Appeal No. 96-0688
Application 08/105,465
APPENDIX
19. An improved shoe of the type having a flexible sole and
having a heel and a toe and having at least one light-emitting
diode in the sole thereof, said light emitting diode having a
light emitting portion, a first conductor and a second conductor,
said at least one light emitting diode being supported in the
sole of the shoe so that the light-emitting portion thereof is
visible from the exterior of the shoe, at least one wafer battery
having a first surface and a second surface and a positive
terminal on one surface and a negative terminal on the other
surface, said at least one wafer battery being held by said shoe
and electrically connectable to said first conductor and said
second conductor of said at least one light-emitting diode when
weight is exerted on the sole of said shoe, wherein the
improvement comprises:
supporting said light emitting portion of said at least one
light emitting diode so that the first conductor thereof extends
in a cantilevered manner from said light emitting portion and is
a cantilevered conductor and said cantilevered conductor is
adjacent but not touching one of the terminals of said at least
one wafer battery so that when weight is exerted over the
cantilevered conductor by walking, the cantilevered conductor is
moved downwardly into contact with said one of said terminals of
said at least one wafer battery; and
means for electrically connecting the second conductor to
the other of said terminals of said wafer battery so that the
circuit between the light emitting diode and the wafer battery is
completed and the light emitting diode is energized when weight
is being exerted over the cantilevered conductor and when the
weight is removed over the cantilevered conductor, the natural
elasticity of the cantilevered conductor will cause it to move
out of contact with said terminal of said wafer battery thereby
de-energizing the light emitting diode.
Edgar W. Averill, Jr.
8244 Painter Avenue
Whittier, CA 90602
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