2838770A1 (de) * 1978-09-06 1980-03-20 Bott Geb Michel Katharina Schuhe mit leuchte oder blinkleuchte
US6017128A (en) * 1993-02-05 2000-01-25 L.A. Gear, Inc. Footwear with flashing lights
DE9314855U1 (de) * 1993-09-30 1993-12-09 Hsu, Simon, Taipeh/T'ai-pei Tanzschuhe mit Blinklichteinrichtung
WO1995026652A1 (en) * 1994-04-01 1995-10-12 Bbc International, Ltd. Footwear having provisions for accepting modules
US6206537B1 (en) * 1995-11-15 2001-03-27 Lane T. Hauck Electrically illuminated attention-attracting devices and method of using same

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