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The disclosure relates to shoe devices and more particularly pertains to a new shoe device for emitting an image onto a support surface upon which a user is walking when the user wears the shoe. The device includes a light emitter that is integrated into the shoe and a template that is positioned over the light emitter. Additionally, the device includes a solar panel that is integrated into the shoe and a rechargeable battery that is integrated into the shoe.
The prior art relates to shoe devices including a covering for a roller skate that includes light emitters. The prior art discloses a variety of articles of footwear that each includes a light emitter for emitting light in a lateral direction with respect to the article of footwear. The prior art discloses a high heeled shoe which includes a light emitting element that is removably attachable to the high heeled shoe.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a shoe that is wearable on a user's foot. The shoe has a vamp, a heel, a heel lift, a shank, a heel breast, an outsole and a collar. A light emitter is integrated into the shoe such that the light emitter emits light outwardly from the shoe. A template is integrated into the light emitter and the template is comprised of a light impermeable material to inhibit light from passing through the template. A pattern is punched through the template to produce an image on the support surface. A color switch is movably integrated into the shoe and the color switch is electrically coupled to the light emitter thereby altering a color of light that is emitted by the light emitter.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A template 38 is integrated into the light emitter 32 and the template 38 is comprised of a light impermeable material to inhibit light from passing through the template 38. Furthermore, the template 38 has a pattern 40 that is punched through the template 38. In this way the pattern 40 allows pass light through the pattern 40 thereby facilitating the light emitter 32 to produce an image on the support surface 34. The pattern 40 may be a winged phoenix, a company logo or any other image or indicia.
A lens 42 is coupled to the shoe 12 and the lens 42 extends along the heel breast 24 and the shank 22 such that the lens 42 covers the light emitter 32. The lens 42 extends from the heel lift 20 to a threshold between the outsole 26 and the shank 22. The lens 42 is comprised of a translucent material to pass light therethrough and the lens 42 extends between the heel lift 20 and a threshold between the outsole 26 and the shank 22. Additionally, the lens 42 may be comprised of a shatter proof material such that the lens 42 is inhibited from being damaged by walking on the shoe 12 or by being damaged from impact. A color switch 44 is movably integrated into the shoe 12 and the color switch 44 is electrically coupled to the light emitter 32 thereby altering a color of light being emitted by the light emitter 32. The color switch 44 is positioned on an inside surface 46 of the shoe 12 and the color switch 44 is positioned adjacent to the collar 28 of the shoe 12.
A power supply 48 is integrated into the shoe 12 and the power supply 48 is electrically coupled to the light emitter 32. The power supply 48 comprises a rechargeable battery 50 that is integrated into the outsole 26 of the shoe 12 and the rechargeable battery 50 is electrically coupled to the light emitter 32. The power supply 48 includes a solar panel 52 that is coupled to an outside surface 30 of the shoe 12 such that the solar panel 52 is exposed to sunlight. The solar panel 52 is electrically coupled to the rechargeable battery 50 for charging the rechargeable battery 50. Additionally, the solar panel 52 is positioned on the vamp 16 and the solar panel 52 extends around a tip 54 of the shoe 12. The power supply 48 includes a power switch 56 that is slidably integrated into the shoe 12. The power switch 56 is electrically coupled to the light emitter 32 for turning the light emitter 32 on and off. Furthermore, the power switch 56 is positioned on the inside surface 46 of the shoe 12 and the power switch 56 is positioned adjacent to the collar 28 of the shoe 12.
In use, the power switch 56 is moved to an on position to turn on the light emitter 32 and the color switch 44 is manipulated to select the color of light that is emitted by the light emitter 32. In this way the light emitter 32 produces an image on the support surface 34 upon which the user 36 is walking when the user 36 wears the shoe 12. Additionally, the solar panel 52 continuously charges the rechargeable battery 50 when the solar panel 52 is exposed to sunlight.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
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