Illuminated dancing shoe

• US 3,070,907 A
• Filed: 04/11/1962
• Issued: 01/01/1963
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/1962
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Joseph Rocco
• Original Assignee: Joseph Rocco
• Inventors: JOSEPH ROCCO
• Application Number:
  US04/186,748
• Time in Patent Office: 265 Days
• US Class Current: 36/8.3
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 1/0036 with fluorescent or phosphorescent parts
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 1/0072 made at least partially of transparent or translucent materials
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/36 with light sources
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 5/12 Dancing shoes

Claims

1. A SHOE COMPRISING AN UPPER AND SOLE MEANS HAVING A CONVEX BOTTOM SURFACE AND A RECESS IN THE TOE AND HEEL THEREOF, BATTERY MEANS IN SAID HEEL RECESS AND SWITCH MEANS IN SAID TOE RECESS, BULB MEANS ON SAID UPPER, A FIRST ELECTRIC CONDUIT CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID BATTERY AND BULB MEANS, A SECOND ELECTRIC CONDUIT CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID BULB AND SWITCH MEANS, AND A THIRD ELECTRIC CONDUIT CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID BATTERY AND SWITCH MEANS, A VERTICALLY MOVABLE SWITCH ACTUATOR MOVABLY MOUNTED IN THE TOE OF SAID SOLE AND PROJECTING SLIGHTLY BELOW SAID BOTTOM SURFACE, THE LOWERMOST PORTION OF SAID ACTUATOR BEING SPACED ABOVE A PLANE EXTENDING FROM THE BOTTOM OF SAID HEEL AND TANGENT TO SAID CONVEX BOTTOM SURFACE.