Patent ID: 6017128
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: A43B,G08B,G09F,Y10S

Abstract:
Footwear for improving visibility of a wearer thereof, said footwear including an upper portion for contacting an upper surface of a wearer's foot and a sole portion for underlying a lower surface of the wearer's foot and supporting the wearer's foot against the ground, the improvement comprising:a cavity formed in said sole portion, said cavity having an upper surface and a lower surface;a plug-in module, slidably insertable into and removable from said cavity, said plug-in module including:a light source disposed in said plug-in module such that light emitted from said light source is visible exteriorly of said plug-in module;a power source for energizing said light source; and,switch means, operatively responsive to close when the wearer's foot is removed from the ground, for selectively connecting said power source to said light source to cause illumination of said light source, said switch means being operatively responsive to open when the wearer's foot is applied to the ground, thereby extinguishing the illumination of said light.