US20140247581A1 - Illuminous sole - Google Patents
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- US20140247581A1 US20140247581A1 US13/842,652 US201313842652A US2014247581A1 US 20140247581 A1 US20140247581 A1 US 20140247581A1 US 201313842652 A US201313842652 A US 201313842652A US 2014247581 A1 US2014247581 A1 US 2014247581A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
- A43B1/00—Footwear characterised by the material
- A43B1/0072—Footwear characterised by the material made at least partially of transparent or translucent materials
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
- A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
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- 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 sole, and more particularly to an illuminous sole with bright, colorful, homogeneous and excellent illumination effect to cover a certain scope and range.
- Taiwanese Utility Patent No. M408,261 discloses a footwear with a transparent sole in which a plurality of light sources are arranged so as to provide an illumination effect.
- the estate of the sole has its inherited limitation, and the light beam is projected directly from inside of the sole, consequently, the scope and range of illumination is also limited.
- the power of the light source has to be increased, or the number of the light source has to be increased. Nevertheless, the energy consumption will also be increased inevitably.
- An illuminous sole is configured with a sole body and electronic device.
- the sole body defines a compartment and a transparent portion surrounding the compartment.
- the transparent portion has an external side and an internal side which having a plurality of reflecting surfaces.
- the electronic device is arranged within the compartment and includes at least a first light-emitting device. Portion of the light beam projected from the first light emitting device is directed outward from the outer side of the transparent portion after the portion of light beam is redirected by the reflecting surfaces.
- the light beam from the first light-emitting device will be redirected by the reflecting surfaces instead directly projecting outward in a straightforward manner.
- a wider range and scope of illumination can be reached.
- the light beams from the first emitting device will interweave with each other so as to make it brighter.
- a bright, colorful, homogeneous and excellent illumination effect to cover a certain scope and range can be reached while without increasing the quantity of light emitting devices as well as power consumption.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective and exploded view of an illuminous sole made in accordance with the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a perspective and exploded view of a sole body of the illuminous sole made in accordance with the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a transparent portion of the illuminous sole made in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a top view of the illuminous sole made in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 5 - 5 of FIG. 4 ;
- FIG. 6 is a side elevation view of the illuminous sole made in accordance with the present invention, in which the actual implementation is depicted.
- an illuminous sole 10 made in accordance with the present invention includes a sole body 20 , and an electronic device 30 .
- the sole body 20 includes a left side 21 , a right side 22 , a front portion 23 and a rear portion 24 .
- a left recess 212 pointing toward the right side 22 is defined on the left side 21
- a front-left portion 214 is arranged between the left recess 212 and the front portion 23 .
- a rear-left portion 216 is arranged between the left recess 212 and the rear portion 24 .
- A. right recess 222 pointing toward the left side 21 is defined on the right side 22
- a front right portion 224 is arranged between the right recess 222 and the front portion 23 .
- a rear-right portion 226 is arranged between the right recess 222 and the rear portion 24 .
- the sole body 20 defines a compartment 25 located between the rear-left portion 216 and the rear-right portion 226 , and includes a transparent portion 26 surrounding the compartment 25 .
- the sole body 20 includes an opaque bottom 27 , and the transparent portion 26 is made from transparent plastic material, and then attached to the opaque bottom 27 by means of glue or the equivalent. It should be readily appreciated that the sole body 20 can also be integrally formed with a transparent material.
- the transparent portion 26 has an external side 262 and an internal side 264 .
- the internal side 264 includes an inner edge 264 a , and a plurality of reflecting surfaces 264 b located between the inner edge 264 a and the external side 262 .
- the transparent portion 26 further defines four cells 264 c extending from the inner edge 264 a toward the external side 262 .
- the reflecting surfaces 264 b are adjoining with each other, and extending from the rear-left side 216 to the rear portion 24 and the rear-right side 226 of the sole body 20 . Every two adjacent reflecting surfaces 264 b jointly defines an obtuse angle ⁇ .
- the electronic device 30 includes a box 32 with a battery and a controlling circuit (not disclosed in Figures) installed therein.
- the electronic device 30 includes four first light emitting devices 34 extending out of the box 32 .
- the electronic device 30 further includes four second light emitting devices 36 terminated to electrical wires extending out of the box 32 .
- the box 32 is securely disposed within the compartment 25 located in the inner edge 264 a of the transparent portion 26 of the sole body 20 .
- the plurality of first light emitting devices 34 are securely disposed within the corresponding cells 264 c , and therefore properly disposed in the rear-left side 216 , the rear-right side 226 , and the rear portion 24 of the sole body 20 .
- the second light emitting devices 36 are disposed in the front-left side 214 and the front-right side 224 of the sole body 20 .
- the first and second light emitting devices 34 , 36 When the electronic device 30 is powered on, the first and second light emitting devices 34 , 36 will start to emit lights from illuminous sole 10 's different positions.
- the first and second light emitting devices 34 , 36 can he implemented with LED (light emitting diode) of different colors, such as red, green, blue and white. With this arrangement, a colorful visual effect can be reached.
- the internal side 264 of the transparent portion 26 of the sole body 20 is defined with reflecting surfaces 264 b, and the light beam from the first light-emitting device 34 will be redirected by the reflecting surfaces 264 b firstly, and then emits out of the transparent portion 26 through the external side 262 .
- the reflected or redirected light beam of the first light emitting device 34 will create a winder range of illumination after reflection.
- the light beams from the first and second light emitting devices 34 and 36 will intertwined with each other so as to create a brighter illumination effect after the directions of light beams are changed, i.e. without increasing the quantity of the first and second light emitting devices 34 and 36 as well as the power consumption, a brighter range and scope of illumination of the illuminous sole 10 can be reached.
- the compartment 25 , the transparent portion 26 , and the first light emitting device 34 of the illuminous sole 10 are arranged adjacent to a heel of a user.
- this implementation should not be construed as a limitation, but an illustration, i.e. that they can be arranged in any suitable position of the luminous sole 10 .
- the quantity and style of the first and second light emitting devices 34 and 36 can also be modified according to actual requirements. Since the transparent portion 26 is defined with the reflecting surfaces 264 b with which the light beam from the first emitting device 34 can be redirected, and the installation of the second light-emitting device 36 can be also omitted.
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- Footwear And Its Accessory, Manufacturing Method And Apparatuses (AREA)
- Arrangement Of Elements, Cooling, Sealing, Or The Like Of Lighting Devices (AREA)
- Illuminated Signs And Luminous Advertising (AREA)
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TW102203932U TWM455385U (zh) | 2013-03-04 | 2013-03-04 | 發光鞋底 |
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US20160242490A1 (en) * | 2014-09-12 | 2016-08-25 | New Start Shoes, Llc | Footwear With LED System |
US20160366972A1 (en) * | 2015-06-19 | 2016-12-22 | Nike, Inc. | Article Incorporating an Illumination Device |
US10306726B2 (en) | 2015-06-19 | 2019-05-28 | Nike, Inc. | Method of illuminating an article |
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US5732486A (en) * | 1991-12-11 | 1998-03-31 | Rapisarda; Carmen | Footwear with light emitting diodes |
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US7814687B2 (en) * | 2007-02-16 | 2010-10-19 | Nike, Inc. | Article of footwear including a reflective outsole |
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US8177383B2 (en) * | 2007-07-30 | 2012-05-15 | David Isidore Reuben | High intensity narrow spectrum light emitting shoe for photodynamic inactivation of floor borne staphylococcus |
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US5732486A (en) * | 1991-12-11 | 1998-03-31 | Rapisarda; Carmen | Footwear with light emitting diodes |
US5865523A (en) * | 1994-04-12 | 1999-02-02 | Chien; Tseng-Lu | Shoe with an EL light strip |
US5599088A (en) * | 1995-08-21 | 1997-02-04 | Chien; Tseng L. | Flashing footwear light module |
US5969479A (en) * | 1997-11-04 | 1999-10-19 | Cheerine Development (Hong Kong) Ltd. | Light flashing system |
US20040103563A1 (en) * | 2002-11-29 | 2004-06-03 | Linge Julie E. | Illuminated footwear |
US7059070B2 (en) * | 2003-10-31 | 2006-06-13 | Alina Designs, Inc. | Footwear containing improved audio/visual displays |
US7814687B2 (en) * | 2007-02-16 | 2010-10-19 | Nike, Inc. | Article of footwear including a reflective outsole |
US20080295361A1 (en) * | 2007-05-29 | 2008-12-04 | Nike, Inc. | Article of Footwear with Visable Indicia |
US8177383B2 (en) * | 2007-07-30 | 2012-05-15 | David Isidore Reuben | High intensity narrow spectrum light emitting shoe for photodynamic inactivation of floor borne staphylococcus |
US20100170115A1 (en) * | 2009-01-08 | 2010-07-08 | Smith Iii Roy R | Footwear, footwear components, and methods of making and using same |
US20110271558A1 (en) * | 2010-05-06 | 2011-11-10 | Skechers U.S.A., Inc. Ii | Lighted panel for an article of footwear |
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US20160242490A1 (en) * | 2014-09-12 | 2016-08-25 | New Start Shoes, Llc | Footwear With LED System |
US20160366972A1 (en) * | 2015-06-19 | 2016-12-22 | Nike, Inc. | Article Incorporating an Illumination Device |
US10306726B2 (en) | 2015-06-19 | 2019-05-28 | Nike, Inc. | Method of illuminating an article |
US10841993B2 (en) | 2015-06-19 | 2020-11-17 | Nike, Inc. | Method of illuminating an article |
US11586164B2 (en) | 2015-06-19 | 2023-02-21 | Nike, Inc. | Method of illuminating an article |
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