Boots – shoes – and leggings – Boots and shoes – Shoe attachment
Patent
1999-05-11
2000-04-18
Kavanaugh, Ted
Boots, shoes, and leggings
Boots and shoes
Shoe attachment
A43B 2300
Patent
active
060500077
ABSTRACT:
A method of lighting an athletic shoe includes selecting an athletic shoe having an upper having a sole attached thereto forming a bore in the sole and selecting a bore cover for covering the bore. The method includes activating a tubular chemiluminescent light source, inserting the activated light source into the athletic shoe sole bore, and attaching the bore cover for lighting a shoe sole of an athletic shoe. A selected athletic shoe has a transparent or translucent sole having a bore extending at least half the length of the sole. The athletic shoe apparatus includes an upper having a partially transparent sole attached thereto having a bore extending into the sole at least half the length of the sole and having grooves formed on one end thereof and an activated chemiluminescent tube removably inserted into the sole bore and the sole bore cover attached with bayonet connector tabs into the grooves formed on one end of the sole bore.
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Angelieri Robert S.
Zoghbi Brian
Hobby III William M.
Kavanaugh Ted
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