SAFETY BOOTS WITH MULTI LEVEL SAFETY FEATURES

• US 20150237949A1
• Filed: 02/25/2014
• Published: 08/27/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Efthimios Poulos
• Original Assignee: Efthimios Poulos
• Inventors: Poulos, Efthimios
• Application Number:
  US14/188,803
• Publication Number:
  US 20150237949A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 1/0027 made at least partially from a material having special colours
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/36 with light sources
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/50 with sound or music sources

Abstract

The present invention is a safety boot having LED warning lights for use in low visibility environments, wherein the LED lights having a particular light flashing pattern and high light intensity to be seen in hazardous environments, such as subway tunnels, mine shafts and in other low visibility conditions, and further having a sender/receiver warning signal to warn an approaching vehicle or machine.

Claims

1. A footwear having multi-level warning system, said footwear comprising:

a. a heel, a heel counter, a sole having a thickness, a tongue having a free end, and a pair of laces;

b. said heel having a cavity shaped and sized to receive an electronic box;

c. a plurality of high intensity LED warning lights installed on said footwear;

d. said electronic box having controlling means to control the operation of said LED lights;

e. said controlling means controlling the intensity and flashing pattern of said LED lights;

f. said footwear further having a battery management system to supply power to said LED lights;

g. a power switch means to turn on and off said footwear, and

h. a pattern selector means to select the flashing pattern of said LED lights.

2. The footwear of claim 1, wherein said LED lights being installed on said heel.

3. The footwear of claim 1, wherein said LED lights being installed on said heel counter.

4. The footwear of claim 1, wherein said LED lights being installed on said sole.

5. The footwear of claim 1, wherein said power switch means being installed on said heel counter.

6. The footwear of claim 1, wherein said pattern selector means being installed on said heel counter.

7. The footwear of claim 1, further having a micro-controller to control the intensity and pattern of said LED lights.

8. The footwear of claim 1, further having a warning means to alert the wearer of the footwear of an approaching vehicle or machine.

9. The footwear of claim 8, wherein said warning means comprising:

a first communication means to allow the boot to communicate with a second communication means installed on a moving vehicle or machine; and

a warning signal, whereby said communication being carried within a predefined warning zone.

10. The footwear of claim 9, wherein said first and said second communication means being selected from a group of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and radio frequency communication devices.

11. The footwear of claim 9, wherein said warning zone being a 3D space around said footwear being define by the operational range of said communication means.

12. The footwear of claim 8, wherein said warning means being selected from a group of changing in the light pattern of said LED lights, changing in flash patterns of said LED lights, changing in intensity of said LED lights, and changing in a color of said LED lights.

13. The footwear of claim 9, wherein said warning signal being a change in LED light intensity, color, or flashing rate, or a warning sound, or a vibration induced in the footwear.

14. The footwear of claim 1, wherein said footwear being a safety boot, a combat boot, an athletic shoe, a fashion shoe, and a children'"'"'s shoe.

16. The warning device of claim 14, wherein said wearable warning means being a safety boot.

17. The warning device of claim 14, wherein said signal sender/receiver means being one of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, radio frequency, or other similar communication devices.

18. The warning device of claim 14, wherein said warning signal being any one of flashing LED lights installed, sound or vibration.

15. A warning device to notify a user of an approaching vehicle, said device comprising:

a wearable warning signal sender/receiver means to be worn by a user;

a vehicle warning signal sender/receiver means being installed in a vehicle, and wherein said wearable and vehicle warning means being activated generating a warning signal once they are within a predefined distance from each other.