Patent ID: 7255468
Filing Date: 2007-08-14
Classification: A43B,A43C

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for illuminating shoes or fashion accessories comprising: a fiber optic cable having a first coupling point and a second coupling point, the fiber optic cable being configured to be affixed to or within a shoe; a clasp having a housing, a first connector and a second connector, the first connector being configured to couple to the first coupling point of the fiber optic cable and the second connector being configured to couple to the second coupling point of the fiber optic cable; a control circuit disposed within the housing having a power source and at least one illuminating device, the at least one illuminating device being optically coupled to one or both of the first and second connectors in order to illuminate at least a portion of the fiber optic cable with illuminating light; and a retention mechanism including a spring-loaded pushbutton, the retention mechanism being operatively coupled with the clasp to retain at least one of the first and second coupling points of the fiber optic cable; wherein at least one of the clasp and the illuminating device is removable to permit interchangeable selectivity of a color of the illuminating light.