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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7404242 | Lace securing apparatus The invention is for a lace gripper comprising an upper body and a lower body that may be joined together whereby a tied lace is secured between the two bodies. Preferable the upper body is designed to receive inserts, charms, lights, recording devices, alarm and lo... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7254910 | Footwear with externally activated switch An article of footwear includes an electrical circuit having a battery, one or more integrated circuits connected to an array of LEDs and to a loudspeaker, and, a number of switches which are operative to activate the integrated circuit(s) in response to motion of t... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7178929 | Light and sound producing system A system for producing sound and light includes a shoe or other article of footwear having multiple sources of light and at least one loudspeaker, and a unit located remotely from the shoe which is operative to transmit an RF signal to a receiver within the shoe cau... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7144293 | Squeezable toy with sound-emitting device A toy comprises a three-dimensional body that can be compressed to actuate a squeaker chamber to move air through a squeaker device. The squeaker chamber is formed by an elongated resilient member in the toy body that can be actuated to operate the squeaker device f... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7114822 | Article of footwear with remote sound activating unit An article of footwear such as a shoe having an array of light sources and at least one loudspeaker is provided in combination with a separate device having a recording unit which records sound and a transmitter which transmits an RF signal representative of the sou... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7096607 | Clothing with externally activated switch An article of clothing includes an electrical circuit having a battery, one or more integrated circuits connected to a signal device such as an array of LEDs and/or a loudspeaker, and, at least one switch which is operative to activate the integrated circuit(s) in r... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7066779 | Mounting arrangement for squeakers A method of mounting a squeaker into a hard rubber ball toy. A separate holder or sleeve is provided that retains a squeaker and forms the noise producing element to be inserted into the rubber toy. The sleeve has a recessed area that tightly mates with an opening i... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059070 | Footwear containing improved audio/visual displays Illuminated footwear including a translucent sole insert housing LEDs, preferably of different colors which may be combined to produce a wide array of colors is provided. The heel similarly includes a translucent insert and includes an interior mirror material and a... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6681504 | Chameleon footwear A footwear the entire appearance simulates the appearance of a reptile preferably a chameleon reptile. The footwear can be a slipper, preferably a children's slipper, having a stuffed body adapted to simulate the appearance of //a// the chameleon reptile.... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6326539 | Musical tone control apparatus and sensing device for electronic musical instrument A sensing device is constructed by a sensor case which is attached to a bottom surface of a footwear (e.g., sole of a shoe) and which contains a piezoelectric sensor, a sensor fixing member, a disc plate pressure member and an annular elastic member. The ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6276074 | Footwear The invention provides a slipper in combination with a hand puppet. The slipper comprises a sole and an associated upper attached to the sole and forming therewith a foot pocket having an inlet opening for reception of a persons foot. Decoration is provid... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6270432 | Tennis training and drilling device A sports footwork training device that immediately alerts players if their weight is not on the balls of the feet includes a switch removably attachable to a rearward portion of a lower surface of a sole of a shoe. The switch is closable by application of... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6122846 | Force monitoring shoe An apparatus and method of operation for measuring forces applied to a wearer's foot, the apparatus providing an indication to the wearer when forces on the foot exceed pre-selected upper limits or do not meet pre-selected lower limits. A body member is d... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6000149 | Audio shoe An audio shoe includes a shoe top attached to a sole, and a channel extending into the sole from a side edge thereof. A speaker attached to a housing is positioned inside the channel. The speaker is oriented with its axis in a vertical position. A slot is... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5937556 | Mechanism and method for firing caps A device and method for firing a cap contained within a row of caps. The device includes a base structure for retaining the row of caps so that one of the caps is set in a predetermined firing location. A hammer pin is provided that is movable with respec... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5897446 | Soccer training aid A soccer training aid uses a conforming fabric upper attached to a soccer shoe with straps passing between the cleats. The upper provides a foundation for colored targets indicating proper kicking points for soccer.... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5878440 | Tap dance socks A tap dance sound producing apparatus (20) utilizes an attachment member (22) and sound producing members (24, 26). The attachment member preferably comprises a sock having a ground engaging surface (36). The sound producing members (24, 26) are preferabl... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5855080 | Musical shoe construction A musical shoe construction 10 including a plurality of piezo electric sensor disks 40 imbedded in and disposed around the periphery of the heel and toe portions of a rubberized sole element 23 of the lower shoe portion 22. Each of the sensor disks 40 is ... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5845335 | Noise making garment A new noise making garment for producing sounds when noise pads are compressed as well as providing reinforced areas where wear is likely to occur. The inventive device includes a garment with a plurality of noise pads coupled to the garment. Each noise p... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5839210 | Shoe tightening apparatus The shoe incorporates adjustable straps that are positioned to tighten the shoe casing around a wearer's instep. A retractor mechanism incorporates elastic members. The elastic members are charged when the wearer loosens shoe by pulling on the straps. The... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5765300 | Shoe activated sound synthesizer device A shoe activated sound synthesizer device that enables movement of a shoe to be translated into audible sounds. The sound synthesizer device consists of a shoe in which there is disposed at least one trigger element capable of producing a trigger signal w... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5730241 | Caterpillar track shoe A caterpillar track shoe including a shoe having a plurality of screw holes in the sole; a caterpillar track type driving mechanism fastened to the screw holes of the shoe and controlled to move the shoe on a piece of land through a toe-controlled switch ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5714706 | Method and apparatus for controlling musical sounds by player's foot movements A musical sound controlling apparatus to be placed inside a shoe and operated by the foot of a user. The musical sound controlling apparatus has a substrate plate and at least a piezoelectric sensor device. The substrate plate and the piezoelectric sensor... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5655392 | Anti-theft device for shoes An anti-theft device to be applied to a shoe and provided with a sensor element (52) of an alarm system comprises two clamp plates (11, 12) which can be tightened against each other by a screw mechanism to be attached to the shoe straddling the edge of th... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5649376 | Sneaker to simulate the sight and sound of a snake A sneaker adapted to simulate the sight and sound of a snake is disclosed. Such sneaker comprises a sole and an upper surface, the sole having a periphery therearound with a front toe section and a rear heel end section. Further provided is an upper havin... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5640788 | Noise-making sole for footwear A sole for the footwear has an inner surface and an outer surface including a heel. A spongy material is disposed adjacent the inner surface over a majority of the sole remote from the heel and a sheet of material covers the inner surface and the spongy m... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5566479 | Shoe contruction for use by diabetic persons A shoe to be worn by diabetic persons, or persons afflicted with various types of foot maladies, where excess pressure exerted upon a portion of the foot tends to give rise to ulceration. The shoe body is fabricated to have relieved areas in the inner sur... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5483759 | Footwear or other products A shoe or other product adapted to emit light, sound, or other energy or radiation is disclosed. Embodiments of the shoes may contain switches depressed only when subjected to the momentum of or pressure from a moveable object such as a rotating ball. The... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5458348 | Ventilating skate A ventilating skate including a skate body formed with several circular or polygonal through holes in which ventilating disks are disposed. One side of the ventilating disk is formed with a ventilating groove. A pivot plate formed with multiple through ho... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5437289 | Interactive sports equipment teaching device A teaching device for a sports implement (3,30,75,110) is disclosed including an electro-mechanical or electronic sensing device (1,35,84,116) incorporated in the sports implement (3,30,75,110) which interacts with the thing sported (5,36,90,119) to sense... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5433437 | Foot mounted sounding soccer training device A soccer ball kick-training device for teaching the optimum foot position for kicking soccer balls. The device attaches to the top of the soccer player's shoe and provides a visual aid for locating the best striking area on the foot. It further provides a... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5422628 | Reed switch actuated circuit An movable article carries a circuit including a normally OFF reed switch. In the ON state of the switch, the circuit is adapted to emit an audible or a visible signal. A magnet, mounted on the article to move during normal movement moves over a designed ... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5421107 | Selective noisemaker for children's shoes A child's shoe of elastomeric, deformable sole construction has a cavity located in a middle portion of the sole, between the upper and lower surfaces and connected to the side of the sole by a passageway. In use, volumetric changes of the cavity create a... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5402590 | Children's shoes having a musical box Children's shoes having a music box built in the front upper portion thereof for amusement especially of young children. The music box includes a melody speaker, a touch activated switch, a battery source, and a waterproof enclosure housing the speaker an... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5396720 | Fixing structure for lightening circuit of 2-stage switch on lightening shoe A fixing structure for the light sensitive lightening circuit of 2-stage microswitch type on a lightening shoe, wherein the shoe heel is excavated to form a receiving recess having fixing holes on the top surface and a shallow concave groove on the bottom... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5345700 | Athletic shoe with replaceable unitary assembly for generating and broadcasting an audible signal An athletic shoe for playing basketball and the like has an inner side portion with a pocket formed therein, and an integral unitary assembly is slidably received within the pocket and is retained therein by means of a flap carried by the shoe, the flap a... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5343190 | Signalling footwear An article of footwear is provided with a normally open reed switch and provides a visual or audible signal when the reed switch is closed. A magnet is provided movable under inertial forces between an ON position where it causes the reed switch to close ... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5285585 | Sound emitting infant boot structure A boot structure, wherein each boot includes an inner and outer wall, having an enclosed pneumatic chamber, wherein the outer wall includes a whistle member arranged in communication through the outer wall with the chamber to effect whistling upon compres... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5269081 | Force monitoring shoe A force monitoring shoe (10) for monitoring the force being applied to a patient's leg, as during walking. The device is contained within a shoe-like enclosure which can be worn by a recuperating injured person. Provision is made, as with a spring, to abs... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5255753 | Foot structure for legged walking robot A legged walking robot such as a two-legged walking robot has a plurality of movable legs and a plurality of foot soles mounted respectively on distal ends of the movable legs by respective foot joints. Each of the foot soles has a curved surface disposed... | 10/26/1993 |
