ATTACHABLE-DETACHABLE MOBILE COMPUTING & SOUND PRODUCING SHOE ACCESSORY

• US 20150101107A1
• Filed: 08/18/2014
• Published: 04/16/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nicolas Chavando
• Original Assignee: Nicolas Chavando
• Inventors: Chavando, Nicolas
• Application Number:
  US14/462,268
• Publication Number:
  US 20150101107A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 2/245
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/38 with power sources
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/50 with sound or music sources

Abstract

An attachable-detachable accessory for shoes which includes a curved member having first and second arms biased toward each other to enable attachment of the accessory to the heel of a shoe. The curved member carries an appropriate speaker and a digital control medium and a control circuit, therefore along with an appropriate battery and switch control means for activating the digital storage medium to produce desired audio.

Claims

1. An attachable-detachable accessory for shoes comprising:

(a) A curved member having first and second arms interconnected by a bight, said first and second arms being biased toward each other, said member being shaped to be received on the heel portion of a shoe, said bias being sufficient to grip said heel portion of said shoe;

(b) A digital storage medium and control circuit therefore carried by said member for receiving audio;

(c) A speaker carried by said curved member and connected to said digital storage medium;

(d) A port in said curved member communicating with said digital storage medium for down loading audio to said digital storage medium;

(e) A battery mounted within said curved member;

(f) Switch means mounted in said member and connected between said battery and said control circuit to apply electrical energy from said battery to said digital storage medium to play said audio;

(g) Cellular technology to make and receive calls, connect to the Internet, send messages;

(h) GPS technology to track and/or identify the location of the device; and

(i) Computing technology to process information, data, sounds, and other computer functions

2. An accessory as defined in claim 1, which further includes a retainer connected to said curved member for positioning internally of the shoe for securing the curved member in place on the heel of the shoe.

3. An accessory as defined in claim 2, wherein said retainer is a flexible member connected to said first and second arms.

4. An accessory as defined in claim 3, wherein said retainer includes a central section of sufficient length to fit within said shoe and receive the foot of the user for securing said curved member to the heel of the shoe.

5. An accessory as defined in claim 4, which said curved member is a flexible molded plastic member.

6. An accessory as defined in claim 5, wherein said speaker, said storage medium, said switch and said battery are mounted to said molded plastic member.