Role-playing shoes with sound and light

Abstract

A role-playing shoe comprising a shoe body having a heel portion. A switch is mounted on the heel portion and a light and a speaker are included in the shoe body. An integrated circuit housed within the shoe body and electrically coupled to the switch, the light, and the speaker, lights the light and sounds the speaker upon actuation of the switch.

1 . A pair of shoes, comprising: 
 a first shoe and a second shoe;    a first electrical circuit mounted in the first shoe, the first circuit including a first power supply, a light, and a first switch that is mounted appropriately for a person wearing the shoes to actuate by contact with the second shoe for turning the light on; and    a second electrical circuit mounted in the second shoe, the second circuit including a second power supply, a speaker and a second switch that is mounted appropriately for a person wearing the shoes to actuate by contact with the first shoe for broadcasting sound through the speaker.    
     
     
         2 . The shoes of  claim 1  in which the first and second switches actuate each other when the shoes are placed side-by side and pressed together.  
     
     
         3 . The shoes of  claim 1  in which each of the shoes includes a heel portion, and each of the first and second switches is located on one of the heel portions.  
     
     
         4 . The shoes of  claim 3  in which the first and second switches actuate each other when the heel portions are pressed together.  
     
     
         5 . The shoes of  claim 1  in which actuating the first switch causes the light to flash.  
     
     
         6 . The shoes of  claim 5  in which actuating the first switch causes the light to flash for a predetermined time and then stop flashing.  
     
     
         7 . The shoes of  claim 1  in which actuating the second switch causes the speaker to broadcast a voice or music.  
     
     
         8 . The shoes of  claim 7  in which actuating the second switch causes the speaker to broadcast the voice or the music for a predetermined time and then stop broadcasting.  
     
     
         9 . The shoes of  claim 7  in which the voice or the music is related to a theme.  
     
     
         10 . The shoes of  claim 9 , wherein the first and second shoes are decorated in accordance with the theme.  
     
     
         11 . A pair of shoes, comprising: 
 a first shoe and a second shoe, each of the shoes including a heel portion and a sole portion;    first and second heel portion switches, at least one of the heel portion switches mounted appropriately on each of the heel portions for a person wearing the shoes to actuate a pair of the heel portion switches by pressing the heel portions against each other;    first and second sole portion switches, one of the sole portion switches mounted appropriately on each of the sole portions for the person to actuate the sole portion switches, respectively, by walking in the shoes;    a first light attached to the first shoe and activated by the first sole switch;    a second light attached to the second shoe and activated by second sole switch; and    a speaker attached to the second shoe and activated by the second heel portion switch.    
     
     
         12 . The shoes of  claim 11  in which actuating the first sole portion switch causes the first light to flash and actuating the second sole portion switch causes the second light to flash.  
     
     
         13 . The shoes of  claim 12  in which actuating the first sole portion switch causes the first light to flash for a predetermined time and then stop flashing.  
     
     
         14 . The shoes of  claim 12  in which actuating the first heel portion switch causes the first light to flash and actuating the second heel portion switch causes the second light to flash and the speaker to broadcast a voice or music.  
     
     
         15 . The shoes of  claim 14  in which actuating the second heel portion switch causes the speaker to broadcast voices or music for a predetermined time and then stop broadcasting.  
     
     
         16 . The shoes of  claim 14 , wherein the first and second shoes are decorated in a role-playing theme and the voice or the music is related to the theme.  
     
     
         17 . The shoes of  claim 11  in which a first electrical circuit is mounted in the first shoe and is connected to the first light, the first sole portion switch, and a first power supply.  
     
     
         18 . The shoes of  claim 11  in which a second electrical circuit is mounted in the second shoe and is connected to the second light, the second sole portion switch, the second heel portion switch, the speaker, and a second power supply.  
     
     
         19 . The shoes of  claim 11  in which the speaker is activated exclusively by the second heel portion switch.  
     
     
         20 . A shoe comprising: 
 a shoe body having a heel portion;    a switch mounted on the heel portion;    at least one light mounted on the shoe body;    a speaker mounted on the shoe body; and    an integrated circuit housed within the shoe body and electrically connected to the switch, the light, and the speaker, the integrated circuit controlling the light and speaker upon actuation of the switch.    
     
     
         21 . The shoe of  claim 20 , wherein the shoe body includes a sole portion, and a second switch is mounted on the sole portion, the second switch being electrically connected to the integrated circuit and controlling the operation of the light.  
     
     
         22 . The shoe of  claim 20 , further comprising a second light mounted on the shoe body, such light being controlled by the switch.  
     
     
         23 . The shoe of  claim 22 , wherein the first and second lights are activated at the same time.  
     
     
         24 . The shoe of  claim 20 , wherein the speaker sounds a musical tune that relates to a theme and the shoe body is decorated in the theme.  
     
     
         25 . The shoe of  claim 20 , wherein the speaker makes sounds related to a theme and the shoe body is decorated in the theme.  
     
     
         26 . The shoe of  claim 20 , wherein the heel portion includes an inside face and an outside face and a switch is mounted on the inside face.  
     
     
         27 . The shoe of  claim 20 , wherein the switch mounted on the inside face is adapted to be activated by contact with the inside face of a second shoe.